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Humboldt Historian Back Issues

Back issues of the Humboldt Historian are available in the bookstore or by phone order. Due to the wide variation in shipping and handling costs, issues cannot be purchased online. Please call (707) 445-4342 during open hours to place your order. Bulk discounts are available!

Book Reviews

New! Instead of the former short descriptions, we now have book reviews by archivist and local author, Pam Service. Check them out for information about our books.

Used Books & Memorabilia

We have added a selection of used books to the website. If you are looking for a particular book and don’t see it, please give us a call at 707-445-4342. We’ll be happy to check the shelves for you!

We have a small selection of vintage memorabilia including booklets from the Ingomar Club (Carson Mansion), the1964-65 Flood, the Humboldt County Centennial, and the dedication of the Humboldt County courthouse. Vintage yearbooks are also available. Please call 707-445-4342 or email bookstore@humboldthistory.org for details and pricing.

Any vintage books that we sell are duplicates and have not been accessioned into the collection. Because we have limited space and other local repositories also have copies, we offer these items for sale in our bookstore. In accordance with ethical standards of the American Association for State and Local History, the Society of American Archivists, and the American Alliance of Museums, HCHS proceeds from such sales are earmarked for acquisitions or direct care of our collections.

If you have used books about Humboldt history that are in good condition and need a new home, please consider donating them to HCHS as an addition to our library, or for resale. This makes history even more available to the public while helping fund an institution that furthers that cause.

Shipping and Pick-Up Information

We generally mail books on the Friday following receipt of your order. If you choose to pick up your book(s), you will receive an emailed notification when your order is ready.

Book Prices

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Book of the Month
Southwest Humboldt Hinterlands
by Jerry Rohde
20% off during the month of April 2025
$47.95 - down from $59.95

Heydays in Mattole: More Wild Tales of the Mattole Valley & the Lost Coast of Humboldt County

Heydays in Mattole: More Wild Tales of the Mattole Valley & the Lost Coast of Humboldt County

from $13.45

Neb Roscoe's book, Heydays in Mattole is a mix of community history and family stories -- as the subtitle suggests, "More Wild Tales of the Mattole Valley and the Lost Coast of Humboldt County".

Through the nearly century and a half that is covered in this book, there are accounts of major happenings affecting this area: the conflicts with native peoples, the tanbark industry, the brief oil boom (leaving the name Petrolia), shipwrecks, the Depression and wars. Still, the real heart of his book is portraying the life of a small community -- the gossip, jokes, tragedies, childhood adventures and friendships.

We also hear a lot about the Roscoe family itself, particularly the author's mother, Martha Roscoe, who contributed so much to preserving the history now housed at the Historical Society. At the end, a thorough index allows for tracing the people and places that gave life to this special community.

A good read and a chance to be submerged for a while in what makes Humboldt what it is -- Humboldt.

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