Next Meeting
2020 Annual Meeting: Saturday, June 5
Where: Zoom Meeting; Norma Keating, Lt. Governor, First California Company at normakeating@earthlink.net or 714-319-5994
Time: 11:00 AM
Program: David Givens, Director of Archeology, Jamestowne Rediscovery
Category Archives: geneaology
Historic Jamestown’s 400th Wedding Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony
Thanks to our friend Jane Crallé Congdon (another Pocahontas descendant), who sent us this message: Below is the link for the Colonial Williamsburg video of the Pocahontas/Rolfe wedding anniversary reenactment held ( 3 times) on Saturday, April 5, 2014, anniversary date … Continue reading
A Pocahontas/Rolfe Descendant Attends Her Ancestors’ 400th Wedding Anniversary
Our First California Company member, Scarlett Stahl, is a descendant of Pocahontas and John Rolfe and attended Historic Jamestown’s April 5 commemoration and reenactment on their 400th wedding anniversary. She describes her experience in her article published in micechat.com and includes … Continue reading
We Will Commemorate the 400th Wedding Anniversary of Pocahontas and John Rolfe On March 2
First California Company has invited all Society companies and members in California, Nevada and Arizona to join us in commemorating the 400th wedding anniversary of Pocahontas and John Rolfe. This luncheon meeting will be held on Sunday, March 2nd at 1 PM at … Continue reading
Two Important Events on January 18: Our ByLaws; and Why Hereditary Societies are Important
Our First California Company will be joining other lineage societies on Saturday, January 18 at the Los Angeles Athletic Club for two meetings that should be of importance to all of us. Company members have been invited to convene at … Continue reading
Two Opportunities to Research Your VA Ancestors
If you are interested in pursuing unique opportunities for researching for your Virginia ancestors, there appear to be two promising genealogical tours to Richmond and Williamsburg hosted by Roads Scholars in the next few months. Here are their summaries and … Continue reading
Looking for Your Virginia Ancestors: Researching 17th Century Virginia
Looking for a Virginia ancestor is often a key task in preparing an initial Society membership application or for finding collateral lines to supplement an existing one. We are adding a new resource to the Other Sources among the Helpful Tools … Continue reading
Our June 15th Annual Meeting: Songs Our Ancestors Sang
Our Annual Meeting will be held at 12 noon, Saturday, June 15th at the Long Beach Yacht Club, 6201 E. Appian Way. Long Beach, CA 90803. Click here for directions.. Sea faring has always been accompanied by music, and our … Continue reading
On-Line Help for Preserving Photographs and Documents
Preserving photographs and documents are important to all of us wanting to hand down heritage to our progeny. Southern California Genealogical Society has alerted us that during the forthcoming Preservation Week (April 21-27) two FREE webinars – Tuesday 4/23 at … Continue reading
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It’s Almost Time Again for the SoCal Genealogy Jamboree
First California Company will again have our informational table at the 44th Annual Southern California Genealogy Jamboree in Burbank, Friday through Sunday, June 7 through 9, 2013. If past Jamborees are any indication, it will be a rewarding event and … Continue reading
Our New Councilors and Web Site Update
Governor Ginny Gotlieb has appointed our long-time members Sandy and Scott Krutilek of Moorpark as Councilors to join past Governor Joanne Howell Murphy. Scott ably served in the past as Lieutenant Governor and Treasurer, and Sandy has served as our … Continue reading
Some of Us Went Dancing….
25 First California Company members and guests were entertained and several participated in the demonstration of 17th century English Country dancing at our winter meeting in Riverside on Saturday, January 19. It’s not often that we get to do so, … Continue reading
Stephen Hopkins Descendants Will Speak at our October 20 Meeting
Our October 20 meeting will feature two of his descendants to tell us about Stephen Hopkins – After Jamestown and on to Plimouth. We will hear from Kenneth Whittemore, Jr., Governor of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants in California, … Continue reading