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Solano History 30 records found  previous11 - 20next  jump to record: Search took 0.02 seconds. 
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Early California gold rush pioneer / Bowen, Jerry [125] [WAYITWAS-2002-125]
Some of Solano County's early residents are relatively unknown locally but when you look into their past you find that they left an impressive trail of actions and deeds.
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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.
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Rhyme and reason behind early Solano poet / Bowen, Jerry [544] [WAYITWAS-2004-544]
I don't suppose that most newcomers to Vacaville have ever heard of Edwin Markham. Some may have heard of the poem, "Man With a Hoe," but don't know that a man who once lived in the now-contentious Lagoon Valley wrote it. So, let's look at a little history of Charles Edwin Anson Markham and some interesting contradictions.
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Efforts are poured into a record of Solano / Bowen, Jerry [498] [WAYITWAS-2004-498]
In my last article I discussed how the Solano County Historical Society began and we saw that members plunged into many difficult projects right from the start. In this installment of the history of the society we shall see what progress was made and look at other projects they poured their efforts into.
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Waters muddied early location of state capital / Bowen, Jerry [803] [WAYITWAS-2008-803]
In my last column we took a look at the events leading up to the establishment of the California State Capital at Vallejo. Congress finally passed a bill to admit California to the Union and it was signed by President Fillmore on Sept. 9, 1850.
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Sink may be clue to Solano's oldest building / Bowen, Jerry [686] [WAYITWAS-2007-686]
In the last installment of this series we took a brief look at the building located on what I speculated was the property where the Santa Eulalia Mission once stood.
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Vacaville Fiesta Days 1968 Vacaville Fiesta Days 1968
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Official brochure for the 1968 Vacaville Fiesta Days. May 29th thru June 1st 1968. Thomas McNunn was General Chairman. A special section celebrates past Fiesta Queens such as: Pamela Branch 1967-68, Kathy Burkley 1966-67, Marlene Riehl 1965-66, Sharon Christofferson 1963-64, and Diane Southard 1962-63. [...]

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Captain Waterman finds his land legs / Bowen, Jerry [173] [WAYITWAS-2003-173]
This is part four of the continuing account of Captain Robert "Bully" Waterman's journey to Solano County. Look for the next installment on July 13.
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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?
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Chinese enjoy long history in Vacaville / Delaplane, Kristin [405] [ECHOS-1998-405]
'My grandfather came to America in the 1850s to look for gold. He wanted $200 in gold to buy land in China. He stayed a year, got his $200 and went home to the family he had started there.
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