The Museum of Willows

Willows Post Office sc13623 Original date ca. 1910 Donor: [Willows Museum] Pub; Leo Buddy Pergson Did you know/ that the Reidy Building built in 1910 was the only surviving building of Willows Million Dollar Fire July 11, 1920 and today still stands very prominent on south side Sycamore between Butte and Tehama to begin Rebuilding Willows a new beginning "Corner Stone of Willows Glenn County" Identifier sc13623 Title Willows Post Office Original date ca. 1910 Photographer Mai...n photo Original item size 87 x 138 mm Original medium Film negative Description [View of a post office in Willows, Glenn County circa 1910. Donor: Willows Museum] Original annotation [New post office; Willows, CA; This is where we go for the mail everyday, you will have to get acquainted;] Subject-Location Glenn County (Calif.) Willows (Calif.) Subject-Topic Post office buildings Location in Collection original not owned Digital Collection Northeastern California Historical Photograph Collection Digital Repository Meriam Library. California State University, Chico. Copyright Use of digital images found on this website is permitted for private or personal use only. This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Permissions To request permission for reuse of this image select this link to our web request form: Meriam Library. California State University, Chico. See more

Susan Meeker / Staff Writer Jun 12, 2008 Museum Society director JoAnn Wright stands with Frank Prentice, the last surviving member of the first air tanker squadron, as he donates a model replica of the first airplane to free fall drop water on a forest fire. [Floyd Nolta,who opened Willows Flying Service in 1928, also had a part in history as he began planting rice by plane and led the creation of an Air Tanker Program. Willows flying Service is one of the major tenants of ...the Willows-Glenn County Airport at its beginning, Rhew said in an email. They invented rice planting and started (an) Air Tanker Squadron. Glenn County’s aviation history also includes General James Jimmy Doolittle, who had some of his raiders practice in the Willows-Glenn Airport before participating in the bombing of six Japanese military targets in April 1942, soon after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941.] https://www.appeal-democrat.com//article_0a38010b-b7b4-5f9

Aug 21, 2018 Updated Aug 23, 2018 The Glenn County Board of Supervisors voted in support of the museum on July 31 and has agreed to allow a portion of land at the Willows-Glenn Airport to house the museum at a reduced rent. Floyd Nolta, who opened Willows Flying Service in 1928, also had a part in history as he began planting rice by plane and led the creation of an Air Tanker Program.... Willows flying Service is one of the major tenants of the Willows-Glenn County Airport at its beginning, Rhew said in an email. They invented rice planting and started (an) Air Tanker Squadron. Glenn County’s aviation history also includes General James Jimmy Doolittle, who had some of his raiders practice in the Willows-Glenn Airport before participating in the bombing of six Japanese military targets in April 1942, soon after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. https://www.appeal-democrat.com//article_a6c41bf0-a5a3-11e

Willows Free Library

Renovation of Historical Courthouse Willows/ Inspection of the front of the Building and the Historical Columns.

A Longstanding Practice - GCID has a longstanding practice to conduct dredging and gravel removal operations to keep the GCID intake channel, that is used to di...vert water from the Sacramento River to the District’s main pump station, clear of sediment and gravel blockages. From the 1880s to 2020 dredging and gravel removal for GCID and its predecessors has been essential to ensure reliable water diversions to meet agricultural and environmental water service needs. See more

The Fish Guidance Structure Spring-run Chinook Salmon enter the Sacramento River from late March through September. Adults hold in cool water habitats, then sp...awn in the fall. Winter-run Chinook Salmon spawn in the upper Sacramento River from April through August. Fry and smolts migrate downstream from July through March. The winter-run Chinook are listed as endangered and the spring-run are listed as a threatened species. One of the permits obtained to perform the Intake Channel Gravel Removal Project required GCID to install a Fish Guidance Structure (FGS) to provide protection for fish listed by the Endangered Species Act (ESA). The FGS acted as a deterrent to keep fish away from the construction activities in the intake channel. It was installed by GCID personnel during the last week of February, prior to starting the project. CDFW performed several mark and recapture fish releases before and after the FGS was in place. Small salmon from Coleman Fish Hatchery were marked with paint and then released in different locations above and near the intake channel. Their marked fish were recaptured south of the fish screens and were recorded for a study to determine efficacy of the FGS. The Fish Guidance Structure was removed once the intake channel gravel removal project was completed. https://www.facebook.com/Worthington-Products-Inc-104308032970437/

Item Information. View source record on contributor's website. TitleTown of Willows Catholic Church. Date Created and/or Issuedca. 1900 DescriptionView of the town of Willows, featuring a Catholic church and the Donohue residence in Willows, Glenn County ca. 1900. Donor: Cindy Davis (loan) [town scene] Catholic church, Donohue residence (in front of church) Publication InformationMeriam Library. California State University, Chico Contributing InstitutionCalifornia State Univ...ersity, Chico CollectionNortheastern California Historical Photograph Collection Rights InformationUse of digital images found on this website is permitted for private or personal use only. This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Permission for reuse of this image; DescriptionView of the town of Willows, featuring a Catholic church and the Donohue residence in Willows, Glenn County ca. 1900. Donor: Cindy Davis (loan) [town scene] Catholic church, Donohue residence (in front of church) TypeImage Format95 x 145 mm Identifiersc12042 SubjectChurch buildings Housing Streets PlaceGlenn County (Calif.) Willows (Calif.) Sourcesc12042.tif Relationoriginal not owned Northeastern California Historical Photograph Collection

Ain't Local Glenn County History Interesting & Lot of Fun/

Red Bluff Daily News, Volume XXXIV, Number 160, 11 May 1918 https://cdnc.ucr.edu/

Please bear with me as I make changes sharing my progress on trying to work on our Video of (117) our Proud VFW Veterans Gravesites Willows Glenn County CA. God Bless!! "One Nation Under God"

Sometimes you come across a piece of Willows Glenn County History and find yourself just amazed and have to share with the Community of Willows.. Picture Added by Hayden Trent Martha M Coe US NAVY 4 May 1934 25 May 1998 California Name: Martha M Coe... Death Age: 64 Birth Date: 4 May 1934 Death Date: 25 May 1998 Cemetery Address: Attn: Ray Mertle 800 E Wood Street Willows, CA 95988 Cemetery: Willows Cemetery District Interment Place: California Notes: US NAVY https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111808155/martha-mae-coe Martha Mae Coe BIRTH 4 May 1934 Orange County, California, USA DEATH 25 May 1998 (aged 64) Sacramento, Sacramento County, California, USA BURIAL Willows Cemetery Willows, Glenn County, California, USA MEMORIAL ID 111808155 View Source Family Members Parents Frederick Mearns Coe 19041976 Sarah Bradshaw Elliott Croissant 19091992

Chrome #20. A few days ago, images of the chrome concentrate being loaded into railroad cars at Fruto were shown with some descriptive information. Joe, asked t...he question if the OHCS had any information about the "roundhouse" at Fruto. The answer to this query comes from Tom Haskill in the fall 2002 issue of Wagon Wheels, journal of the Colusi (co-loo-see) County Historical Society. In his research of Fruto history, Tom could not secure a copy of the Fruto Town Plat (1888) from either Colusa or Glenn County Clerk Recorders. Thus, Tom drew a replica of the plat and it is included with Tom's story. On looking at Tom's map, you will note that "the railroad owned the block wide area between Vine and Cherry Streets with private development occurred only on the south side of Vine and the north side of Cherry." On their property, "the block wide-strip between Vine and Cherry, the RR laid track and sidings. It built a depot with living facilities for the station agent, offices and a freight storage area. The Company erected a water tank atop a tower. It constructed a roundhouse, warehouse for grain and hay, corrals and loading platforms for cattle, sheep and hogs. It planted palm trees and even made a small 'park' beside the depot." For 30 years or more, Fruto had "daily train service from the Willows and outside world." The passenger train and crew stayed in Fruto--making a trip to Willows in the morning and returned in the afternoon. The freight train and crew stayed in Willows and made a trip to Fruto in the morning and returned to Willows in the afternoon. Stops could be made at sidings along the way. Tom's plat indicates "turntable" which would make more sense that construction of a "roundhouse." An image of the abandoned roadbed east of Fruto along State Route 162 is also shown. This ends the series of posts on "Chrome." Thanks to Phil for asking about Chrome and this interesting topic from our area's past. "Proud History, Bright Future." See more

Title Orland Glenn County Calif. Orland Street Photo Date Created Issue:1920 Contributor White, Thelma Date Created Issuedca. 1920 Publication InformationMeriam Library. California State University, Chico Contributing InstitutionCalifornia State University, Chico... CollectionNortheastern California Historical Photograph Collection Rights InformationUse of digital images found on this website is permitted for private or personal use only. This material may be protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code). To request permission for reuse of this image license. DescriptionPhotograph shows street in Orland, California. (Left to right) Old Royal Hotel, New Royal Hotel, King's Cyclery, Joe Simon's Garage, edge of Opera House. TypeImage Format150x200mm. tif Silver gelatin DOP Identifiersc56 SubjectBuildings Garages Business enterprises Hotels PlaceOrland (Calif.) Glenn County (Calif.) Sourcesc56.tif RelationHard Drive photographs Northeastern California Historical Photograph Collection

I'll post one more/ based on the Likes/Loves and Interest of Willows and trying to stay within the Interest of The Museum of Willows/ If this Interest you/ Out of (117) VFW Veterans Willows/ I'll post much as I can/ Compiling from A-Z Volunteering my time for Findagrave and NARA National Archive Washington DC- Compiling all of Photos and VFW Headstones of (117) Proud Veterans,, thought I would volunteer to take on the Project of compiling all the Proud Veterans buried Cemeter...y: Willows Cemetery District Interment Place: California. even having all the Photos now (117) Proud Veterans in Willows Cemetery,, shouldn't take me more than another 2-3 Months to Complete-LOL- but it was something I wanted undertake and show my/our appreciations for our Proud Veterans of Willows Glenn County CA. All U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 Results NARA National Archive Washington DC. Cemetery Address: Attn: Ray Mertle 800 E Wood Street Willows, CA 95988 Cemetery: Willows Cemetery District Interment Place: California 120 of 117 View Record Name Birth Date Death Date Burial Place View Record Ivan Leslie Ainger 20 Oct 1919 17 Apr 2001 California Ivan Leslie Ainger U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 Name: Ivan Leslie Ainger Death Age: 81 Birth Date: 20 Oct 1919 Death Date: 17 Apr 2001 Cemetery Address: Attn: Ray Mertle 800 E Wood Street Willows, CA 95988 Cemetery: Willows Cemetery District Interment Place: California Notes: T SGT US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II https://www.findagrave.com/mem/113690551/ivan-leslie-ainger

Retired now,, Gotta Start somewhere,, Already spent abt year Compiling Records/Photos/ HELP/ LOL/ Compiling from A-Z Volunteering my time for Findagrave and NARA National Archive Washington DC- Compiling all of Photos and VFW Headstones of (117) Proud Veterans,, thought I would volunteer to take on the Project of compiling all the Proud Veterans buried Cemetery: Willows Cemetery District Interment Place: California. even having all the Photos now (117) Proud Veterans in Will...ows Cemetery,, shouldn't take me more than another 2-3 Months to Complete-LOL- but it was something I wanted undertake and show my/our appreciations for our Proud Veterans of Willows Glenn County CA. All U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 Results NARA National Archive Washington DC. Cemetery Address: Attn: Ray Mertle 800 E Wood Street Willows, CA 95988 Cemetery: Willows Cemetery District Interment Place: California 120 of 117 View Record Name Birth Date Death Date Burial Place View Record Joseph E Asbury 28 Sep 1920 21 Feb 1997 California Joseph E Asbury U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019 U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, ca.1775-2019No Image Name: Joseph E Asbury Death Age: 76 Birth Date: 28 Sep 1920 Death Date: 21 Feb 1997 Cemetery Address: Attn: Ray Mertle 800 E Wood Street Willows, CA 95988 Cemetery: Willows Cemetery District Interment Place: California Notes: US NAVY WORLD WAR II https://www.findagrave.com/memor/113648679/joseph-e.-asbury