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Celebrations held all over county in 1868 / Delaplane, Kristin [385] [ECHOS-1998-385]
Fourth of July was celebrated in the various Solano County townships. In Vallejo and Benicia there were processions of military and civic societies followed by fireworks in the evening. In Rio vista there was a boat race with a ball in the evening. In the Suisun Valley, there was a barbecue at Alford's Ranch.
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It was primitive, but settlers celebrated Fourth / 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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Patriotism skyrocketed in Vacaville July 4th, 1898 / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [714] [WAYITWAS-2007-714]
This week, our communities will celebrate July 4th with a variety of parades, picnics and firework events. Similar celebrations took place more than a century ago, too, bringing residents together in large numbers. One of the more elaborate July 4 celebrations in Vacaville was held in 1898.
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Lena celebrates 100th with Rio Vista memories / Delaplane, Kristin [427] [ECHOS-1999-427]
This summer Lena Christian Nielsen Emigh, born June 17, 1899, on the family's Rio Vista wheat farm, was feted at the Congregational Church on her 100th birthday. Lena traces her heritage back to Denmark. Her parents migranted to San Francisco in the 1890s.
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Early Solano was off to races for holiday / Delaplane, Kristin [348] [ECHOS-1997-348]
In 1864, for the Forth of July, Benicia had a two-mile horse race, starting at the Solano House, for a purse was $200 and a boat race between Fanny of Suisun and Lightening of Benicia. The boat race started at the Montezuma Slough and ended at the Benicia wharf.
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Horse racing popular in summer of 1856 / Delaplane, Kristin [288] [ECHOS-1996-288]
Third in a series Citizens of Solano County celebrated Independence Day 1856 with balls in Suisun City and at Tufts on Putah Creek, where a large crowd gathered. Between Benicia and Vallejo was A.P. Ryerson's Half Mile Track, and the races were on. For a purse of at least $40, there was a free-for-all, one-mile race with trotting horses [...]
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The Turkey Is Unchanged / Wichels, Ernest [859] [WICHELS-1964-859]
Thanksgiving has always meant turkey (even though cooked on a wood stove) , but the day has changed in many other ways. Up to 50 years ago this city and county invariably celebrated Thanksgiving Eve with a Masquerade Ball.
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Solano celebrates post-Civil War era in 1865 / Delaplane, Kristin [365] [ECHOS-1997-365]
The following are newspaper accounts that appeared from January through May 1865 and giving an indication of life at that time. Solano County had a population of 8,000 to 10,000 people and ranked seventh in the state as measured by their wealth.
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Remembering past Independence Days / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [79] [WAYITWAS-2001-79]
Celebrating July Fourth with a lavish display involving the whole community has a long tradition in Vacaville.
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Rio Vista school group
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