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Nora and Adele are two restless spirits who have returned from their busy afterlife in the city of Petaluma, California, to host this podcast. They have come back to tell stories of the mysterious and melancholy demise of themselves, their friends and neighbors, as well as life in Sonoma County and Northern California in the 19th and early 20th centuries. This podcast is a combination of history, true crime, comedy, and performance. If you have the stomach for it, this could be for you. WARN ...
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This September, we're celebrating Emergency Preparedness Month with Episode 3 of our One Petaluma Podcast! You'll learn more about how Petaluma's fire risk is different from elsewhere in the North Bay, how to stay safe, and how your Fire Department team is working with other jurisdictions and community groups to create a system of mutual aid to str…
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In this episode, Superintendent Matthew Harris interviews ten Casa Grande and Petaluma High School graduating seniors from the class of 2024. Just days before graduation, these students share their plans for the fall, advice for themselves as fifth graders, and give thanks to some of the people who have helped them along the way.…
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In Episode 2 of One Petaluma, we're learning about our Safe Streets program and how the Public Works & Utilities team is working to improve not just the condition of our roads, but expand mobility options across the city. You'll hear from Gina Benedetti-Petnic, Interim Director of Public Works & Utilities; Jeff Stutsman, Deputy Director of Operatio…
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Nora and Adele answer an eekmail query about the Spanish and Mexican period spirits of Petaluma. Tune in as they ramble on about the mythical origins of California, the Mission Period, plus the legends of Rancho Petaluma and the Old Adobe. Mariano Vallejo would spin in his grave (if he were still there) had he known that our ghoulish duo would spil…
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Adele and Nora are stunned this month when the AI mirror calls up Nora's cousin Mary Barry O'Flaherty from Seattle and brings her to Petaluma through the intercobwebs. Hear Mary's stories about that 1870s Northwest frontier town, the Great Seattle Fire, and how Mary passed away falling off of a street, literally. Now she inhabits Seattle's spooky u…
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Welcome to One Petaluma - the City of Petaluma's podcast! Here you'll get a deeper look into the work of City staff and some of the major projects coming up in Petaluma. In our first episode, we introduce the City Communications team working behind the scenes to bring you information about your local government. Petaluma's communications program la…
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Slough, creek, river... whatever you call it, Petaluma has close ties to our tidal waterway. It's been the lifeline of the city and also a watery grave for some. Join Adele and Nora this month as they step off the boardwalk and into the latest meeting of the River Club with Jennie Otis McNear. Members of the River Club expired within the damp embra…
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Join Superintendent Matthew Harris as he explores the role of the student advisor and their impact on meeting Petaluma City School's goal of each student having a trusted adult at school. In this episode, he visits Valley Vista McNear, and Kenilworth, talking with student advisors, principals, and students about the essential role that student advi…
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Join Adele and Nora this month for an interview with Adele’s deceased husband Captain Tom Baylis. One of Petaluma’s pioneers, Captain Tom was the first immigrant to setup a game warehouse, hotel, and he brought both sail and steam boats to Petaluma, from San Francisco, in the early 1850s. He recounts details about his life and some of the early day…
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Never ones to miss a deadline, Adele and Nora got this special lucky 13th episode in just under the wire. This month they take a stroll with Clara Travers through Petaluma’s Cypress Hill, B’nai Israel, and Calvary Cemeteries. Join them for a self-guiding tour using the map they uploaded to the Petaluminaries website. In this nifty narrative of our …
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On this fourth episode of the PCS podcast, Superintendent Matthew Harris will visit McDowell Elementary School, a campus on the move! Learn all about this growing school community and the burgeoning Spanish Dual Language Immersion program that will be launching a middle school in the 2024-25 school year.…
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This month Nora and Adele stop in to see Addie Gossage Healy one of Petaluma's deceased local photographers at her studio on Main Street. They learn about the development of photography and the influence it had on the average Victorian person. From the Civil War battlefields to portraits of the dead and images of spirits and auras, photography was …
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This month Nora and Adele tell the story of one of Petaluma's most brutal crimes and the sensationalistic trial that resulted from it. The murder of blind Nancy Meagher shocked the county. That she was pregnant at the time, made it even more shocking. Then when her sisters were accused of the heinous act, it made headlines nationwide. Find out the …
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This month Nora and Adele drop in on Sarah Cassiday, at the old Carnegie Library, to find out about the mythological and literary origins of the ghostly season. Frau Holle, Calleaich, and Krampus are just a few of the ancient spirits who were associated with pagan winter celebrations, and they still haunt what we now know as the Twelve Days of Chri…
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Join our host, Superintendent Matthew Harris, to learn all about the award winning middle school program, Petaluma Accelerated Charter School (PACS), located on the McKinley campus. Mr. Harris talks to teachers, students, and the principal, highlighting the academic program, community, electives, and more.…
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Clara Travers joins Nora and Adele for a steamboat journey into Berkeley and San Francisco to meet up with and interview Dr. John Campbell Merriam, California’s first vertebrate paleontologist. They learn about the prehistoric creatures of California, and Sonoma County, that may still walk the land in - spectral form of course!…
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In the second episode of the Petaluma City Schools podcast, our host, Superintendent Matthew Harris, interviews Dr. Dan Ostermann, the new College and Career Pathways Coordinator for PCS. They visit Petaluma and Casa Grande High Schools to talk with students, principals, and teachers about the thriving Career Technical Education (CTE) pathways in P…
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This month Nora and Adele invite Dr. Christine Remarque back to talk about Petaluma’s “Soiled Doves.” With a special warning about the sensitive content, our ghostesses delve into the history of sex work in California and Petaluma specifically. As controversial then as they are today, sex workers have often been overlooked in the history books. But…
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In this inaugural episode of the Petaluma City Schools podcast, we meet our host, Superintendent Matthew Harris, and explore the importance of students having a trusted adult on campus. Supt. Harris visits Petaluma Jr. High School to talk with students and their principal about this topic. He also stops by their new digital media class and chats wi…
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Due to an outbreak of ACD (Apparition Coherence Disorder), in Santa Rosa, Adele and Nora have to think fast this month and change their planned podcast topic. They decide to cover the Wickersham Murders along with the Anti-Chinese laws and riots of the late nineteenth century in California and Petaluma specifically. Be warned though, this dark hist…
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This week, Adele and Nora invite the Reverend Waugh to give his take on Spiritualism, seances, and charlatanism in the late Victorian Era. They highlight some of the Spiritualists in Petaluma and the connection between Spiritualism and the growth of the suffragist movement. We also learn about Harry Houdini and his battle against Margery and other …
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This week, Nora and Adele meet up with ghoul-on-the-road, Clara Travers, from Marysville, CA. They hear Clara’s tragic tale, and recount the stories of a number of Petaluma’s ‘Dead and Unwept’ for the audience. Note that this episode (like nearly all Petaluminaries episodes) makes reference to suicide and murder. These stories are sometimes quite g…
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