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Genealogy Society gets to the roots of census
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Bowen, Jerry
[69]
[WAYITWAS-2001-69]
Vacaville is fortunate to have many dedicated people who care about our local history enough to put in long hours on the preservation and dissemination of information.
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Orchardist prospers after early struggle
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Delaplane, Kristin
[421]
[ECHOS-1999-421]
Both my parents were born in Iowa and grew up within five miles of each other, but they didn't meet until they were almost grown. In Iowa we had a farm, 230 acres. The crops were corn, oats, barley and soybeans. I think they're still raising mostly those same crops back there [...]
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Freitas recalls family's trek to Solano County
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Delaplane, Kristin
[401]
[ECHOS-1998-401]
Former butcher Edward "Bud" Ralph Freitas has his roots in Portugal. Both his grandfathers came to America from the Azores. His paternal grandfather, John Lewis Freitas arrived in the 1870s and is written up in Solano County history.
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Fruit operations make a mark in Vacaville
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Delaplane, Kristin
[334]
[ECHOS-1997-334]
The orchards in the Vacaville Township were abuzz with activity and making the farmers plenty of money most seasons. Would-be fruit ranchers were anxious to try their hand at this successful business. For $15,000, one of the best fruit ranches could be had. Located close to town, it boasted grape vines and a large variety of fruit trees.
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Family success literally grew on trees
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[122]
[WAYITWAS-2002-122]
Leonard Buck's achievements as one of the premier commercial orchardists in the Vacaville area was the foundation for Vacaville's most prominent family.
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Vacaville life in the '20s was picturesque
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Delaplane, Kristin
[426]
[ECHOS-1999-426]
Roberta Gates Ormaas traces her Vacaville heritage back to the 1850s when both sets of grandparents settled on ranches. Her paternal grandparents had the G.M. Gates Ranch in Lagoon Valley. Her maternal grandfather, John Montgomery, was a Methodist minister and had a ranch where Monte Vista and Eldridge meet today [...]
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Vaca Valley's fruit industry comes of age
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Delaplane, Kristin
[360]
[ECHOS-1997-360]
In October 1884, Raleigh Barcar took over as publisher of The Reporter. Publisher and founder, James McClain, claimed declining health made it necessary for him to leave the business. The Reporter moved to the back of Kinsmill's harness shop and realtors Lyon and Platt moved to the Reporter's old stand on the Triangle lot.
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Uhl family's peachy start in Vacaville
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Delaplane, Kristin
[352]
[ECHOS-1997-352]
Clarence J. Uhl was married to Lula M. Thompson. The Uhls could trace their ancestral line back to 1760 when three brothers arrived in America. Clarence was born in Ohio in 1865 [...]
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Area fruit growers faced prosperity, ruin
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Delaplane, Kristin
[341]
[ECHOS-1997-341]
'The golden age of the fruit business was 1880 to 1897. I think that apricot orchard of my great-grandfather's paid off. They started getting refrigerated cars on the railroad for shipping the stuff.
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Vaca fruit industry blossoms in late 1800s
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Delaplane, Kristin
[260]
[ECHOS-1995-260]
Information for this article came from the Vacaville Heritage Council and the Vacaville Museum. First of two parts The fruit industry thrived in the Vacaville Township as the area's major economy between 1875 and 1915. By the turn of the century, half of all California's deciduous fruit was produced in the Vaca, Pleasants and Lagoon valleys and adjacent hills in Putah Creek and English Hills.
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