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Recalling Chinatown life in early 1920s
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[571]
[WAYITWAS-2005-571]
This column continues the story of the Yee family, who came from a small village in southwest China, near Canton. In 1977, Ron Limbaugh interviewed Yee Ah Chong, the son of Yee Gim Wo, for the Vacaville Heritage project. Yee Ah Chong's recollections of a vanished world are preserved at the Vacaville Museum. - Editor
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Oral histories hearken back to simpler times
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Delaplane, Kristin
[354]
[ECHOS-1997-354]
The early days for parks and recreation taken from an oral history with Lyston Johnson. 'My parents came here in 1917. My father worked in a grocery store down on Georgia Street. He delivered groceries seven days a week for $15 a week [...]
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Vacaville women addressed the latest fashions
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[704]
[WAYITWAS-2007-704]
With spring truly here, we all have grown tired of dark, heavy winter clothes and are looking forward to lighter summer fashions.
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Vaca was bountiful fruit bowl in early 1900s
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[604]
[WAYITWAS-2005-604]
Around 1900, the fruit industry dominated all other industries around Vacaville. This column continues the description of agriculture in Solano County, based on an article published July 12, 1902, in the Solano Republican.
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Solano agriculture was fruitful in early 1900s
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[602]
[WAYITWAS-2005-602]
Solano County has undergone vast changes over the last 100 years. At the turn of the 20th century, its economy centered on agriculture, with a focus on fresh fruit in the valleys around Vacaville and Suisun.
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Solano's past heavily influenced by water, its uses
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[10]
[WAYITWAS-2000-10]
Nearly half of Solano County is bordered by water and it is not surprising that water travel played an important part in the early years of the settlement.
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Settler's humor helped her cope in pioneer days
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[4]
[WAYITWAS-2000-4]
During the early years of the Gold Rush, women were a rare sight, especially in the gold fields, but also in the newly forming settlements. One of the few who braved the hardships of the journey was 28-year-old Luzena Stanley Wilson, who, together with her husband Mason Wilson and her two toddler-aged children, came to Vacaville in the spring of 1851.
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It was primitive, but settlers celebrated Fourth
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[865]
[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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Christmas customs of the past
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[768]
[WAYITWAS-2007-768]
There are few recordings of how early Solano County settlers prepared for or celebrated the Christmas season. Customs surely varied widely based on each family's immigration background. Taking a day off from work and having the means to create a well-cooked meal likely were the highlights for early pioneers.
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No hurry in picking men, Gold Rush women told
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[691]
[WAYITWAS-2007-691]
Advice was to take one's time, and judge a man beyond his fine clothes.
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