Winters Museum

The Winters Museum is a volunteer organization. We rely upon donations to fund our exhibits, pay our rent, and support our activities.  A Live Solano Give Solano donation will allow us to continue our effort to honor the past and preserve the history of the Winters area.

The Journey from Spain to Winters: Stories of Hard Work, Strong Families, and Good Food!

Winters has been home to immigrants from Spain and their descendants for over 100 years! There are families that have been here for three, four, and five generations. Every family has a story, but there are many common threads in our stories of how we got here (Hawaii, Ellis Island, other ways), what we did when we got here (transitions from farm laborers to farmers, grocery store owners, or other businesses), and how we have become part of the American culture but have retained our heritage through foods, language, and family ties.

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Winters Japantown Monument

Our major event of 2024 was the installation and dedication of the Winters Japantown Monument to honor the Pre-war Japanese Community of Winters. The May 4th Dedication surpassed our expectations. Since then, we have added new brickwork and a pathway. Work continues on seating and landscaping.

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The Dedication Day crowd gathers at 
the Winters Japantown Monument.

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General Fund (Facility and New Exhibit Fund)

This year, the Winters Museum is raising funds in support of our General Fund (Facility and New Exhibit Fund).

The Winters Museum aims to present at least two exhibits per year, with an approximate cost of $3,000 each. We expanded our space and brought back two great exhibits during the last year. The first is "Remembering Monticello," which documents the community that existed just a few miles to the west of Winters and was displaced by the construction of the dam that created Lake Berryessa. The second one is The Lost Japanese Community of Winters. The current featured exhibit is titled The Journey from Spain to Winters.

The Remembering Monticello Exhibit

The Lost Japanese Community of Winters Exhibit

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Members of the Winters Fortnightly Club gathers to view the Our Winters Businesses Exhibit

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The new ones join the list of exhibitions that we have presented:

• The Journey from Spain to Winters
• Our Winters Businesses
• Take a Look Back at Winters History
• Wide World of Winters Sports
• Remembering Monticello
• The Lost Japanese Community of Winters
• Honoring Winters Veterans
• Celebrating Winters Agriculture
• The Winters Plein Air Festival
• Reliving Winters Youth Days
• Featuring the Winters Express

We hope to secure $3,000 needed to cover the costs of our next round of exhibits and $3,000 for our facility expansion expenses, including improvements to our lighting, display units, and signage.

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