Research Center

The Healdsburg Museum’s Roberta Iversen Smith Alexander Research Center is a popular destination for local history researchers.  Here can be found the Museum's extensive collection of local history books, genealogical publications, historical photographs, oral histories, maps, (including local 1857, 1867, and 1898 maps available for download), building records, tax records and City records documenting Healdsburg and northern Sonoma County. The Research Center maintains an ever-growing archive of over 21,000 historical photographs from the 19th and 20th centuries. The Research Center also contains burial records from Healdsburg's Oak Mound Cemetery, voting and census records, city and county directories, microfilms of local newspapers and a detailed newspaper index dating from 1858.
 

Research

The Research Center is open by appointment.
Persons wishing to conduct research should fill out the Research Room form and contact the Research Curator, Lauren Villacorte at lauren@healdsburgmuseum.org or 707-431-3325.  

Research Room Fee (non-member): $30 per hour
Research Room Fee (member): Free
Research for hire: $45 per hour.

RESEARCH CENTER POLICIES:

Reproduction or publication of all materials must be approved by the staff.

The Museum enforces its rights of ownership, copyright, and other title of certain materials in its research collection.