Each summer, the Healdsburg Museum’s docents present History Talks in the Plaza on Saturday mornings at the gazebo. In 2024, programs run from June 1st to August 31st. Each Saturday there will be two presentations:

10:00 – 10:30
The Healdsburg Story                           
This quick overview of the town’s past is perfect for newcomers and visitors. You’ll learn the town’s history from Pomo Village to Destination Healdsburg.

10:30 – 11:30             
For the Common Good: Medicine and One-Room School Houses
Kay Robinson and Steve Deas
Two critical aspects of the social net are medicine and education. Steve Deas will talk about the history of Healdsburg medicine, from Traditional Healers to Modern Doctors. Kay Robinson will talk about how children were educated in a plethora of small country school houses that dotted the Dry Creek Valley in the late 1800s and early 1900s.