Pony Express Speeds News of Lincoln’s Election & Civil War to Marin

104 Years Ago Today: Snow Blankets Marin

by Laurie Thompson

Exploring Mt. Tamalpais

by Robert L. Harrison

Why a Flatiron Building in San Rafael

by Robert L. Harrison

When Sawmills Flourished in Larkspur

by Richard Cunningham

Louisiana Scott Foster: The Eccentric Philanthropist

by Lynn Downey

Robert James Kehoe: His Story

by Cathy Gowdy

Christmas at the Orphanage

by Laurie Thompson

Thanksgiving Day 1914: Lichtenberg Garden Yields 85 lb Squash

San Rafael High celebrates 125 Years

by Laurie Thompson

Explore San Anselmo’s Iconic Red Hill on New Trail

by Brian K. Crawford

College of Marin celebrates its 90th in 2016

by Laurie Thompson

Happy Birthday to R.F. “Dad” O’Rourke: Father of Mt. Tamalpais

The William S. Hughes Family: San Rafael Pioneers, 1855–1914

Tale of “Old Settler” James Tunstead, 1842–1912

by Laurie Thompson

Account of former Marin county…

Italian-Americans formed San Rafael’s Little Italy

by Marilyn L. Geary

Poor Farm Took in Marin’s Homeless

by Marilyn L. Geary

California Room Receives $37,000 from the Craemer Family towards the Digitization of its Historic Marin County…

San Rafael Arcángel: The Hospital Mission

by Laurie Thompson

Memories of Pastori’s Resort

by Dewey Livingston

New Year’s Day Jamboree at San Quentin State Prison

by Laurie Thompson

Escape from Alcatraz: A Chase on the Bay

by Robert L. Harrison

Christmas Day in Downieville, California, 1849

Christmas Day in Downieville, 1849, from Major William Downie’s autobiography…

Former California Room Oral Historian Carla Ehat dies at age 94

56 Years Ago: “Red Charge Stirs Wright to a Boil”

Excerpted from the San Francisco Examiner, August 3, 1957.

What Story Does this Photograph Tell?

by Laurie Thompson

Thomas Hawkins Hanson: Oldest Member of the Marin County Bar

San Rafael celebrates St. Patrick’s Day, 1878

by Robert L. Harrison

Dominican College: A California Pioneer

by Laurie Thompson

Halycon Days at Camp Taylor

by Laurie Thompson

Marianette Leonardi, long time San Rafael resident, dies at age 102

Living The Outdoor Life in Fairfax

by Lynn Downey

Christmas Banquet at Corte Madera

by Laurie Thompson

Remembering Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941

by Aurora Dell’Oca Leveroni

Marin County Cultural Services Archive donated to the Anne T. Kent California Room

Marin County Civic Center continues its 50th Anniversary Celebration with Special Events on January 17th, 2013

Snow Fall Covers Southern Marin

by Laurie Thompson

99 Years Ago: 5000 Marin School Children & Teachers visit the Panama Pacific International Exposition

Buy Your Tickets in Advance for Mt. Tamalpais Scenic Railway

Thanksgiving Day, 1924: Rebuilt Tavern on Mt. Tamalpais Opens

Santa Pilots Ferry Boat Eureka

by Laurie Thompson

$40,000 Raised for Historic Newspaper Digitization Project

New Year’s Libations from Old Marin

by Jocelyn Moss

The Tavern on Mt. Tamalpais

by Laurie Thompson

Marin County’s Fleur-de-lis

by Laurie Thompson