From the map room — a Sanborn fire-insurance map of Sonoma in 1897. Drawn for insurers, these maps recorded every building in a town, street by street — a remarkably intimate snapshot of the valley’s towns a century ago.
What the paper was printing that year
J. A. Duncan is visiting her mother Mrs. Julius Wegner at the Wegner Villa, near Glen Ellen. Mrs. Dunean is accompanied by. more | her son Raymond. Mr. R.. Hurlbert, and family, future take up their residence in iSanta Rosa. Their many friends here will be pleased to learn that Mr. Hurlbert has secured a position on the Douahue railroad. Geo. Breitenbach, Sonoma’s en- terprising harness maker, has com– nienced to lay the foundation of his new building on… — 1897-01-23
A. D. Lowell. Miss Lowell is a stadent of the University of Cali- fornia, ‘ Mr. and Mrs. -L. Quaftaroli are having’ the old Swiss Hotel, on the west side of the Plaza, remodeled and will open up the same’ under a new name on the Ist of next month, New flooring has taken the place of the old and new doors and, windows are: being put in. An addition, 16×18 feet, will also be erected, which will be used for a barroom and billiard parlor. The marriage of Mr. R… — 1897-10-09
A J. Le Vere, P. Floyd, PT. Johnson number of young ladies and gentle- and Fred. and Ed. Estes. Saturday evening. men assembled at the home of 3 -F. Clewe announces in this week’s Miss Agnes Duhring early in the Deafness Cannot be Cured issue bargains in clothing, rubber evening and about 8:30 o’cloek goods, groceries, etc. Read his marched to the Clewe residence, adv. and call and gee for yourself, | Where the ghost-like forms glided The City Hotel will b… — 1897-10-30
More of it is in the archive, and arranged by place in places in the archive.