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Gold Rush lured family to California / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [199] [WAYITWAS-2004-199]
Luzena Stanley Wilson and her husband, Mason Wilson, are two names that resonate through Vacaville's early history. The couple arrived in California with their two toddlers in 1849, attracted by the Gold Rush. They experienced the hardships of the rough society of Sacramento and Nevada City before finally settling in the fertile Vaca Valley in 1851.
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Settler's humor helped her cope in pioneer days / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [4] [WAYITWAS-2000-4]
During the early years of the Gold Rush, women were a rare sight, especially in the gold fields, but also in the newly forming settlements. One of the few who braved the hardships of the journey was 28-year-old Luzena Stanley Wilson, who, together with her husband Mason Wilson and her two toddler-aged children, came to Vacaville in the spring of 1851.
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Treasure other than gold lured immigrants / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [561] [WAYITWAS-2005-561]
Many of Solano County's pioneers were lured to California by the Gold Rush and its economic opportunities, before settling down instead to cultivate the rich soils.
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Luzena Wilson sold land to Buck family / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [209] [WAYITWAS-2004-209]
This column concludes the story of Luzena Stanley Wilson and Mason Wilson. The information is based on Luzena's memoirs and the research by Fern Henry in her new book "My checkered Life: Luzena Stanley Wilson in Early California."
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Gold lured him West, and to Solano / Bowen, Jerry [147] [WAYITWAS-2002-147]
In my last article, I mentioned the stone barn on the Baldwin Ranch. But who were the Baldwins and what is their claim to a place in the history of Solano County?
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Disasters follow pioneer family / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [205] [WAYITWAS-2004-205]
My last column talked about the experiences of Luzena Stanley Wilson and Mason Wilson in Sacramento during the winter of 1849-1850. The information is based on Luzena's memoirs and the research by Fern Henry in her new book "My Checkered Life: Luzena Stanley Wilson in Early California."
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Voyage west was full of hardships / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [201] [WAYITWAS-2004-201]
My last column talked about the early life of Luzena Stanley Wilson, who grew up in a Quaker family in North Carolina. The information is based on Luzena's memoirs and the research by Fern Henry in her new book "My Checkered Life: Luzena Stanley Wilson in Early California."
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Wanderlust strikes a son of early Vacaville / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [213] [WAYITWAS-2004-213]
This is the final column on the family of Luzena and Mason Wilson and their four children. The information is based on the research by Fern Henry in her book "My Checkered Life: Luzena Stanley Wilson in Early California."
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Solano pioneer: rich woman, poor woman / Dingler, Nancy [488] [RETROSPECT-2004-488]
The gold rush of 1849 created a massive migration. People from all walks of life and from around the world made their way to the rich gold fields of California. After months of walking across the country from Missouri, Luzena, along with her husband, Mason, and two small children were in sight of the promised land.
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Trees sparse before eucalyptus arrived / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [708] [WAYITWAS-2007-708]
The California landscape that greeted the first missionaries and later the people lured west in the Gold Rush was very different from the one we are familiar with today.
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