Western Sonoma County Historical Society

Preserving The Unique Heritage Of West Sonoma County

Preserving the Unique Heritage of West Sonoma County

 

Our mission is to protect the heritage of western Sonoma County through inspiration, education, collection, and preservation, and to support community and private efforts toward these goals.

Flowers always make people better, happier, and healthier as food and medicine.

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Farm

Welcome to Gold Ridge Luther Burbank Experiment Farm In 1885 Luther Burbank bought land in Sebastopol and for the next forty years conducted his large-scale plant experiments on these 18 acres. During his career he introduced over 800 varieties of fruits, flowers, …

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Museum

WEST COUNTY MUSUEM Classy Cars and Their Care  This exhibit takes a look at the automotive businesses in Sebastopol from the early 1900’s to today and includes auto dealerships, parts stores, repair shops, and gas stations.  Learn about the longest …

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"Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful; they are sunshine, food and medicine for the soul." Luther Burbank