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26.	A mid 1830s ride could be just plain dangerous / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [817] [WAYITWAS-2008-817] First Spanish missionaries and later Spanish landowners such as the Vaca, Pena and Armijo families acquired vast acreage of Northern California land to raise cattle, namely black steers. Detailed record - Similar records
27.	Bitter Miners Find Golden Harvests in Suisun / Bowen, Jerry [816] [WAYITWAS-2008-816] In 1849 the California gold rush was in full swing with people from all over the world headed to the land that was sure to make them rich. But not all were so inclined when they saw the fertile valleys of the Suisun. Others, not finding the riches they felt they so richly deserved for their arduous labor remembered the lushness of the valleys of Suisun they passed through on their way to the mines. Detailed record - Similar records
28.	Walnut orchards part of Solano since 1930s / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [815] [WAYITWAS-2008-815] One of my fond memories of growing up in Germany includes spending dark winter nights with my family, reading to each other while sharing a special treat - a bowl of California walnuts. My brother and I would try to shell the nuts so that the two halves of the shells remained undamaged. These half shells eventually would be used to fashion little boats, baskets, figurines and other crafts. Detailed record - Similar records
29.	Waters muddied early location of state capital / Bowen, Jerry [803] [WAYITWAS-2008-803] In my last column we took a look at the events leading up to the establishment of the California State Capital at Vallejo. Congress finally passed a bill to admit California to the Union and it was signed by President Fillmore on Sept. 9, 1850. Detailed record - Similar records
30.	Flood of 1849 forced residents to rooftops / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [795] [WAYITWAS-2007-795] This winter has not yet brought much cold or rainy weather, so that my holiday letter to shivering friends in Germany includes photos of roses in bloom. Yet this weather can change quickly, turning into heavy winter rains, such as Luzena Stanley Wilson and her family experienced in 1849 in Sacramento. Detailed record - Similar records
31.	Vallejo had short-lived stint as state capital / Bowen, Jerry [782] [WAYITWAS-2007-782] The next time you are in the area bounded by York, Santa Clara, Maine and Sacramento streets in Vallejo, you will be near a long-gone historic site. Back in 1852 a two-story building sporting two flags dominated a hill that was centrally located between those streets. Detailed record - Similar records
32.	Christmas customs of the past / 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. Detailed record - Similar records
33.	Could schools of the past teach us something? / Bowen, Jerry [766] [WAYITWAS-2007-766] This is the last in a series on the early rules of grammar school education. The subjects discussed were penmanship, bookkeeping and current events, as taken from the 1911 Solano County Course of Study. I'm not so sure that they are still pursued in depth in many of the schools of today to any degree. Detailed record - Similar records
34.	'Tapeworm ticket' hurts intestines of election / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [765] [WAYITWAS-2007-765] My last column looked at local elections in the 1860s and 1870s and their tumultuous proceedings. One of the most memorable elections occurred in 1871, when Vallejo gained national fame for the invention of the so-called "tapeworm ticket." The main information for the events surrounding this ballot ticket can be found in "Recollections of a Newspaperman," written by Frank A. Leach in 1917. Detailed record - Similar records
35.	Lessons, then and now / Bowen, Jerry [764] [WAYITWAS-2007-764] In my last column, we took a continuing brief look at some of the 1911 requirements as written in the Course of Study Rules for Promotion and Graduation from Solano County Schools to graduate, in the eighth grade, from grammar school. Detailed record - Similar records

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