|
Table of Contents
Some of the articles below were written by us, but most are old newspaper columns preserved on the Historical Articles of Solano County website, which is an online database of historical data. Some of the articles are student projects from Mrs. La Mar's 3rd Grade Class that we like, as they are short short and to the point. We have simply selected a few articles from these different sources that apply to the Suisun Valley, and organized them here so that it is little easier to learn something about the history of where we live. We have also taken the liberty of embellishing some of these articles with pictures that were not originally there. Hopefully, these pictures add something of interest.
- Armijo Family - Mexican Settlers and Holders of the Tolenas Land Grant
Armijo family prospered on Tolenas land grant - Nancy Dingler
A is for Armijo - Mrs. La Mar's 3rd Grade Class
Part I - Armijo trail led from Santa Fe to L.A. - Sabine Goerke-Shrode
Part II - How Jose Armijo got a land grant - Sabine Goerke-Shrode
Part III - Early grant owner flourished on a lawless frontier - Sabine Goerke-Shrode
- Bella Vista Ranch
History of Bella Vista Ranch - Mike Clark
- Berryessa Valley
Berreyesas inundated long before lake formed - Kristin Delaplane
Memories of Monticello and the Berryessa Valley - Carole Noske
Fifty years since the birth of the Monticello Dam - Nancy Dingler
- Chief Solano - see Solano, Francisco
- Dingley Water Mill of Green Valley
Solano treasure from 1850s: Dingley's flour mill - Nancy Dingler
D is Dingley - Mrs. La Mar's 3rd Grade Class
- Fairfield
Images of America: Fairfield - Sabine Goerke-Shrode
- Gordon Valley
Gordon Family Genealogy (early settlers of Gordon Valley)
Wooden and Gordon Valleys, and the old Knoxville Road - Mike Clark
- Green Valley
Water and wine fuel growth of Green Valley - Kris Delaplane Konti
- Indians (General Information)
Glossary of North Bay Tribelets (Rancherias), and Language groups
Indians of Yolo County - Kathryn Simmons (written 1905)
Map of California Indian Tribal Groups
Patwin Culture (Tribes of California) - Stephen Powers (written 1877)
Ranch and Mission Days in Alta California - Guadeloupe Vallejo (written 1890)
Suisune Indians - under their own listing
- Land Records
Bellavista Ranch Land History
- Bellavista Ranch Land Records (old deeds)
Solano County Archives Deed Index
Suisun Indian Land Grant - United States Supreme Court Case
- Links to External Sites on Solano County History
Calisphere (University of California)
Historical Articles of Solano County Online Database
Online Archive of California (OAC)
Solano County History by Mrs. Le Mar's 3rd Grade Class
Solano History Exploration Center
Vacaville Heritage Council
Heritage Council Database
- Mankas Corner - A Pioneer Store and stage stop
Manka's Corner - Ernest Wichels
- Martin House - see Stonedene Mansion
- Mount Diablo
Origin of the name of Mount Diablo - Mariano Vallejo,
Dean McLeod and Randall Milliken
- Pioneers of Suisun Valley (early settlers)
Armijo Family (the first settlers)
Gordon Family Genealogy
Loney Family Genealogy
Manka, Christley (proprietor of the country store)
Martin, Samuel (builder of Stonedene) - Karin Kinney
Solano County Pioneers - George A. Gillespie
Spanish & Mexican Explorers of Suisun Valley - Mike Clark
Waterman, Robert (founder of Fairfield) - Mrs. La Mar's 3rd Grade Class
Wolfskill Family Genealogy
- References - see Links to External Sites
- Rio Vista
Historic Senator Thomas McCormack House - Phil Pezzaglia
Historic John McCormack House - Phil Pezzaglia
- Rockville Town
R is Rockville - Mrs. La Mar's 3rd Grade Class
Rockville Indian Petroglyphs - Ian Thompson
Rockville grew into crossroads for early routes - Kris Delaplane Konti
Short History of the Rockville Stone Chapel - Rockville Cemetery Organization
- Solano, Francisco - Chief of the Suisun Indians and holder of Suisun Land Grant
Career of Solano, Chief of the Suisuns - Marcus Peterson
Chief Solano's grave site is shrouded in mystery - Nancy Dingler
(with an additional contribution by Clyde Low)
Chief Solano: The Legend Examined - Clyde Low
Chief Solano's Statue - Barry Eberling
Francisco Solano Biography - Mike Clark
Francisco Solano, Chief of the Suysune - Platon Vallejo
Notes Regarding the Death of Burial of Chief Solano - Coming soon
Story of Chief Solano - Jerry Bowen
Santa Eulalia Mission (and Chief Solano's Rancheria) - Jerry Bowen
- Solano, Isidora - Wife of Chief Solano
Chief Solanos Favorite Wife Tells Her Story - Jerry Bowen
Isidora, widow of California Indian chief, Solano - Enrique Cerruti
My Years with Chief Solano - Nellie van de Grift Sanchez translation
- Solano County
Derivation of the Name of Solano County - Mariano Vallejo
History of Solano County (written 1891)
History of Solano County - Jerry Bowen
- Spanish Explorers and Indian Fighters
Ramon Abella Biography - Mike Clark
Gabriel Moraga Biography - Mike Clark
José Sanchez Biography - Mike Clark
- Stonedene Mansion (Samuel Martin House), near Rockville
Part I - Exploring a mansion's storied past - Sabine Goerke-Shrode
Part II - How 'Stonedene' grew to 25 rooms - Sabine Goerke-Shrode
Stonedene Dedication as National Landmark - Karin Kinney
Martin-Suisun Historic Park - Clyde Low
- Suisun Valley
History of Suisun Valley - Mike Clark
Images of America: Suisun City and Valley - Elissa DeCaro and L.M. Ewing
Old Suisun Valley Fruit Box Labels - Mike Clark
- Suisune (Suysun) Indians
Annotated Bibliography on the Indians of Suisun Valley
Indian Place Names - Nellie van de Grift Sanchez and others
Suisune Culture
Archaeological Sites - Mike Clark
Artifacts, Tools & Baskets of the Suisune People - Mike Clark
Bedrock Mortar Sites for Grinding Acorns - Mike Clark
Food, Clothing and Shelter of the Suisune People - Mike Clark
Language of the Suisune People - Mike Clark
Religion (The Kuksu Cult) - Mike Clark
Story of the Pat-Wins - Platon Vallejo (1914)
Village Life of the Suisune People - Mike Clark
Suisune History
Moraga's Fight at Suisun - Hubert Howe Bancroft
Rockville Park - site of massacre in 1810 - Nancy Dingler
Rockville Indian Petroglyphs - Ian Thompson
(with an earlier contribution by the same author)
Sanchez's Fight at Suisun
- Mariano Vallejo & J.P. Munro-Fraser
Santa Eulalia Mission (and Chief Solano's Rancheria) - Jerry Bowen
Story of the Suisun Indians - Mike Clark
Suisun Indian Timeline (original) - Jerry Bowen
Suisun Indian Timeline (updated and revised) - Mike Clark
Tragic Demise of "People of the West Wind" - Kris Delaplane Konti
Suisun Indian Land Grant - United States Supreme Court Case
- Tolenas Mineral Springs
T is for Tolenas - Mrs. La Mar's 3rd Grade Class
Marble, healing water spring from Tolenas site - Kris Delaplane Konti
Tolenas Soda Springs - Ian Thompson
- Town Histories (Images of America)
Images of America: Fairfield - Sabine Goerke-Shrode
Images of America: Suisun City and Valley - Elissa DeCaro and L.M. Ewing
Images of America: Vacaville - Jerry Bowen
Images of America: Vallejo - James E. Kern
Images of America: Winters - Dorothy O'Neil
- Vacaville
Images of America: Vacaville - Jerry Bowen
- Vallejo, Mariano - Mexican Governor and Holder of Suisun Land Grant
Mariano Vallejo Biography - Mike Clark
Memoirs of the Vallejos - Platon Vallejo
V is for Vallejo - Mrs. La Mar's 3rd Grade Class
Vallejo: the man who shaped California history - Nancy Dingler
- Waterman, Robert - Sea Captain and Founder of Fairfield
W is for Waterman - Mrs. La Mar's 3rd Grade Class
- Wing, Josiah - Suisun City Merchant and Mayor
The three Josiah Wings: shipping merchant, pioneer, mayor - Nancy Dingler
- Winters
Images of America: Winters - Dorothy O'Neil
- Wolfskill Family - Suisun Valley Pioneers
John Reid Wolfskill - Winters Express
The Murder of Edith Irene Wolfskill - Woodland Daily Democrat
Wolfskill family set tone for Solano's future - Kris Delaplane Konti
Wolfskill Family Genealogy
Wolfskill family notes Part 1: Newspaper & Book Articles
Wolfskill family notes Part 2: Ned Wolfskill's Notes
Wolfskill Houses
- William Wolfskill Adobe
- John Reid Wolfskill Houses
- Mathus Wolfskill House
- Sarchel Wolfskill House
- Joseph Cooper Wolfskill Houses
(Wetmore-Wolfskill and Armstrong-Wolfskill Houses)
- Wooden Valley
Wooden and Gordon Valleys, and the old Knoxville Road - Mike Clark
|
