Category: River

  • Boats & People of the Russian River

    Boats & People of the Russian River

    Postcard used as invitation for Russian River Historical Society Potluck Luncheon/Meeting for 2006 general meeting. Postcard of ferry that traveled from Rio Nido to Guerneville and back. This appears to be Johnson’s Beach possibly in the 1940’s????

  • Boats & People of the Russian River

    Boats & People of the Russian River

    Postcard used as invitation for Russian River Historical Society Potluck Luncheon/Meeting for 2005 general meeting. Postcard of ferry on the Russian River. Train can be seen on the hillside.

  • Flier (Flier for Ru)

    Flier (Flier for Ru)

    Flier for Russian River Rumble (boxing) in Monte Rio

  • 33rd Russian River Rodeo

    33rd Russian River Rodeo

    Program for the annual rodeo includes schedule of events and championship standing. Also included are descriptions of events and rodeo contest rules as well as rodeo terminology. The rest of the book has a variety of advertisements for local businesses. Two copies

  • Old Timer Picnic

    Old Timer Picnic

    Old Timer Picnic. Lighted float on river. 2 prints.

  • Old Timer Picnic

    Old Timer Picnic

    Old Timer Picnic. Lighted float on river.

  • Digital File

    Digital File

    Digital photo of George Girot, Sr playing piano at his home (21860 Russian River Ave)

  • Print, Photographic

    Print, Photographic

    Color photo of Guerneville downtown looking East at Main St (River Road Road) before Plaza was constructed.

  • Newspaper (Newsprint. )

    Newsprint. Russian River Times” — Vol. 2, No. 16, 10 pages-July 24, 1997 Articles: George Guerne Says ‘No Way’ The Lady and The Tavern ( Ginger Churchhill) 125th Anniversary of the Bohemian Club History of the Redwoods Wastewater-Use It or Lose It Parents Held Hostage to Fate (Manny and Janine Reyes) Russian River Teen Youth…

  • Forestville Chair, The
A town remembers its furniture factory past

    Forestville Chair, The A town remembers its furniture factory past

    Article in Russian River Monthly, 03/01/1997 Describes the Forestville Rustic, the Old Homestead Chair or Checkerboad Chair, first produced around 1850 by Major Isaac Sullivan, a settler in Green Valley, Graton-Foprestville area.