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Vacaville High School Newsletters - 1940’s
Vacaville High School Newsletters - 1940’s
May 01, 2011

In the early 1940's, the students of Vacaville Union High School had a lot to write about. Sports, Gossip, Fashion, Student Poetry, Essays, and Alumni News and their involvement in World War II.

Museum in a Trunk
Museum in a Trunk
October 08, 2009

Orders are being taken now for the "Museum in a Trunk" educational DVD. Presented by Barbara Van Putten in association with the Vacaville Heritage Council and Hayden Productions.

Solano County Centenarian Tribute
Solano County Centenarian Tribute
September 24, 2009

Planning on living past 100? Ever wonder what it would be like to live through 2 World Wars, witness the industrial revolution, or get to know your great grandchildren?

Vintage Solano County Postcards
Vintage Solano County Postcards
August 04, 2009

Over 100 vintage Solano County postcards are now available for viewing online.

Dr. Richard Zimmerman 1924 - 2009
Dr. Richard Zimmerman 1924 - 2009
June 24, 2009

Dr. Richard E. Zimmerman passed away on June 12, 2009. He was 84. Dr. Zimmerman leaves behind loving family and friends, as well as a medical career as a rural doctor. A legacy which lasted…

KPIX Channel 5 Santa Eulalia
KPIX Channel 5 Santa Eulalia
April 29, 2009

KPIX Channel 5 "Eye On The Bay" special segment called the "Lost Bay Area".
The Santa Eulalia Mission near Fairfield was featured as one of the long lost California Missions.

M. Clyde Low 1921 - 2009
M. Clyde Low 1921 - 2009
April 04, 2009

M. Clyde Low, a local historian, environmentalist, activist and artist, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2009. He was 87.

Mr. Low was instrumental in assisting the City of Fairfield with a…

KPIX Channel 5 Town of Cement
KPIX Channel 5 Town of Cement
March 09, 2009

KPIX Channel 5 "Eye On The Bay" special segment on "Bay Area Ghost Towns".
The Town of Cement near Fairfield was featured as one of the long lost ghost towns.

Old organ has a new home
Old organ has a new home
March 01, 2008

The quaint, oak reed organ that played hymns in the Rockville Chapel since the Great Depression now has a new home: the little Mowers-Goheen Museum in Pena Adobe Park.

Historic adobe and museum reopens
Historic adobe and museum reopens
January 24, 2008

VACAVILLE - The Pena Adobe and the Mowers-Goheen Museum in Pena Adobe Park will open to the public for the first time in years Feb. 2, the Pena Adobe Historical Society announced Thursday.