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Mid-1800s were a roller coaster for Vallejo / Bowen, Jerry [638] [WAYITWAS-2006-638]
Life for Mariano Vallejo and his family after the Bear Flag Revolt was to be filled with many ups and downs and in the final days of his life not exactly a fitting end for such a loyal American patriot.
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Vallejo's holdings dwindled as his life faded / Bowen, Jerry [640] [WAYITWAS-2006-640]
During his life, Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo had been rich and famous beyond his wildest dreams. Misfortune also followed this great man as many of his children died and his imprisonment during the Bear Flag invasion of his home in Sonoma left him in declining health.
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Vallejo - 8 x 10 glass plate. Mare Island drydock. (Sign to the mid-right "Danger, Look out for locomotive." U.S. Flag draped
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Gordon helps Bear Flag party, sends sons to protect Gen. Vallejo / Dingler, Nancy [460] [RETROSPECT-2000-460]
It was a late June evening when the 20 men rode into William Gordon's ranch at Cache Creek. These men were on a mission. Under the auspices of John C. Fremont, they were going to take Gen [...]
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A mid 1830s ride could be just plain dangerous / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [817] [WAYITWAS-2008-817]
First Spanish missionaries and later Spanish landowners such as the Vaca, Pena and Armijo families acquired vast acreage of Northern California land to raise cattle, namely black steers.
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Vallejo, others taken prisoner by rebellions / Bowen, Jerry [632] [WAYITWAS-2006-632]
In my last column, members of the Bear Flag Rebellion had invaded Gen. Mariano Vallejo's home June 14, 1846. In spite of the tense situation, Vallejo acted as a welcoming host to the changing leadership and assisted with the writing of the articles of capitulation. Many of the members of the rebellion were feeling the effects of the liquor they were consuming both inside and outside Vallejo's home.
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Fires and family life at the Water Works / Bowen, Jerry [567] [WAYITWAS-2005-567]
Some of the most interesting local history comes from the people who lived it. Last year, during the Solano County Historical Society's Pioneer Days Celebration, I was very fortunate to meet Betty Davis who lives in Fairfield. While we were talking, she asked me if I would be interested in a family history that was written by her mother, Edith Lucille Venning.
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Suisun roared ahead in twenties / Bowen, Jerry [725] [WAYITWAS-2007-725]
What is today Suisun City has had its ups and downs over the years and in the mid-1920s was gaining a reputation as a prosperous and desirable place to live.
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Vallejo Family - Benicia Vallejo
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Vallejo Family - Benicia Vallejo
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