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Solano History 13 records found  1 - 10next  jump to record: Search took 0.02 seconds. 
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Hard-working Japanese find Vaca a magnet / Delaplane, Kristin [232] [ECHOS-1995-232]
Information for this story comes from the Vacaville Museum and Vacaville Heritage Council First of two parts In 1885 the Japanese government officially allowed emigration. In 1887 the first Japanese arrived in Vacaville, willing to work for very low wages. By 1896 there were 30 Japanese in Vacaville. Arichika Ikeda was born in 1864 in Niigata, Japan and was educated in medicine and agriculture [...]
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Vacaville Buddhist Church, Men's Organization. (See Japanese File for names.)
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Mail-order business was plumb hard work / Delaplane, Kristin [342] [ECHOS-1997-342]
During the Depression Era . . . "The farmers weren't shipping much [...]
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Mr. Motodani - Japanese Minister
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Japanese torn from area in WWII / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [90] [WAYITWAS-2001-90]
In the early 20th century, Japan born Issei (immigrants born in Japan) and American born Nisei (the children of the Issei born in the United States) played a major role in Vacaville's economy. They leased and operated a majority of the fruit ranches, formed a small economic district nicknamed Japantown along Dobbins Street, bought houses, sent their children to local schools, ran a Buddhist Church and a Methodist Church, operated a sumo wrestling team, baseball and basketball teams, and in general seemed to be fully integrated as American citizens.
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Christian Church, Vacaville
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Christian Church, Vacaville, Ca. (postcard)
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Finding buried, one-of-a-kind treasures / Bowen, Jerry [85] [WAYITWAS-2001-85]
During the early Pliocene period, approximately 12.5 million years ago, Solano County and the Bay Area was a vast alluvial plain and the Sierra Nevada was a relatively low mountain chain.
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John Lowe's father arrived in Suisun Valley in the 1920s / Delaplane, Kristin [425] [ECHOS-1999-425]
At the time this interview took place Mr. Lowe was recovering from a stroke and was taking some Chinese herbal medicines to help him recover. Today he is in good health.
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1900

Sunday School class on steps of the Christian Church on Catherine Street..
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