- Our Origin: We our a group of boisterous Brethren who dote on wearing red shirts signifying the under garments of miners and their kin in the gold rush days of early California. The Ideology behind our meetings, our gatherings, and specifically the reason why we do what we do is unclear if not debatable however, it's claimed somewhere, in some book, written in time that the practice is well over
6000+ years old.
- Solano County Origin: The history of Solano County dates back thousands of years. Artifacts of stone-age people have been found in Green Valley that date back to 2000 B.C.E. At the time of the Spanish arrival, Solano County was home to the Patwin Indians. Some of their village places have survived phonetically in such modern places as Suisun, Soscol, Ulatis and Putah. In 1835, the Mexican government commissioned Commandante General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo to colonize the lands north of San Francisco Bay as a buffer against the Russians at Fort Ross and to protect settlers from hostile Indian attacks. The Mexican regime lasted until June 14, 1846 when the California Republic was established. The California Republic and its Bear Flag were short lived. The area that became Solano County continued as part of the Sonoma territory for three years under the American government. The boundaries of Solano County were set on February 18, 1850 by the first elected legislature of the territory of California, making Solano County one of the original 27 counties. The county derives its name indirectly from that of the Franciscan missionary, Father Francisco Solano, whose name was given in baptism to the chief of one of the Indian tribes of the region. Before receiving the name Solano, the chief was called Sem Yeto, which signifies "brave or fierce hand." At the request of General Vallejo, the county was named for Chief Solano, who at one time ruled over most of the land and tribes between the Petaluma Creek and the Sacramento River. Of the 12 townships that were created in the early days of the county’s history, seven have incorporated into cities: Benicia (1850 and 1851), Vallejo (1868), Suisun City (1868), Dixon (1878), Vacaville (1892), Rio Vista (1893), and Fairfield (1903).
- Historical Points of Interest: The Solano County territory includes 14 "California State Landmarks, 25 resources listed on the National register, and 9 "Points of Historical Interest". Nearly half of them are located in Benicia, CA. But sadly, the city of Fairfield, CA hasn't officially registered its landmarks.
- LINKS:
Solano County History - http://www.solanocounty.com/about/history.asp
Genealogy trails: - http://genealogytrails.com/cal/solano/
Solano County Genealogical Society - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cascgsi/
Solano County Historical Society: http://www.solcohs.org/
Solano County History: - http://www.solanocountyarchives.org/schrc/
