Monthly Archives: April 2021

Lost Stories of a Highway and a Neighborhood

The Historical Society of Santa Rosa hosts panelists Dr. Margaret (Margie) Purser, historical archaeologist, and Lynn Prime, Regional & Special Collections Librarian at Sonoma State University, as they present and discuss the Lost Stories of a Highway and a Neighborhood.

This presentation includes the following and more:

Records, photographs, letters, and property descriptions – documenting the buildings and lives in the path of the future highway

• Neighborhoods, houses, and businesses removed for highway construction

People who lived and conducted business in the area

• How to access the Sonoma State Library’s Special Collections Archives, as a public resource

Our emcee, Leslie Graves, facilitates questions with Margie and Lynn for the last 30-minutes of the presentation. This recording originally aired live on April 15, 2021 and is approximately 1:40:00 in length.

For more about the Sonoma State University Archives visit: www.library.sonoma.edu/specialcollections