Wordplay in Peanuts
We had a special “Sparky University” (our regularly scheduled informational meetings for the volunteers) program on June 16, 2026, at which Amy Johnson—Sparky’s fourth child—gave a presentation on her master’s […]
Author Archive for: Jean Schulz
Entries by Jean Schulz
“Rise” Meets Snoopy
In April, several of us at the Schulz Museum saw a local news story about Lucas Ye, the eight-year-old creator of “Rise,” the official zero-gravity indicator (ZGI) for NASA’s historic […]
Life Influencing Art: Peanuts in 1979
I came across this strip in our paper in early January, and I thought it would be an easy algebra problem. I gave it a few minutes and gave […]
Car Talk: The Soundtrack of Sparky’s Humor
I think it is interesting how, when “something” is actively in my mind, then suddenly a long-forgotten other “something” will pop in, and the two things are related. I […]
Does Anyone Remember the Crosby?
A good friend brought me a January 1968 Sports Illustrated magazine with an article about the Crosby Golf Tournament. He noticed two pages of Snoopy cartoons. Lo and behold, the […]
Snoopy’s Home Ice: Old Charm, New Roof!
I do think, after fifty-plus years serving generations of ice skaters in the Santa Rosa and Sonoma County communities, I can refer to this building as ‘venerable.’ And […]
This Milestone Took Me Back to the Beginning
Jamie Winter, visiting from Sacramento, was our 100,000th visitor (in a single year). She and her family were visiting for the first time after talking about it for years. […]
Happiness is Singing in the Choir
At the Museum, we aim to please—and in doing so we discover new truths all the time. This blog stems from a visitor’s question. The answer, provided by one of […]
Looking Good, Charlie Brown!
“You’re back, Charlie Brown!” “We missed you, Charlie Brown!” The students attending summer classes at the Museum were ecstatic when they saw the beautifully restored statue under the arbor at […]
Message in a Bottle
We are not the only ones….. A recent news story about a letter written in 1945, which was recently found in a bottle churned up by Hurricane Debby, took me […]
