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Solano, The Way It Was, 418 records found Solano In Retrospect, 76 records found Echos Of Solanos Past, 216 records found Around Vacaville, 73 records found Ernest Wichels, 67 records found

1.	The way it was: Poor road conditions in Solano / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [869] [WAYITWAS-2008-869] This story concludes the "Solano - The Way It Was" column. It has been a rewarding experience to delve into the lesser-known stories of our community. I am grateful to all readers for your suggestions, comments, critics and nice compliments. I also want to thank Reporter editor Diane Barney and its outstanding editors for their wonderful support over the past eight years. Detailed record - Similar records
2.	It's been a fun ride, but I'm ready to explore the West / Bowen, Jerry [868] [WAYITWAS-2008-868] When I started writing Solano County history articles for The Reporter, I couldn't help wondering if there was enough history to write about different subjects for any amount of time. I must admit that while I was the editor and writer for the United Prospectors Inc. publications, there was plenty of fodder about the gold country but I wasn't sure about Solano County. Detailed record - Similar records
3.	Poor road conditions brought the citizenry together / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [867] [WAYITWAS-2008-867] "Good or Poor Roads. - Messrs. Citizens of Vacaville Township, which will you have?" opened the Reporter on Thursday afternoon, Feb. 13, 1890 [...] Detailed record - Similar records
4.	Annie Lizzie Gill: A pioneer in every sense / Bowen, Jerry [866] [WAYITWAS-2008-866] In my last column, we left off with Annie Lizzie Gill's husband, Newton, dying on Jan. 22, 1924, by a fall. Then her youngest son, Homer, left home to see the world by working on ships, leaving just her and No. 1 son, Howard, to carry on with the future. Detailed record - Similar records
5.	It was primitive, but settlers celebrated Fourth / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [865] [WAYITWAS-2008-865] Some of my recent columns followed the story of Frances Ann Copper, as told to the San Francisco Chronicle on the occasion of California's 50th anniversary in 1900. Detailed record - Similar records
6.	Starting an orchard barely panned out for Gills / Bowen, Jerry [864] [WAYITWAS-2008-864] In my last column, the Home Acres Improvement Association failed to get the teacher promised by the Vallejo School Board even though they had obtained a building for a school. Detailed record - Similar records
7.	Benicia Tannery was one of the state's best / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [863] [WAYITWAS-2008-863] During the 19th century, canneries and tanneries formed the core of Benicia's economy. The earliest tannery, the Pioneer Tannery, was founded in 1864 and underwent several changes of ownership. Within a short time period others followed, creating a cluster of tanneries. Detailed record - Similar records
8.	Making a life in Vallejo wasn't easy for the Gills / Bowen, Jerry [862] [WAYITWAS-2008-862] When I started this story two weeks ago I made a whopper of a mistake when I said, "Annie wasn't very generous with dates in her book," but it appears she and her husband Howard left Florida by train in the winter of 1918. If I was a politician I guess I could say I "misspoke" but truth is always better. Detailed record - Similar records
9.	Tanneries played important roles in early California / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [861] [WAYITWAS-2008-861] Leather products played an important role in 19th-century lifestyles. Horses needed harnesses and saddles, furniture was upholstered in leather, people wore riding gear, boots, shoes, gloves - everything required a steady supply of high-quality tanned leather. Detailed record - Similar records
10.	Vallejo's Annie Lizzie Gill was a pioneer activist / Bowen, Jerry [839] [WAYITWAS-2008-839] As I start this series of columns, I have absolutely no idea on how many installments it will take to finish the story of a remarkable lady that lived in Vallejo, Annie Lizzie Gill who was born in 1863 on a farm outside the town of Oblong, Ill. Her story is a wonderful cavalcade of events and personal anecdotes before arriving in Vallejo in 1918, but since this is a local history column, I'll stick mostly to her life here in Solano County. Detailed record - Similar records

1.	History between the pages / Dingler, Nancy [767] [RETROSPECT-2007-767] Carole Noske and Brian Irwin of the Vacaville Heritage Council recently had their book, "Vacaville: Then and Now," published. The Vacaville Heritage Council has, for years, earnestly collected photos and artifacts from all over Solano County. The new book is a fascinating glimpse into what Vacaville looked like in the 1800s and what is looks like today. Detailed record - Similar records
2.	Fifty years since the birth of the Monticello Dam / Dingler, Nancy [736] [RETROSPECT-2007-736] This month, Solano Irrigation District celebrated 50 years since the completion of the Monticello Dam, which forms Lake Berryessa. In the process of creating the lake, a rich and fertile valley was lost, along with the small town of Monticello, which had been established in 1882. Detailed record - Similar records
3.	Looking back on the birth of the Air Force / Dingler, Nancy [732] [RETROSPECT-2007-732] In 1942, Fairfield was a sleepy agricultural dot on the landscape. Ragsdale airfield, as it first was known, was originally planned to be temporary. However, the mission changed as things do in wartime and the airfield became the Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base. Detailed record - Similar records
4.	Filipinos made immense contributions in Vallejo / Dingler, Nancy [716] [RETROSPECT-2007-716] Vallejo writer Mel Orpilla chronicles a tragic era in Filipino-American history in his book 'Filipinos in Vallejo' Mel was born and raised in Vallejo, and early on had an insatiable curiosity about his familys and the Filipino Communitys beginnings. Detailed record - Similar records
5.	Kaisers business acumen transformed the country / Dingler, Nancy [715] [RETROSPECT-2007-715] Henry J. Kaiser, the son of German immigrants, a self-made 20th century American industrialist multi-millionaire, co-founded Kaiser-Permanente. This year, that institution is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Detailed record - Similar records
6.	Vallejos quest for the fountain of life / Dingler, Nancy [700] [RETROSPECT-2007-700] When Josz de Ca-izares, sailing master of the San Carlos, sailed into San Francisco Bay and then subsequently San Pablo and Carquinez Straits in 1775, he jotted in his diary that the hills, what is now Vallejo were barren and without trees. Detailed record - Similar records
7.	Local revelations Vallejo woman documents slavery, early black pioneers / Dingler, Nancy [695] [RETROSPECT-2007-695] Sharon McGriff-Payne of Vallejo is passionate about her latest project: the recorded history of African-Americans in Solano County. Detailed record - Similar records
8.	The Lawler House sits next to the Harbor Theatre in downtown Suisun City. / Dingler, Nancy [694] [RETROSPECT-2007-694] Lawler house: Local landmark nearly lost to ravages of time. One of Solano County's most beautiful historic homes sits on Main Street in Suisun City - the Lawler house. Detailed record - Similar records
9.	A man of vision, Frisbie made a difference in Vallejo / Dingler, Nancy [689] [RETROSPECT-2007-689] John Frisbie, the man responsible for the growth and development of the city of Vallejo in the mid-1850s, was a man of vision and ambition. Detailed record - Similar records
10.	Man responsible for Donner Party disaster lived in Solano / Dingler, Nancy [674] [RETROSPECT-2006-674] Solano County has a direct connection to that event through the person of Lansford W. Hastings, who many consider the villain and cause of the deaths of 40 people. Detailed record - Similar records

1.	Ranch life full of drama / Delaplane, Kristin [435] [ECHOS-1999-435] Today I am announcing my retirement from this column. It has been a source of great pleasure, and knowing there are many good stories yet to uncover, I feel some regret. Detailed record - Similar records
2.	Long family roots grew on Winters fruit ranch / Delaplane, Kristin [434] [ECHOS-1999-434] Melvin Fong and Nira Fong Wong are the grandchildren of Go Long, who started fruit farming in the Suisun Valley in the 1860s. Detailed record - Similar records
3.	Go Long built a new life for his family in America / Delaplane, Kristin [433] [ECHOS-1999-433] Nira Fong Wong's grandfather, Go Leong (also known as Go Long), was born an only child in 1846 in the village Dai Do Province of Canton, China. He migrated to America about 1860. He first found work in Marysville on the railroad. After a short time, he moved to Suisun Valley, where he took up farming, and became an established fruit farmer during the next 30 years. Detailed record - Similar records
4.	Marble, healing water spring from Tolenas site / Delaplane, Kristin [432] [ECHOS-1999-432] It was said that long ago, native Indians called the springs, located on a hill five miles north of Suisun City, "The Land of the Healing Waters." This was to become the site of Tolenas Springs (a.k.a. Solano Mineral Springs and Suisun Soda Springs), a famous Solano County landmark for many decades. Detailed record - Similar records
5.	Rossi family steered Dixon for seven decades / Delaplane, Kristin [431] [ECHOS-1999-431] On almost every corner of every busy street it seems there is a gas station. But that wasn't the case in the early years of this century, when "horseless carriages" began clattering over roadways. In fact, when Emil Rossi arrived in Dixon, he probably couldn't see a station at all. Detailed record - Similar records
6.	A Look Back in Time / Delaplane, Kristin [430] [ECHOS-1999-430] In 1859, John Sweeney was killed at a corral in the Montezuma Township. Philander Arnold pled self-defense to the deed, but when it was pointed out Philander's son had provided his father with the double-barreled shotgun, the case went against him, and Philander was found guilty of manslaughter. Detailed record - Similar records
7.	Many women helped build Solano County's character / Delaplane, Kristin [429] [ECHOS-1999-429] There is some record of the local Patwin Indian women. Their small communities included the Suisunee and Ulatus. Detailed record - Similar records
8.	Emigh recalls simple, fun times in Rio Vista / Delaplane, Kristin [428] [ECHOS-1999-428] When Soren and Dorthea Nielsen first moved to their farm near Rio Vista in 1897, there was a one-story house with a kitchen, dining room, living room and one bedroom. As the family grew to four girls, Soren added two more bedrooms. Furnishings were simple; in the living room, a chair, a couch, some throw rugs on the wood floors. Detailed record - Similar records
9.	Lena celebrates 100th with Rio Vista memories / Delaplane, Kristin [427] [ECHOS-1999-427] This summer Lena Christian Nielsen Emigh, born June 17, 1899, on the family's Rio Vista wheat farm, was feted at the Congregational Church on her 100th birthday. Lena traces her heritage back to Denmark. Her parents migranted to San Francisco in the 1890s. Detailed record - Similar records
10.	Vacaville life in the '20s was picturesque / Delaplane, Kristin [426] [ECHOS-1999-426] Roberta Gates Ormaas traces her Vacaville heritage back to the 1850s when both sets of grandparents settled on ranches. Her paternal grandparents had the G.M. Gates Ranch in Lagoon Valley. Her maternal grandfather, John Montgomery, was a Methodist minister and had a ranch where Monte Vista and Eldridge meet today [...] Detailed record - Similar records

1.	The History of '77, and the Potential for '78 / Rico, John [939] [RICO-1978-939] GOODBYE '77, HELLO '78 - Well, it has only been a few days since Christmas and it may be time to start thinking about that present for the Mrs. for next Christmas. There are only 354 days left for you to do the shopping. This year Christmas falls on Monday; in 1979 it is on Tuesday and the in 1980 it jumps over to Thursday. Detailed record - Similar records
2.	Never Before Was Drought a Vacaville Problem / Rico, John [940] [RICO-1978-940] THE RAINS HAVE ARRIVED - After two exceptionally dry seasons, rains in substantial quantities have arrived in the Vacaville area. With storms reminiscent of those experienced here in our yesteryear, it is again gratifying to see water standing in open fields, creeks flowing with runoff from the hills and mountains around Vacaville, and storm drains in some sections of the city failing to take care of their chores. Detailed record - Similar records
3.	What Would Happen Without the American Farmer / Rico, John [941] [RICO-1978-941] UNCLE SAM'S BACKBONE - When Edwin Markham walked from his Lagoon Valley home to the schools in Vacaville before the turn of the century, he saw first-hand the toiling farmers in the area, which no doubt inspired him in later years to write his immortal poem, "The Man With the Hoe." Detailed record - Similar records
4.	They Did Their Thing for the Glory of Vacaville / Rico, John [942] [RICO-1978-942] PUSH-EM-UP TONY AND HIS BROTHERS - Baseball record books frequently refer to the triple combination of Tinkers to Evers to Chance. While this trio may have been prominent on the national scene, back in the days of "little old Vacaville" there was a combination which could have read: Zupo to Zupo to Zupo to Zupo to Zupo to Zupo to Zupo, and during the same era here you could add Burton to Burton to Burton to Burton to Burton. This may all sound like a broken record but it actually was possible here quite a few years back. Detailed record - Similar records
5.	People You Once Saw Around Vacaville / Rico, John [938] [RICO-1979-938] EPITAPHS FOR THE LIVING - This may sound as a crude statement; but I find more comfort in writing or hearing about epitaphs for the living, rather than the cold inscriptions chiseled into a chunk of stone. Detailed record - Similar records
6.	Once-Primitive Vacaville Has Changed / Rico, John [937] [RICO-1979-937] NOT TOO LONG AGO - JUST 100 YEARS - Back in 1879, Wood, Alley and Co. of Oakland published what is perhaps the most comprehensive history of Solano County ever assembled up to that era. Historian J. P [...] Detailed record - Similar records
7.	History Overlooked Some Vacaville Names / Rico, John [936] [RICO-1979-936] BITS OF NEWS ABOUT PEOPLE IN OUR PAST - Quite often the unpublished quirks or idiosyncrasies of individuals in our past have escaped historians or news writers. It should be interesting to go back, pick out some of these people, and relate a few squibs which made these people a bit unique to their neighbors and friends. Constable Joe Stadtfeld is mentioned in this article.. Detailed record - Similar records
8.	Education Was Never Meant to Be Simple / Rico, John [935] [RICO-1979-935] OUR CHANGING SCHOOL TIMES - Judging from the number of Letters to the Editor appearing in this newspaper giving pro and con observations about our school system, and about some of the individuals responsible for the operation of these schools, it would seem as though the educational facilities in Vacaville were in a sorry mess. Detailed record - Similar records
9.	Houses Are Fast Covering Those Green Hills / Rico, John [934] [RICO-1979-934] "Bowed by the weight of centuries he leans Upon his hoe and gazes at the ground, The emptiness of ages in his face, And on" his back the burden of the world." Detailed record - Similar records
10.	The Buildings Remain, But Not the Names / Rico, John [933] [RICO-1979-933] THEY CAME - THEY STAYED AWHILE, THEN DISAPPEARED - If you would look at pictures taken following the April 19, 1892, earthquake in Vacaville you can see that many of the buildings damaged during that quake were repaired and are still standing along Main Street. Detailed record - Similar records

1.	Planking On Streets / Wichels, Ernest [837] [WICHELS-1965-837] Our current City Council meetings include debate on almost everything "under the sun." but one of the subjects which is seldom discussed is the condition of streets. Detailed record - Similar records
2.	Relics And VIP Visits / Wichels, Ernest [836] [WICHELS-1965-836] The year 1965 brings to an end the five-year observance of the Civil War Centennial. And this brings to mind a few local reminders of that conflict, and several other noted historical facts not readily appreciated by most Solano citizens. Detailed record - Similar records
3.	Fun Time At The Springs / Wichels, Ernest [838] [WICHELS-1965-838] Last Sept. 13 we wrote of the past glory of Blue Rock Springs-how it was established about 1866, taken over by General Frisbie in 1869, the center of Vailejo's summer life-dancing, swimming, camping-for half a century. Detailed record - Similar records
4.	Mastodon History / Wichels, Ernest [814] [WICHELS-1965-814] Recent fossil discoveries in Solano County have brought the interest of paleontologists to this area. We've always known that our Coast Range mountains-particularly the Mount Diablo region-were productive of fossils. Detailed record - Similar records
5.	Solano's 49ers / Wichels, Ernest [840] [WICHELS-1965-840] It isn't easy to find a real "native son" these days. In fact, "native sons" are California's minority group in this day of expanding population - with 20,000 new residents crossing our state boundaries every month. Yet, it is surprising how many of our Vallejo and Solano County residents are direct descendants of the hardy pioneers who came to California - by overland trial or via the Isthmus of Panama, in 1849 or earlier. Detailed record - Similar records
6.	Paddles To Polaris / Wichels, Ernest [841] [WICHELS-1965-841] We, all Solano County citizens, live on an arm of one of the greatest harbors in the world! Navigable waters bound two sides of our county. And yet we find that the average Solano an seems only dimly aware of our county's heritage in waterborne traffic, and its past and present reliance on water "highways." Detailed record - Similar records
7.	We're Losing The Bay / Wichels, Ernest [842] [WICHELS-1965-842] In 1883 the Congress passed the Anti-Debris Act, which was meant to curb the damage wrought by hydraulic mining. In California it was commonly called placer mining. But it was not until Judge Lorenzo rendered his famous decision on Jan. 9, 1884, that hydraulic mining practically ceased in the Sierra Nevada. Detailed record - Similar records
8.	Solano-Napa Earthquakes / Wichels, Ernest [843] [WICHELS-1965-843] Last Sunday a devastating tremor rocked Chile; on Monday, it was the Aleutian Islands in Alaska. We are in the spring period of past earthquakes in Solano and Napa counties. Most of them have been in this eight-week period of March and April. Detailed record - Similar records
9.	New Year Eve Past Century / Wichels, Ernest [847] [WICHELS-1964-847] We discover what our forefathers did during the New Year season by reading Farragut's log books, and looking over the early editions of the Vallejo Chronicle. How did the weather behave here 100 years ago today? Detailed record - Similar records
10.	Carols And A Blaze / Wichels, Ernest [846] [WICHELS-1964-846] In the days before automobiles, movies, TV or radio, many Vallejoans turned to their churches for Christmas Eve fellowship and entertainment. We chose 1878, at random, and here is what the weekly Chronicle of 86 years ago said, on Dec. 28: Detailed record - Similar records

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