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Captain Waterman finds his land legs
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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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Fires and family life at the Water Works
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Bowen, Jerry
[567]
[WAYITWAS-2005-567]
Some of the most interesting local history comes from the people who lived it. Last year, during the Solano County Historical Society's Pioneer Days Celebration, I was very fortunate to meet Betty Davis who lives in Fairfield. While we were talking, she asked me if I would be interested in a family history that was written by her mother, Edith Lucille Venning.
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Temperance, taxes part of librarys past
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Bowen, Jerry
[537]
[WAYITWAS-2004-537]
During several of the Solano County Historical Society meetings to save the old Fairfield Library building, some of those in attendance from Vallejo expressed continuing anger over the razing of the Vallejo Carnegie Library building.
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Atrocities at sea deemed necessary
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Bowen, Jerry
[171]
[WAYITWAS-2003-171]
This is part three of a continuing account of Captain Robert "Bully" Waterman's journey to Solano County. Part two was called Waterman Quits the Sea. Look for the next installment on June 29.
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Thievery, mutiny among captain's woes
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Bowen, Jerry
[169]
[WAYITWAS-2003-169]
This is part two of a continuing account of Captain Robert "Bully" Waterman's journey to Solano County. Part two is called Waterman's Deadly Passage Through the Horn. Look for the next installment on June 15.
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Fires change the face of Vacaville
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Bowen, Jerry
[155]
[WAYITWAS-2003-155]
I was kickin' back at the Vacaville Heritage Council, cogitating on what I should write about this week, when I happened to glance at a couple of photos of Vacaville in the old days.
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Wagon folks hoped for land of plenty
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Bowen, Jerry
[149]
[WAYITWAS-2003-149]
Not all the wagon trains that headed west to California in the 1800s were on a quest for riches found in the gold mines of the Golden State.
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Unearthing fact and fiction in life of poet
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Bowen, Jerry
[549]
[WAYITWAS-2004-549]
In my last column we saw that Markham had run away and was gone for about six months and had finally realized his dream to attend Vacaville's California College. During my continuing research about Markham, I found the following in notes supplied to the Vacaville Heritage Council by J. W. Hawkins: The reference isn't noted, but I suspect it came from "The Unknown Edwin Markham" by Lois Filler.
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Historical society prepares for the future
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Bowen, Jerry
[501]
[WAYITWAS-2004-501]
So far, we have covered the 1950s and early 1960s that marked the startup years for the Solano County Historical Society and included the entry into many major projects of historical value to the county.
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Found: A piece of Captain See's Library
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Bowen, Jerry
[165]
[WAYITWAS-2003-165]
A few days ago I received a telephone call from Maggie Halls. Maggie, who is one of the more active members of the Solano Historical Society and the primary force for a new Fairfield Museum and Archival Center, sounded excited.
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