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Solano History 15 records found  1 - 10next  jump to record: Search took 0.01 seconds. 
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Atlas portrayed 1870s county development / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [617] [WAYITWAS-2005-617]
Researching local history often resembles detective work. A hint here, a snippet of tantalizing information there, followed by the difficult process of trying to verify facts and fit the information into the overall picture.
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Portrayals of students offered / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [672] [WAYITWAS-2006-672]
Today we continue to follow the history of "The Wreath," the school paper published by teachers of the Benicia Young Ladies Seminary in 1855.
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Authors of atlas follow a map to funding / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [620] [WAYITWAS-2005-620]
This column continues the story of the "Historical Atlas Map of Solano County," commonly referred to as Thompson and West.
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Solano Economic Development Profile 1985 Solano Economic Development Profile 1985
1985

Solano County Economic Development Profile Booklet from 1985 highlighting the advantages of living and doing business in Solano County. A complete overview of county history, governmental structure, employment outlook, agricultural activity, county government officials, shopping, leisure, parks and recreation areas, areas of interest, and vital statistics about Solano County residents. This booklet also includes an impressive array of advertisements from the local businesses of the time..
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Two different towns of Cordelia / Bowen, Jerry [78] [WAYITWAS-2001-78]
According to Thompson and West's 1878 Atlas of Solano County, Cordelia is the second-oldest town in Solano County. The same information was provided in the 1879 Wood-Alley History of Solano County. Since then, writer after writer and historian after historian has repeated this as fact ... including me.
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Benicia boasts long, colorful history / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [22] [WAYITWAS-2000-22]
The oldest town in Solano County is Benicia, which can boast of many firsts: first town founded in the county, first seat of the state Capitol, first U.S. arsenal west of the Mississippi, first Protestant church organized in California, first windmill developed - and on and on.
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Exposition was to showcase county / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [590] [WAYITWAS-2005-590]
As many of my readers have guessed by now, I am intrigued by the number of great community events, celebrating a specific moment in local history or just life in general and usually involving the whole county, that have taken place over the last 150 years of Solano County's existence. Headlines of the various local newspapers always spout tantalizing words such as "thousands of visitors," "pageants," "gigantic" and "spectacular," and recount the enormous efforts to create these elaborate festivals.
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Solano's library history is a story of steady growth / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [217] [WAYITWAS-2004-217]
Over the years, the Solano County Library system and its wonderful, hard-working librarians have assisted me in many intricate research projects, often procuring obscure books and information at short notice.
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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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Saturday Club galvanized Vacaville society / 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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