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Welcome back to more news and special events from V-Town Views, the e-newsletter from the Vallejo Convention and Visitors Bureau!
On Friday and Saturday, August 8th and 9th, the Mare Faire at the Mare Island Shoreline Heritage Preserve will commemorate the 150th Anniversary of the oldest U.S. Naval cemetery in the Pacific and the 64th Anniversary of the Port Chicago Mutiny. Events offered on Friday, 9 am to 8 pm, will be hikes and guided outings as well as a barbecue in the evening. Saturday’s activities, 9 am to 7 pm, will include exhibits and displays, slide shows, food and music at the main park headquarters and visitor center, Building A-167. A ceremony to commemorate the cemetery and honor those buried there will be held on Friday at 11 am and the service to honor the men of the Port Chicago Mutiny will be held at 2 pm. For more information, please go to www.MareIslandPreserve.org. This event is a project of Arc Ecology.
(Above and below images courtesy of Myrna Hayes.)
And the wine country is only minutes from Vallejo where you can enjoy the famous Napa Valley Wine Train or wine tastings at Cartlidge and Browne, Black Stallion Winery, Domaine Carneros or V. Sattui.
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Welcome New Members:
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Welcome the following Groups to Vallejo in August:
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BROWN FAMILY REUNION , Vallejo, CA |
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GUPTON FAMILY REUNION, Benicia, CA |
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JOHNSON FAMILY REUNION, Vallejo, CA |
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McELROY/BASS FAMILY REUNION, American Canyon, CA |
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NEW BEGINNINGS MINISTRY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, Vacaville, CA |
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TELEDYNE MEC MANUFACTURING COMPANY, Sacramento, CA |
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WILLIAMS FAMILY REUNION, Fairfield, CA |
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WILSON FAMILY REUNION, Vallejo, CA |
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Congratulations to Ralph Jensen from Vallejo, CA whose name was drawn from those who correctly answered number 42 to last month’s question:
How many seasons has the Vallejo Music Theatre been presenting wonderful musicals to Vallejo? Ralph won FREE tickets ($46 value) to see “The Music Man” presented by the Vallejo Music Theatre at the Fetterly Playhouse for the Arts.
How many Medal of Honor recipients are buried at the Mare Island Cemetery? The winning entry from the drawing will win two FREE passes for the Red & White Fleet’s Golden Gate Bay Cruise, plus two FREE tickets to the Wax Museum at Fisherman’s Wharf (a total value of $66.00!).
Please email your answers to info@visitvallejo.com
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Did you know that buried at the Mare Island cemetery are Daniel Turner and his wife Anna Key Turner. Daniel Turner was elected as a Representative from North Carolina to the United States House of Representatives, where he served from March 4, 1827 until March 3, 1829. He came to California as the Superintending Engineer for the construction of public works at the Mare Island Navy Yard on September 16, 1854, a position he held until his death there in 1860.
Anna Key Turner was the daughter of Francis Scott Key, the composer of our National Anthem.
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Even though it is referred to as the "Port Chicago Mutiny," the actual mutiny took place at Vallejo's Mare Island when over 300 men were ordered out onto the loading pier of the Mare Island Naval facility just three weeks after the explosion at Port Chicago that killed 320 men and injured 390 . Most of the men refused the order, citing their enduring lack of training, similarly poor equipment as was used at Port Chicago, and therefore the clear possibility of another explosion. |
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