The Novato Historical Guild publishes The Historian newsletter four times a year. Each edition has a featured article about the history of the Novato and Hamilton Field area. Below are some of those articles. Copies of the current edition are available at the Novato and Hamilton Field Museums.
Historical articles about Novato are welcomed. The archives and photographs at each museum can be used to get ideas and information on a topic.
Someone from the guild would be glad to talk with you about your article.
Novato Mexican Land Grants to 1976
1838 – 1899
Gracious Marin Living at Rancho de San Jose 175 years ago
Reminiscence by Vallejo on His Petaluma Adobe
Historical Fact or Urban Legend?
The Pacheco Ranch – A Brief History
A Trip to the Country – Description of the Novato Ranch
Novato Underground: Mining in Novato
A Real “Who Done It?” Mystery (Murder of Peter Rush) Part I and II
Speculations on the Death of H. T. Jones, Novato’s First Postmaster
Novato One Hundred, Ten Years Ago (1893)
A Tale of Two Trumbulls, Two Generations of a Marin County Family
1900-1949
Tragedy in Ignacio – Marin’s Deadliest Train Wreck
Novato Grammar School – A Photo Essay
Water, Electricity and the Telephone: The Families Cain
Sherman Avenue – A Short History
Supervisory Turbulence in District Five
My Forebears and Our Family: Great Rejoicing
My Forebears and Our Family: Life on the Farm
My Forebears and Our Family: Our Friends and Neighbors
Evolution of Transportation in Novato in 1930s
Novato by Night – A Retrospective on Saloons
Chinese in Early Twentieth Century Novato
History of “The Bucket of Blood”
Black Point History-Part II
The History of the Novato 4-H Club
The Man Who Put Novato on the Map
Novato’s Holy Ghost Festival
Growing Up in Novato
1950-1999
Novato’s Pioneer Memorial Cemetery From Neglect to Restoration, 1861-1976
A Retrospective on Twentieth Century Saloons Part II
Remembering the Beginning of the Novato History Museum
Hamilton Field
Captain Howard B. Nurse- Hamilton Field Architect
The Launching of Hamilton Army Air Field
The Saga of the Firehouse Doors