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299.	A man of history, community service / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [121] [WAYITWAS-2002-121] This is the story of a man many folks in Solano County know. I have always felt very fortunate that I was lucky enough to count myself among Bert Hughes' many friends. Detailed record - Similar records
300.	Leonard W. Buck a Vaca treasure / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [120] [WAYITWAS-2002-120] Few people influenced Vacaville's early economic success and history as much as Leonard W. Buck. Detailed record - Similar records
301.	Drivers of today, 1926 much the same / Bowen, Jerry [119] [WAYITWAS-2002-119] Transportation seems to occupy a lot of space in newsprint today. High insurance rates, drunk driving, overcrowded highways and the huge number of cars on the road all seem to be a big problem. Detailed record - Similar records
302.	Trek to California was arduous / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [118] [WAYITWAS-2002-118] Whenever I read about the efforts early pioneers made to reach California, I am awed at their dogged spirit and their willingness to accept incredible hardships. Detailed record - Similar records
303.	Saving the Lawler house was not easy / Bowen, Jerry [117] [WAYITWAS-2002-117] Preserving the past is not always a high priority with most people and as a result, much of our history in the West becomes lost in the shuffle of daily routine. Detailed record - Similar records
304.	Vacaville saw weddings big and small / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [116] [WAYITWAS-2002-116] My last column explored how the Christopher and Towson families celebrated their respective weddings amid close friends and relatives at the bride's home. Most weddings of that day were conducted in this quiet fashion. The wedding of Frank H. Buck and Annie Elizabeth Stevenson on April 29, 1886, on the other hand, was a large, elaborate affair. Detailed record - Similar records
305.	Dixon was an elk horn 'graveyard' / Bowen, Jerry [115] [WAYITWAS-2002-115] I was looking for something to write about for this week's article when the following caught my eye in a 1968 Centennial issue of the Dixon Tribune. Detailed record - Similar records
306.	Weddings bring two families closer / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [114] [WAYITWAS-2002-114] By the late 1880s, Vacaville had become a settled and prosperous community. Detailed record - Similar records
307.	'Poorhouse' rich source of memories / Bowen, Jerry [113] [WAYITWAS-2002-113] In 1892, an article appearing in the Vallejo Weekly Chronicle gave a rather graphic account of the conditions of Solano's first County Hospital. Built in the mid 1870s, it was then located near where Tabor Park is today in Fairfield. The property occupied by the "poorhouse," as it was commonly called, consisted of 60 acres in that area with wind breaks of eucalyptus trees. Detailed record - Similar records
308.	Sallie Fox heads back to Albuquerque / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [112] [WAYITWAS-2002-112] My last column recalled the harrowing cross-country travels undertaken by Sallie Fox and her family from Albuquerque to California in 1858. Detailed record - Similar records

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