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County's first fair boasted fairly ambitious fare / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [597] [WAYITWAS-2005-597]
Named "The Bells of Solano County Exposition," it took place in Fairfield in late May 1930. The initial idea for this event came from Solano Republican publisher David A. Weir. His goal was to combine his newspaper's 75th anniversary with a large, agriculture-oriented fair showcasing the county.
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Bells of Solano rang with enthusiasm / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [595] [WAYITWAS-2005-595]
This is the third installment of the development of "The Bells of Solano County," the first Solano County Fair. It took place in Fairfield in May 1930. The idea for the fair was conceived by David A. Weir, then publisher of the Solano Republican [...]
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First Solano fair didn't fare well financially / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [599] [WAYITWAS-2005-599]
By 1930, most counties in California had established their own county fair. Weir felt that a county fair, showcasing agriculture, technology and local businesses, would be an efficient way to promote Solano County to its own citizens and to California at large.
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Fair had no trouble attracting volunteers / Goerke-Shrode, Sabine [592] [WAYITWAS-2005-592]
Late in 1929, Solano County residents once again began preparations for a large fair event. "The Bells of Solano County" was a brainchild of Solano Republican publisher David A. Weir and was heralded as the Solano County Exposition and County Fair. It was to take place May 24 to June 1, 1930.
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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.
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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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Many catch fever for gold in California / Delaplane, Kristin [375] [ECHOS-1998-375]
The 50th anniversary of the discovery of gold in California was celebrated in 1898, and this year is the 150th anniversary of the same event. The event was celebrated in San Francisco in 1898 with a Mining Fair. This included a diversified program for all attending.
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