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Yolo County
California
Southern Pacific Station, Winters
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This site presents historical, genealogical and
research resources regarding Yolo County
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I am Peggy B. Perazzo, and I am the Yolo County GenWeb site coordinator. My husband Pat Perazzo is the web master. This web site is a part of the USGenWeb Project and the CAGenWeb Project. If you would like to contribute your information to this page, please contact me. Peggy B. Perazzo. If you would like to host a county of your own, please contact the State Coordinator Richard S. Wilson.


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Upcoming Events in Yolo County

  • Capay Valley Almond Festival – Sunday, February 2009.

    This is the Annual Capay Valley Almond Festival, which started in 1915. The festival takes place at various locations in the Capay Valley towns of Esparto, Guinda, and Rumsey. Visit the Capay Valley Community Calendar for upcoming Capay Valley events.

  • LDS Family History Center (Woodland) Genealogy Classes

    At a later date classes on various subjects of interest to genealogists will be offered at the Woodland LDS Family History Center. The FHC now has high speed internet access. (email: <CA_Davis@lds.net>; 850 Pioneer Ave., Woodland 530-662-1538). Click here to view the topics that were covered during previous classes.

  • May Festival at the Yolo County Historical Museum – May 2009

    Location: 512 Gibson Road, Woodland, CA - Continuous Entertainment - Museum Tours - Crafts - Bakery - and Plants.

    May Festival at the Yolo County Historical Museum. Admission is free. For further information call
    (530) 666-1045.

  • The Sacramento Valley Scottish Games & Festival – April 2009

    Location: Yolo County Fairgrounds, Gum Avenue, Woodland, CA Please go to the web site for contact person and further information.

  • Stroll Through History in Woodland – September 2008

    The Stroll Through History is an annual event in Woodland which began in 1996. In addition to the many guided tours available, you will also find free musical entertainment, antique market, crafts, and home improvement fair, pancake breakfast, antique auto display, horse and carriages, period costumes, and train rides. Please see the Stroll Through History web site for further information.

  • University of California – Davis – Cultural Days

  • Winters Earthquake Street Festival – Usually held on the third Friday of August.

    The annual Earthquake Day for the town of Winters started in 1991. The Winters Earthquake Day celebration is a celebration in honor of the Winters earthquake of 1892. The celebration begins at 4:00 p.m. and goes on into the night with street dancing until 11:00 p.m. (See the City of Winters web site for specific information.)

  • Winters – Historic Homes/Downtown Walking Tour.

    Information on the monthly tour can be obtained from the Winters Chamber of Commerce, 204 Railroad Avenue, Winters, CA 95695; (530) 795-2329. Brochures for the Self-Guided Historical Downtown Winters Walking Tour can be obtained from the Winters Chamber of Commerce or the Yolo County Visitors Bureau (877) 713-2847.

  • Winters Youth Day – April 2009

    The Winters Youth Day is an annual event that started in 1933. It is a day-long event that starts with the Rotary Club pancake breakfast at 6:00 a.m. In addition to food crafts, and other activities, there is also a parade which starts at 9:30 a.m. This event is held every year the last Saturday in April. For more information, please see the Winters Chamber of Commerce web site in the "Winters Events" section.

  • Yolo County Fair – August, 2008; (530) 662-5393


Join "CAYOLO," the mailing list for Yolo Co genealogical researchers. The mail list is being provided courtesy of Edward Black, Sr.  w6uyf@earthlink.net.   To join type "subscribe" as the only word in the body of a message (your signature turned off) and send to:
  cayolo-l-request@rootsweb.com for mail mode,
or
  cayolo-d-request@rootsweb.com for digest mode.

Postings are all sent by subscribers to: cayolo-l@rootsweb.com

 

Seeking descendants of early Solano-Yolo-Colusa County pioneer families:
VAUGHN, COOPER, GOODYEAR, WOLFSKILL

Would like descendants to attend a Civil War graveside memorial service in Benicia in October 2008 to honor Confederate Major Joseph P. Vaughn who was killed at the Battle of Cornith Mississippi in 1862.  Contact:   Connie Lawson, Registrar UDC


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Copyright 1996- – All Rights Reserved.

Thank you’s are due to W. Roger and Roberta Peeples, the original
Yolo County CAGenWeb Project Coordinators, who created this web site in
November 1996. They maintained the web site until June, 1999, when
responsibility for the web site was turned over to Peggy and Pat
Perazzo. In November 2006 Nathan Zifel took over the web site until
March 2007 at which time he had to return it due to personal reasons.
We want to thank him for maintaining it during that time period.
As of March 2007, we have returned to maintain the
Yolo County CAGenWeb web site. Peggy & Pat Perazzo.
We would also like to thank Richard Wilson
for providing server space for this web site on behalf of the
California USGenWeb Project.



This Web page is sponsored on behalf of the California portion of The USGenWeb Project by Richard S. Wilson. Although believed to be correct as presented, if you note any corrections, changes, additions, or find that any links provided on this page are not functioning properly please contact the Webmaster for prompt attention to the matter.