Marin History Museum

06/18/2026

Join local historian Marcie Miller and Save Marin's History for a lively stroll through the back roads and forgotten stories of Fairfax Manor.
Meet at the GGT Bus Turn-Out at Marin/manor Road Bridge

Saturday June 20th at 10am

For more info: Contact Marcie Miller at [email protected] or 415-446-8869

06/16/2026

Find this exhibit located in the Bartolini Gallery during the fair!

As a special themed activation, the Marin History Museum Photo Exhibit will present a visual timeline of 4th of July parades from the past to present, offering a striking reflection on how Marin County has celebrated Independence Day through the decades!

Don’t miss the magic! Get your tickets now at marinfair.org 🎟️

06/15/2026

*UPDATE!*

We have a location! Thank you so much to Kerry Livingston who filled us in. This photo is of the St. Columba's Amphitheater in Inverness! Possibly 1969-1972 at the Music Festival that took place there. If anyone can identify the performers please let us know at [email protected]. And please look out for our next Mystery Photo Monday post!!
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But... NEW WEEK, NEW PHOTO for you all to talk about!
Some information for you to go on...
On the back of the photo is written: “Crowd sitting on a hill watching performance- photo by John H. Grant of Fairfax.”
**We need to know where this amphitheater is and who is the choir.

* This black and white photo, taken at the top of a slope, looking down at an audience in a natural amphitheater watching a musical performance. The performers are on risers in front of a wooden wall with horizontal slats. The audience is seated on blankets and some lawn chairs. A plaid, circular picnic basket in the foreground. The performance looks to be a choir of men and women all in white shirts with a piano accompaniment. The director stands in front of them in a white jacket with a music stand. There is one male singer standing in the back closest to the wall. There are several cars parked in the background, right-side of the photo.

06/13/2026

Spot the Polar Bear? The original is here at the Marin History Museum in Petals & Ice - The Adventures of Louise A. Boyd!

And if you are near South Bend Indiana this summer, then swing by the Studebaker National Museum to see Louise Arner Boyds gorgeous 1934 Packard Twelve in their newest exhibit Five Driven Women . Now through July 19th!

06/12/2026

UPDATE! Everyone has really outdone themselves and we are so grateful for all the input on the location. The overwhelming consensus is that this is a photo of a parade on Center Blvd. in San Anselmo at the corner of Saunders Ave. where Model Market was a neighborhood fixture for many years. The dates are unclear but it is likely between 1946-1951.
We are still awaiting confirmation on the Majorette.
If you have information please let us know at [email protected]

06/08/2026

Did you know we have three Carnegie Libraries in Marin County? Here is a great story by Writer Rob Elias, one of our valuable volunteers with the Marin History Museum.

It’s no secret: America’s libraries have been under siege for many years now, assaulted by budget cuts, book bannings, DEI program removals and even threats and violence against librarians. In response, libraries should be all the more che…

06/08/2026

*MYSTERY PHOTO MONDAY*

We need your help!
We are trying something new…
Each week our volunteers spend hours identifying and recording the thousands of photos we have in our collection, but sometimes we just don’t know who, where or what or these photos are of! That’s where you come in!
Help preserve Marin History by sharing your thoughts. Can you identify these mystery photographs from our collection? We can’t wait to hear your thoughts… 

* Today’s photo is of a majorette marching down the middle of a street and posing with her baton. She poses in front of a crowd who are standing and sitting on the sidewalk in front of MODEL MARKET “A COMPLETE FOOD STORE”.

06/07/2026

We want to wish the Mountain Play a Happy Opening Day! We are so happy to have you back!
**pictured is an ‘admission badge’ for the 1961 production of Robin Hood Directed by Dan Totheroh from the Marin History Museum collections.

06/06/2026

If you missed this months Coffee With The Curator, never fear. The next one is July 1st at noon! Mark your calendars now.