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== History ==
=== Origins ===
The museum had its roots in Steve Sansweet's personal collection, amassed since before the original [[Star Wars (film)|Star Wars]] movie was released.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Impressive 'Star Wars' Memorabilia Collection at Rancho Obi-Wan |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/rancho-obiwan |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en}}</ref> WhenIt got started in earnest when Sansweet pulled a Star Wars promotional mailer out of his boss's wastebasket when he worked at the [[The New York Times]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wortham |first=Jenna |title=Ultimate Star Wars Fanboy Stashes a Galaxy of Cool Collectibles |language=en-US |work=Wired |url=https://www.wired.com/2007/06/gallery-starwars-2/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |issn=1059-1028}}</ref> The museum itself was built out of an old chicken ranch in Petaluma, California. The museum still houses several chickens and contains multiple coops near the entrance to the main house. The chicken ranch was purchased by Sansweet in 1998.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Leibowitz |first=Ed |date=November 9, 2020 |title=In a Galaxy Closer to Home |url=http://altaonline.com/dispatches/a8723/rancho-obi-wan-steve-sansweet/ |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=Alta Online |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=DiFeliciantonio |first=Chase |date=November 25, 2021 |title=The world’s largest galaxy of ‘Star Wars’ relics is in a Petaluma museum. Here’s what’s inside. |url=https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/The-world-s-largest-Star-Wars-collection-16650172.php |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=San Francisco Chronicle |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":9" />
=== Opening ===
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