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Helping to make their communities better
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[541]
[WAYITWAS-2004-541]
At the beginning of the 20th century, women all over the country founded women's service clubs to improve their communities. In upper Solano County, the three most prominent clubs were the Dixon Women's Improvement Club, Vacaville's Saturday Club, and Suisun/Fairfield's Wednesday Club.
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Bear gave Grizzly Island new name
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[77]
[WAYITWAS-2001-77]
Vast acres of tules, miles of sloughs and many smaller islands surrounding Grizzly Island make up the Suisun Marsh, the largest inland marsh in the continental United States.
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Chinese immigrants bring rich traditions
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[66]
[WAYITWAS-2001-66]
The Gold Rush brought many immigrants to California.
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First Rio Vista vanished on crest of new year
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[622]
[WAYITWAS-2006-622]
Winter storms and flooding have been part of local history since early settlers began to record the weather. The new year of 2006 will be remembered as one such moment in time during which severe rain and flooding created havoc for many county residents.
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Changing Fashions
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Wichels, Ernest
[849]
[WICHELS-1964-849]
Newcomers, and the younger generation, are not as conscious of the changing fashions of living in this area as are the oldtimers or those who pore through Solano County's historical past. We are all aware of the new bodies on automobiles and the gadgets which add considerably to the cost of a car.
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Benicia Tannery was one of the state's best
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[863]
[WAYITWAS-2008-863]
During the 19th century, canneries and tanneries formed the core of Benicia's economy. The earliest tannery, the Pioneer Tannery, was founded in 1864 and underwent several changes of ownership. Within a short time period others followed, creating a cluster of tanneries.
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New library for Solano stacked up fairly well
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[453]
[WAYITWAS-2004-453]
After the total destruction of the Solano County Free Library in the fire of Dec. 8, 1929, months of work lay ahead for Librarian Clara Dills and her staff. The American Legion post in Suisun offered its hall as a temporary refuge. Despite the relocation, the library's phone number remained the same: Suisun 103.
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WWI took its share of local boys
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[130]
[WAYITWAS-2002-130]
World War I, which started in 1914, shaped the 20th century and influenced people's lives around the world.
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Humble beginnings for Vaca poet
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[86]
[WAYITWAS-2001-86]
Few people born in Vacaville or who at least lived here for some time during the 19th century have become as widely known and revered as poet Edwin Markham.
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Saturday Club galvanized Vacaville society
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Goerke-Shrode, Sabine
[52]
[WAYITWAS-2001-52]
By the turn of the last century, Vacaville had developed into a small town with a lively society. In an age without radio, television, movie theaters or other forms of amusement, people developed different venues to keep themselves entertained.
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