Russian River Historical Society

10/14/2026

This Sat, October 17 at 1:00pm take a guided walk around the Guerneville cemetery where some of lower west county’s dear departed souls will “rise from their graves” as their stories are told by Undertaker Wendell Joost, Preacher Reverend Bob Jones and RRHS Cemetery Committee Chair Paul Barry.
Suggested donation: $5.00

10/09/2026

The Cazadero History Learning Center will be closed on tomorrow 10/10 for painting expansion.
Looking forward to seeing you in a couple of weeks.

10/05/2026

A gentle reminder:
Join in helping ready the Pioneer Cemetery in Guerneville on Sunday, October 11 (10:00am, bring a rake if you have one) for the highly anticipated Cemetery Tour on Saturday October 17, 1:00pm

09/29/2026

Join us this Friday from 5-9pm for a free, family-friendly celebration of the legacy and future of Monte Rio’s unique historic downtown featuring live music, great local food and art vendors, a return of “Stories Beneath the Trees” for kids, and a vintage photo booth where you can take home a print from the evening.

Large-scale historic photos will be displayed throughout the downtown, and a special updated presentation of historic photos and videos from the Historical Society archive will be projected on the side of Bartlett’s Market after dark. The event also includes open houses at the Historical Society archive and the Monte Rio Fire Station.

More details in the flyer and on the Monte Rio Revival event page.

09/27/2026

Mark your calendar for SUNDAY, OCT 11 to help with the ongoing project of honoring those buried in the Pioneer section of the GUERNEVILLE CEMETERY by helping with the CEMETERY CLEAN UP prior to the CEMETERY TOUR on SAT, OCT 17.

CLEAN UP
-Sunday, Oct 11
-10:00am
-Bring a rake if you have one.
CEMETERY TOUR
-Saturday October 17
-1:00pm
Russian River Historical Society

09/17/2026

Why use a paper calendar?
….because writing on your computer screen is rather messy
….because you get 12 amazing photos with a look back in time of this amazing area we’d live in.
The highly anticipated 2027 Russian River Historical Society Calendar available now.
You can pick one up in these local retail stores:
Cazadero General Store
Duncans Mills General Store
Poet's Corner Bookshop-Duncans Mills
Antiquarian/Florabunda-Duncans Mills
Guerneville 5 and 10-Guerneville
(and soon via the RRHS website)

08/28/2026

“Duncans Mills is a great place to wander through the past while enjoying art galleries, antique shops, a bookstore, a general store, Cape Fear Cafe’s delicious meals and so much more. Each shop is unique with beautifully curated items. Next stop, the Pacific Ocean, just 10 minutes away.”
Thank you Russian River Historical Society President Jane Barry and Kathleen Scavone for this fun and informative article.

By Kathleen Scavone

08/17/2026

Kudos to all who volunteered, participated in, donated to and attended the 27th annual Russian River Car Show making it another huge success.

Adding a special shout out to Jane Barry
for putting in the dedication and effort to make it happen year after year.

-thank you too to Chris Pattillo, Matthew Galvin and Meredith Morris for the photos AND to Bob Inda for the amazing video (see comments
Russian River Historical Society

08/12/2026

3…2..1
Countin’ down the days til the Russian River Car Show-Sat, August 15
Come see all the cool cars and meet their owners. Buy raffle tickets for a chance to win great prizes.
It’s a very fun thing to do!

07/07/2026

Looking for something to do this weekend to get you out and about:
CAZADERO HISTORY LEARNING CENTER
(where you can see artifacts and learn about the rich history of the area)
This Sat, July 11
11a-4:00p
It really doesn’t have an address but the green house next door is 6085 Cazadero Highway
AND
Get outdoors and HELP with the ongoing project of honoring those buried in the Pioneer section of the GUERNEVILLE CEMETERY by helping with the CLEANUP on the 2nd Sunday of the month.
Sunday, July 12
10:00a
Bring a rake if you have one.