This is an archive of the History Column
"Solano In Retrospect" written by Nancy Dingler.
This article was written on a monthly basis for the
Fairfield Daily Republic Newspaper from 2000 to 2007.

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Latest additions: 2009-10-09 09:54 History between the pages / Dingler, Nancy [767] [RETROSPECT-2007-767] Carole Noske and Brian Irwin of the Vacaville Heritage Council recently had their book, "Vacaville: Then and Now," published. The Vacaville Heritage Council has, for years, earnestly collected photos and artifacts from all over Solano County. The new book is a fascinating glimpse into what Vacaville looked like in the 1800s and what is looks like today. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Fifty years since the birth of the Monticello Dam / Dingler, Nancy [736] [RETROSPECT-2007-736] This month, Solano Irrigation District celebrated 50 years since the completion of the Monticello Dam, which forms Lake Berryessa. In the process of creating the lake, a rich and fertile valley was lost, along with the small town of Monticello, which had been established in 1882. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Looking back on the birth of the Air Force / Dingler, Nancy [732] [RETROSPECT-2007-732] In 1942, Fairfield was a sleepy agricultural dot on the landscape. Ragsdale airfield, as it first was known, was originally planned to be temporary. However, the mission changed as things do in wartime and the airfield became the Fairfield-Suisun Army Air Base. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Filipinos made immense contributions in Vallejo / Dingler, Nancy [716] [RETROSPECT-2007-716] Vallejo writer Mel Orpilla chronicles a tragic era in Filipino-American history in his book 'Filipinos in Vallejo' Mel was born and raised in Vallejo, and early on had an insatiable curiosity about his familys and the Filipino Communitys beginnings. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Kaisers business acumen transformed the country / Dingler, Nancy [715] [RETROSPECT-2007-715] Henry J. Kaiser, the son of German immigrants, a self-made 20th century American industrialist multi-millionaire, co-founded Kaiser-Permanente. This year, that institution is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Vallejos quest for the fountain of life / Dingler, Nancy [700] [RETROSPECT-2007-700] When Josz de Ca-izares, sailing master of the San Carlos, sailed into San Francisco Bay and then subsequently San Pablo and Carquinez Straits in 1775, he jotted in his diary that the hills, what is now Vallejo were barren and without trees. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Local revelations Vallejo woman documents slavery, early black pioneers / Dingler, Nancy [695] [RETROSPECT-2007-695] Sharon McGriff-Payne of Vallejo is passionate about her latest project: the recorded history of African-Americans in Solano County. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 The Lawler House sits next to the Harbor Theatre in downtown Suisun City. / Dingler, Nancy [694] [RETROSPECT-2007-694] Lawler house: Local landmark nearly lost to ravages of time. One of Solano County's most beautiful historic homes sits on Main Street in Suisun City - the Lawler house. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 A man of vision, Frisbie made a difference in Vallejo / Dingler, Nancy [689] [RETROSPECT-2007-689] John Frisbie, the man responsible for the growth and development of the city of Vallejo in the mid-1850s, was a man of vision and ambition. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Man responsible for Donner Party disaster lived in Solano / Dingler, Nancy [674] [RETROSPECT-2006-674] Solano County has a direct connection to that event through the person of Lansford W. Hastings, who many consider the villain and cause of the deaths of 40 people. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Never heard of Nurse's Landing? Read on / Dingler, Nancy [658] [RETROSPECT-2006-658] Stephen K. Nurse grew up to be one of those remarkable people - larger than life - who can do anything. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Heroic Acts Highlighted in Earthquake Exhibit / Dingler, Nancy [654] [RETROSPECT-2006-654] The venerable Vallejo Naval and Historical Museum has joined this year's centennial recognition of the great 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Happy anniversary to those who keep the past alive / Dingler, Nancy [647] [RETROSPECT-2006-647] And of course, members celebrated, inviting lots of people. Harry Rowe, the founding president of the society in 1956, attended. He, along with "older" members of the group, recalled the early days. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 SAD LOSS - GREEN VALLEY SCHOOL / Dingler, Nancy [643] [RETROSPECT-2006-643] Protestations and offers of purchase were not enough to save another Solano County historic building from destruction. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Save historic places before it's too late / Dingler, Nancy [637] [RETROSPECT-2006-637] This column marks an anniversary. Six years ago, it made its first appearance and has appeared once a month ever since. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Driving force behind newspaper - and lavish fair / Dingler, Nancy [636] [RETROSPECT-2006-636] David A. Weir was unquestionably a man of boundless energy, drive and ambition. The publisher of the Solano Republican (Daily Republic's forerunner) during the 1920s through the '40s, he became the promoter of everything Solano County. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Floods of 1880s washed over Solano / Dingler, Nancy [624] [RETROSPECT-2006-624] This past holiday season reminds us how "watery" Northern California can be. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Small-town news flourishes amid crash of '29 / Dingler, Nancy [619] [RETROSPECT-2005-619] Thumbing through the Solano Republican newspaper of 1929, I expected to find news of the stock market crash that ushered in the Great Depression. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Who built an adobe next to Suisun Valley oak tree? / Dingler, Nancy [614] [RETROSPECT-2005-614] Local artist Daphne Nixon stumbled upon an old adobe building tucked under a giant, ancient oak tree on a recent foray in Suisun Valley. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 A historic tableau on Pepper Belly's wall / Dingler, Nancy [608] [RETROSPECT-2005-608] The new mural on the west wall of the Pepper Belly's Comedy and Variety Theater on Texas Street in Fairfield depicts an array of historical images. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 The origins of the Catholic church in Solano / Dingler, Nancy [600] [RETROSPECT-2005-600] The story of the Catholic church in Solano County starts with a missionary, Joseph Sadoc Alemany, a Dominican priest. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 It was a lavish affair for the 1914 celebration / Dingler, Nancy [593] [RETROSPECT-2005-593] The July 4, 1914, Independence day celebratory event was topped off by a patriotic concert in Fairfield's ballpark, conducted by Vacaville's Brass Band. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 The case of the murder and the mystery photo / Dingler, Nancy [612] [RETROSPECT-2005-612] Dixie Shetler was helping her mother clean out the garage on Great Jones Street in Fairfield and spotted a portfolio in the rafters. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Neitzels of Suisun Valley / Dingler, Nancy [585] [RETROSPECT-2005-585] Now that the Cordelia Truck Scales have been completely eradicated along with the surrounding trees and shrubs, the Percy Neitzel house stands exposed, no longer hidden from view. The Neitzel farm property butts up against the Solano Community college campus. Detailed record - Similar records 2009-10-09 09:54 Investing in real estate and running a newspaper / Dingler, Nancy [578] [RETROSPECT-2005-578] Now in its sesquicentennial year, the Daily Republic began its life in Benicia as the Solano Herald in November of 1855. Detailed record - Similar records [>> more]