by Benicia Museum | Nov 14, 2016 | Events, Exhibits
The Benicia Historical Museum’s permanent exhibit titled “Benicia Arsenal in War and Peace” features a 20 foot timeline of the Benicia Arsenal and Benicia’s military history. Augmented with a large and colorful collection of medals, badges, crests, flags,...
by Benicia Museum | Oct 25, 2015 | Events, Exhibits
Please visit our mixed media gallery featuring the tile art works of Guillermo Wagner Granizo. Granizo was one of the world’s premier ceramic-tile muralists. His bright colors, geometric shapes, heavy lines, and varying textures created in his Benicia studio convey a...
by Benicia Museum | May 19, 2014 | Benicia History
The Mizner Family was one of Benicia’s most interesting pioneer families. They arrived in California at the founding of Benicia in the 1840’s. They built a house and kept a small farm on what is now East L St. near First St. (where the Benicia Public...
by Benicia Museum | May 19, 2014 | Benicia History
The original land grants gifted to General Vallejo in 1843, incorporating much of Solano and Sonoma County, were ultimately invalidated in the 1860’s. This was due in part due to their sheer size as well as the fact that they were granted by the Mexican...
by Benicia Museum | May 19, 2014 | Benicia History
Benicia was not on the regular Pony Express Route, but when the riders’ missed their steamer connection to San Francisco from Sacramento, they took the alternative route through Solano County. This happened a total of 19 times in the 19 month history of the...
