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History Museums of Novato
Discover our local history!
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Novato History Museum 815 DeLong Avenue, Novato, CA 94945 |
Hamilton Field History Museum 555 Hangar Avenue, Novato, CA 94949 |
Museum Hours (both locations): Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
12pm - 4pm or by appointment
Closed on Holidays
Admission: FREE
Please call the main number for each museum for more information.
Mailing address: Novato Historical Guild, P.O. Box 1296, Novato, CA
Novato Historical Guild
The Novato Historical Guild is a volunteer nonprofit organization founded in 1976 to staff and financially support the Novato History Museum and the Hamilton Field History Museum. The Guild has a partnership agreement with the City of Novato: the City owns the Museum buildings and the historical collections, and the Guild makes sure the Museums are open to the public, as well as are educational, inviting, and safe places to visit.The Guild hosts quarterly membership meetings, which usually involve guest speakers on local history topics, and publishes The Novato Historian, a quarterly newsletter.
Membership in the Novato Historical Guild supports the preservation and interpretation of the history of Novato and Hamilton Field. Members receive a hard copy of the quarterly newsletter in the mail, The Novato Historian, gift shop discounts, and invitations to exclusive events.
Membership Fees:
Type | Fee |
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Individual | $20/yr |
Family | $30/yr |
Student | $10/yr |
Business | $50/yr |
Patron | $100/yr |
Supporting | $200/yr |
Life, Individual | $350/yr |
Life, Joint | $500/yr |
Corporate Membership | $1,000/yr |
Benefactor | $1,00/yr |
Novato Historical Guild Membership Application and/or Membership Renewal Form
Gift Shop
The Museum Gift Shops have the perfect unique gift for local history lovers!
Besides the items shown below, there are additional gifts and souvenirs, such as books, notecards, T-shirts, and sweatshirts, available at each museum. The Gift Shops are open during our regular public hours.
For more information, please call the Novato History Museum at (415) 897-4320 or the Hamilton Field History Museum at (415) 382-8614.
To order items via mail order, please print, fill out, and mail the NHG gift shop order form.
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Novato Township - Land Grant to World War II by May Ungemach The definitive history of the Novato and north Marin area with over 300 historic photos and maps (496 pages). $30.50 |
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Hamilton Field, an Images of America Book, published 2008. Contains over 100 historic images of Hamilton Field, primarily from the museum archives. $21.00 |
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Novato, a Then & Now Book, published 2009. |
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A Brief History of Hamilton Army Airfield Describes the early conception of coastal airfields in the 1920's, the efforts of local citizens to acquire land for an airfield during the Depression, a day in the life at Hamilton, and women service units before and during WWII (12 pages). $3.00 |
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Mission Accomplished (DVD - previously on video) Shows historical film footage of the designing and building of Hamilton Army Airfield, explores the military units that served before and after WWII, its roles as Hamilton AFB, and post-AFB uses--including housing Southeast Asian refugees following the Vietnam War. Produced by the Army Corps of Engineers (28 mins.). $15.00 |
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City of Novato Early Years (DVD - previously on video) A narrative and pictorial description of the historical development of downtown Novato (15 mins.). $10.00 |
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Ceramic Ornament - Novato City Hall The front of the ornament is a line drawing of Novato City Hall, and the back is inscribed with a four-sentence brief history of the building. It is also marked as "1st in a series of ornaments featuring historic sites in Novato." $12.00 |
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Tote Bag - Novato History Museum Rugged cotton bag with double straps--comes in red, royal blue, navy blue, and black. $12.50 |
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Novato History Collector Cards Our famous Collector Cards - 42 cards depicting historical buildings and people from Novato. Entire set $12.00 Pack of 10 cards $3.00 Individual cards $.30 |
Leather Goods Unique quality leather goods with the picture of Novato City Hall on the front. The leather items are manufactured by a local Novato company. |
Coin Purse $15.00 | Card Holder $12.50 | Purse w/strap $23.00 |