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Solano History 16 records found  1 - 10next  jump to record: Search took 0.01 seconds. 
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Local Copperheads lauded Lincoln's death / Bowen, Jerry [59] [WAYITWAS-2001-59]
Tomorrow is Presidents Day. One of our most revered presidents is Abraham Lincoln, but it wasn't always so.
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Local settlers traveled west with Donner Party / Bowen, Jerry [705] [WAYITWAS-2007-705]
When you study our West's history it is always interesting to note how many of the pioneer stories have a claim that they were part of the Donner Party.
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Rush family helped agriculture thrive in local area / Bowen, Jerry [657] [WAYITWAS-2006-657]
I've often been asked why I think that knowing something about the past is important. Today, most of us don't even think about the fact that all the mistakes and the good decisions made by those who came before us have had a profound effect on our lives.
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Local's legacy: lengthy land litigation / Bowen, Jerry [177] [WAYITWAS-2003-177]
At the northwest corner of Lagoon Valley is Bassford Canyon where the descendants of Joseph Bassford still occupy the old homestead, keeping their heritage alive and well.
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Pena descendant was active in local affairs / Bowen, Jerry [834] [WAYITWAS-2008-834]
In 1868 Juan Felipe Pena's granddaughter, Maria Delores Pena, married John Patton. John's father, Albert Lyon, first arrived in the Vacaville area in 1847 and settled north of the Pena Adobe. Lyon Road is named after the Lyon family. His son, John Patton, married Maria Delores Pena on June 2, 1868, and they had a son, John Edward Lyon, who married Josephine Hanna Murray [...]
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February Anniversaries / Wichels, Ernest [787] [WICHELS-1964-787]
Every day Is an anniversary of some person, some discovery or other event. These have varying degrees of importance. February reminds us of anniversaries because we celebrate the birthdates of Washington and Lincoln. But we are tempted this week to recall other February anniversaries which should interest many Vallejoans and Mare Island folk.
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Local ventures change hands as 1871 begins / Delaplane, Kristin [400] [ECHOS-1998-400]
A storm in February 1871 covered the hills with snow for a day. The flagstaff in front of Wilson's stable in Suisun City, which had been standing for more than a dozen years, was knocked down in a severe gust during the storm.
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The three Josiah Wings: shipping merchant, pioneer, mayor / Dingler, Nancy [485] [RETROSPECT-2003-485]
Flags were lowered to half-staff on all public buildings and many private businesses in Solano County, to note the sad and sudden death of Josiah Wing on June 14, 1915. He was so well-liked that the painful news of his death brought a countywide outpouring of sympathy for the family. Businesses closed the day of the funeral.
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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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Vaca's and Pena's lengthy trek west / Bowen, Jerry [191] [WAYITWAS-2003-191]
The year was 1841. Newly elected President Tyler died one month after giving a long-winded inaugural speech in a cold March rain and an unpopular Vice President James K. Polk assumed the presidency, the first president ever to come to office by constitutional succession.
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