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Local settlers traveled west with Donner Party
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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
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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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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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The Sperry Pioneers
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Wichels, Ernest
[770]
[WICHELS-1963-770]
The Sperry Division of General Mills in South Vallejo is undoubtedly Vallejo's oldest non-governmental enterprise, and is one of the larger private employers in Solano County (others, Yuba Manufacturing, Nut Tree, Gibson Publications). Today's story is a fascinating tale beginning with the gold rush, but Vallejo enters the picture in 1869.
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Misfortune bedevils early Vaca family
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[207]
[WAYITWAS-2004-207]
My last column talked about the challenges Luzena Stanley Wilson and Mason Wilson faced during their first year in Vaca Valley. The information 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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Vaca settler's diary reveals busy days
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[192]
[WAYITWAS-2003-192]
This continues the story of David and Jane Gray Creighton, based on the diaries of David Creighton, transcribed by his great-granddaughter Josephine Farmer Albrecht. - Editor
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Island ownership wasn't shipshape
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[152]
[WAYITWAS-2003-152]
Mare Island Naval Shipyard has made a marked impact on Solano County since the early days of settlement by pioneers who journeyed west.
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Solano Pioneers
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Wichels, Ernest
[848]
[WICHELS-1964-848]
This afternoon, at 3 o'clock, the public is invited to the Third Annual Pioneers Day sponsored by the Solano County Historical Society, at the historic Rockville Churchyard, about a mile north of Cordelia. The society has a long-range program of cataloging the large list of pioneers who shaped the destinies of our, county a century ago.
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Adam Willis was a 'pioneer of pioneers'
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Delaplane, Kristin
[388]
[ECHOS-1998-388]
'Strength, perseverance and courage describe the life of one of Solano County's earliest African-American pioneers, Adam Willis. In the antebellum era - the period before the Civil War - success for African-Americans was extremely rare and limited. Adam Willis was one of these success stories and his story has its roots in Solano County.
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Hotels flourished during Gold Rush period
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Delaplane, Kristin
[273]
[ECHOS-1996-273]
One of the county's first hotels was owned by Capt. Edward von Pfister, who had purchased a whole line of goods for a general store in Hawaii. In 1846, he moved to Benicia and set up a general store in a 40-by-25-foot adobe. His store became a gathering place by day and bar/hotel at night, the store's floor providing the sleeping quarters.
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