Archive of: History

The death and rebirth of Sonoma

Reporting on city government beginning in 1847

By Gerald Hill INDEX-TRIBUNE HISTORIAN

Remember When Week of July 1

Hap Arnold - Nothing is impossible

Five-star general's 125th birthday

by Robert Bruce Arnold SPECIAL TO THE INDEX-TRIBUNE

Remember When Week of June 24

Remember When Week of June 17

The life, legend of Joaquin Murieta

The life and crimes of Joaquin Murieta

Gerald Hill, Index-Tribune Historian

How the railroad came to Sonoma

Exactly 130 years ago this week, during a wintry December night in 1879, in the street in front of the Sonoma Mission, there were strange sounds and moving lantern lights

By Gerald Hill INDEX-TRIBUNE HISTORIAN

Remember When Week of June 10

Krug-Bale marriage launches wine industry

By Gerald Hill INDEX-TRIBUNE HISTORIAN

Fighting Joe Hooker and the Hooker Brigade

Gerald Hill, Index-Tribune Historian