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Travelers bugged by strange bedfellows Lodgings harbored pesky critters and sleepless nights
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Bowen, Jerry
[660]
[WAYITWAS-2006-660]
I was watching the news today regarding the infestation of bedbugs and about fleas carrying West Nile virus. The media went on and on about people traveling all over the world and the result is that diseases and bugs of all kinds are being spread over areas once free from such things.
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Diaries reveal a persistent courtship
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
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[WAYITWAS-2006-653]
This installment continues the story of Thomas Jefferson Mize, also known as "TJ" or Jeff, and Mary Melissa Creighton, based on their respective diaries during 1874 and 1875.
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Pioneer settler wanted land, not gold
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[136]
[WAYITWAS-2002-136]
Though he was born in Orange County, Va., on May 30, 1808, he grew up in Kentucky. Like many young frontier men, he felt the urge to move further west. The year 1830 found him as a farmer in New London, Miss., where he married Cornelia Catherine Lamme, a great-granddaughter of Daniel Boone, on Jan. 19, 1830.
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Benicia boasts long, colorful history
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
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The oldest town in Solano County is Benicia, which can boast of many firsts: first town founded in the county, first seat of the state Capitol, first U.S. arsenal west of the Mississippi, first Protestant church organized in California, first windmill developed - and on and on.
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Buz Long house on Nut Tree Road (originally "Long Road")
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It was primitive, but settlers celebrated Fourth
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
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[WAYITWAS-2008-865]
Some of my recent columns followed the story of Frances Ann Copper, as told to the San Francisco Chronicle on the occasion of California's 50th anniversary in 1900.
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How a courtship proceeded in the 1870s
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
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This column continues the story of the courtship of Thomas Jefferson Mize, also known as "TJ" or Jeff, and Mary Melissa Creighton. Both kept a diary, Thomas covering the years 1873 through 1875 and 1878, Mary covering the years 1874 and 1875.
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Chronicling the trek west to Pleasants Valley
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Bowen, Jerry
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The Old California and Oregon Trails that led to the settling of the West during the gold rush are well chronicled by many of the pioneers who made their way here.
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Recounting women's roles in early California
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
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Women played an important role in early Californian history. In 1900, California celebrated its first 50 years of statehood. The San Francisco Chronicle interviewed several prominent pioneer women and published their oral histories in an article on Sept. 9, 1900.
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Woman used creativity to survive camps
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
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On Dec. 15 and 22, 1855, the Solano County Herald reprinted the last of the so-called "Shirley Letters." Louise Amelia Clappe chronicled her experiences at Rich Bar on the Feather River during 1852. This last letter was written in late November 1852, addressed to her sister, Molly.
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