Hamilton Field History Museum
Novato’s Coronavirus Experience
In March 2020, Novato Historical Guild volunteers began collecting items that documented how the pandemic was affecting Novato residents, businesses, civic organizations, and non-profits. The over 300 Items collected include photographs, newspaper articles, interviews, personal stories and more. To view all collections, click here.
Novato Speaker Series
Laurie Reemsynder and Lauren Vuong
Journey of Hope: Southwest Asian Immigration Chronicles at Hamilton AFB (1980-84)
April 25, 2024: 7:00-8:30pm
On April 25, we will hear the stories of Laurie Reemsnyder and Lauren Vuong. Laurie will talk about the 180,000 refugees that came through Hamilton Air Force Base in the 1980”s and her career working with refugees. Lauren Vuong, as a seven-year-old left Vietnam with her family by boat. She tells the remarkable story about being rescued by a ship; her emotional arrival in the United States; and her search as an adult to find her rescuer, the captain of the Ship Virgo.
Laurie Reemsnyder
Lauren Vuong:
For more information, and to purchase tickets please visit: www.novatospeakerseries.com
Mission: To collect, preserve and make reasonably available to the public, exhibits and information related to the history of the Novato area.
The focus is on the greater Novato area from the land grant days of the early 1800’s to the present.
The Guild hosts quarterly membership meetings, with guest speakers on local historic topics, and publishes The Novato Historian, a quarterly newsletter.
The public is welcome to visit and enjoy our local history museums.
