Tales of the Russian River: Stumptown Stories

John Schubert was born in San Francisco and spent his childhood summers in Guernewood Park. In the 1960s, Guerneville became his permanent home. Schubert is a retired Sonoma County Sheriff's Deputy, a former U.S. Marine, a writer, and a Russian River historian. He has three sons and four granddaughters and lives with his life companion, Sarah. Valerie Munthe grew up under the redwoods in Guerneville. She has an AA in Humanities from Santa Rosa Junior College and is an amateur film photographer. She is the Secretary for the Russian River Historical Society, manages the group's Historic Archive and supervises the exhibit site. Along with her family, she resides in Guernewood Park.