These publications and other Sausalito items are also available at the Ice House Museum & Visitor Center. Open to the public: Tuesday-Sunday, 11:30am-4pm, 780 Bridgeway, Sausalito (opposite Poggio Restaurant), 

 

Published in 2005 by Arcadia Press. A 128 page history in eight chapters with photographs from the Historical Society collection. Six different authors write informative introductions to subjects including Early History, Neighborhoods, Ferryboats,Trains and Cars, Prohibition, Yachts, World War II, Houseboats and Quirky Characters. $20.

Images of America: Houseboats of Sausalito by Phil FrankPublished in 2008 by Arcadia Press. Houseboat history stretches back to the 1880s along the west coast and in the 20th century included over a dozen houseboat communities around San Francisco Bay.  Phil Frank’s book focuses mainly on the houseboat communities in Marin County and specifically in Sausalito on Richardson’s Bay. $20.

Images of America: Marin Headlands by Dorothy E. GibsonPublished in 2009 by Arcadia Press. The Marin Headlands, located between the Pacific Ocean and Richardson’s Bay  just north of the Golden Gate, had been used during the 19th and 20th centuries by the governments of Spain, Mexico and the United States for military defense. Cattlemen grazed their herds on the verdant hills and valleys and in 1970 developers attempted to establish a city for 25,000, but were defeated. In 1972, the U.S. Congress transferred the Marin Headlands to the National Park Service for inclusion in the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The story is told in seven chapters of narrated photographs about everything from geology and hiking to ranching and Nike Missile Sites. $20.

Sausalito Historical Society Newsletter. Contains original articles on Sausalito history and SHS news and events. Current issues for 2010 are a benefit of membership. Newsletters from 2007-2009 will soon be available online.