“This is the event I look most forward to every year,” Don Wilson, the vice president and general manager of Valero Benicia Refinery, remarked at the company’s Sponsor Recognition and Charity Grants event, held at the Benicia Veterans Memorial Hall Wednesday morning. Wilson had a good reason to be spirited. The refinery was honoring […]
Children to dig into Benicia’s past at museum event
The Benicia Historical Museum, with the help of the Benicia Historical Society and UC Berkeley’s Archeological Research Facility, will be inviting kids of all ages to get their Indiana Jones on as they uncover Benicia’s past for the new event “I Dig Benicia.” In honor of October being California Archaeology Month, the three organizations […]
National Guard captain to give presentation at Benicia Historical Museum
Next Sunday, visitors of the Benicia Historical Museum will get to enjoy a presentation by Capt. Christopher J. Meloy, the Headquarters & Headquarters Company commander of Benicia’s 749th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion. He will be using his personal military experiences to talk about the history of the National Guard as well as his own […]
Visions of a bygone Benicia
Resident’s turn-of-the-century postcards highlighted in museum exhibit opening Sunday A Benicia businessman, the son of a pioneering jeweler who opened his First Street business at the turn of the 19th century, didn’t let his father’s business interfere with his passion for photography, specifically picture postcards. Frank Stumm’s passion for — and influence on — the […]