The Original Dixon Historical Guild.com website
THE ORIGINAL PROPRIETORS
Hayward Melville
Alan Schmeiser
Alan Schmeiser is a descendant of many pioneers that settled in Dixon, Davis, Tremont, Maine Prairie and Germantown in the 1800's. He is a master history researcher, past member of the Dixon Historical Society, Solano County Archives, Solano County Historical Society and the Vacaville Heritage Council. The decades of his vast knowledge and unveiling of the local area history is a valuable resource to the community and Solano County
The late Hayward Melville volunteered decades to uncovering, compiling, photographing and preserving Dixon's history for future generations. He was a past member to the Dixon Historical Society, Solano County Archives, Solano County Historical Society and the Vacaville Heritage Council. His passion for compiling data of the local area history was a valuable resource to the community and Solano County
Dixon Incorporation
1878 Dixon officially set up their government but was still controlled by the Board of Supervisors
Recipes
Just for fun! Do NOT try them at home! These were found in the Dixon Tribune from the pioneer days...
Dixon City Records
Most of Dixon's governmental records for the City were lost in the great fire of 1883. Hayward and Alan researched the Tribunes by microfilm then typed out records from 1874-the 1900's, compiled in pdf's and printed into binders to be kept in the City records vault
1878-1911 (file too large to upload...need help ***)
1912-1950
Silveyville Township in 1885 (Dixon history at the time)
Dixon was its own incorporated town but it was still located within the borders of Silveyville Township
Sanborn Fire Maps
The most reliable info on what was where and when in 1884, 1888, 1891, 1900, 1907, 1921 and 1945
file too large to upload... need help ***
Contributions of "Pliny" in Dixon
These were articles published through the years in the Dixon Tribune written by one of our original proprietors...Alan
Auction Yard
Canneries
Binghampton Vs Maine Prairie
Country Chatter 1874-1880 in local Townships
From Tribune of December 4, 1914
PIONEER JAMES MILLER TELLS OF EARLY DAYS IN DIXON AND MAINE PRAIRIE
Old Landmark Coming Down - Presbyterian Church
Rememberances
Dixon's Airports
Dixon had a haunted house
Dixon's Airways
Churches of Dixon
How Dixon Mammoth were discovered here by Mr. & Mrs. Schulze
The Vanished Maine Prairie
The Pioneer W. J. McElwaine 82 yrs old buys ox with savings
The Great Bear Hunt by 84 yr old pioneer G. W. Foster
The Binghamton Armory, School and Post Office
Nov. 11, 1954 The Old Porter House
Dixon POST 208
Opera House
Dixon Golf Club
Dixon Parks
Dixon Tribune
Dixon's Orange Juice Stands
Grangers Business Association of Dixon
PLUS OVER 100 PAGES MORE OF EARLY HISTORY! A GREAT READ!
Post Office History
Includes all the local Townships
Early Fangled Telephone in Dixon
coming soon
Board of Supervisors minutes (link coming soon***)
An index of Solano County meeting minutes
Ardeth Sievers Reidel Brevitis
These news items were published in the Dixon Tribune newspaper from the late 1800s to 1950. They were extracted by Historian Ardeth Sievers Reidel in the 1970s from the newspaper microfilm. The “Brevities” are a wealth of information as to what life was like in the first half of the 20th century in Dixon. They list marriages, births, deaths, and news items of local interest of that time era. You can do a search to look for information on your family to see if there was a news item published about them. The “Brevities” document is a 930-page PDF document; please be patient as it downloads.
Brevities Sort from the Guild
Ardeth's info along with more added from Alan and Hayward