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Young Ladies' Seminary earned respect
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[166]
[WAYITWAS-2003-166]
Education has always been a major concern for parents. While only a small number of families with children settled in Solano County during or right after the Gold Rush years, their efforts to provide a quality education resulted in the establishment of several public schools.
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Thomas Wilson led a varied life
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[211]
[WAYITWAS-2004-211]
My last column covered Luzena's last years and Correnah's life. This column will talk about the oldest son, Thomas. The information once again is based on Luzena's memoirs and the research by Fern Henry in her new book "My Checkered Life: Luzena Stanley Wilson in Early California."
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Population takes off with a new air base
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[719]
[WAYITWAS-2007-719]
Well into the 20th century, Vacaville, Fairfield, and Suisun remained small communities with slow-growing populations. By 1940, Fairfield had 1,312 residents. That growth pattern changed suddenly when construction of the Fairfield-Suisun Army Airfield began in 1942. Hundreds of workers flooded into the community to construct the new base - and every one of them needed a place to stay.
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How Jose Armijo got a land grant
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[500]
[WAYITWAS-2004-500]
This week we continue the story of the Armijo family and the Tolenas land grant. It is based in part on an untitled and unpublished set of articles on Jose Francisco Armijo by David A. Weir, the former publisher of the Solano Republican and author of a biography on Captain R. Waterman [...]
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California's pioneer women first recognized in 1900
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[835]
[WAYITWAS-2008-835]
This is the final installation in my series based on the recollections of pioneer women who arrived in California in the late 1840s. The San Francisco Chronicle gathered their histories and published them on Sept. 9, 1900, in commemoration of California's 50th anniversary.
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Air base doubles Solano's Population
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[729]
[WAYITWAS-2007-729]
The mid 1940's saw an unprecedented population growth in the Vacaville and Fairfield areas, due to the incoming personel for the new Fairfield-Suisun air base. For several years, both cities struggled to accommodate their new residents. Federal Housing Public Authority projects such as Waterman Park in Fairfield and Vaca Valley Acres in Vacaville were built quickly.
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Building of interurban often sidetracked
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[186]
[WAYITWAS-2003-186]
This is the continuing story of the installation of an interurban electrical system between Vacaville, Fairfield and Suisun.
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