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             
From Mayberry to Beverly Healdsburg
Joanne Taeuffer
Joanne Taeuffer will talk about the downtown area when she was young, the deterioration of the area with the coming of the freeway, the city’s decision to become a destination wine resort area in the early 1980s, and the subsequent redevelopment agency’s quest to bring an upscale hotel to the plaza area. She’ll finish with a walk around the Plaza to look at what has taken the place of her childhood Plaza memories.