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
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Our Next Meeting: January 7 –The National Archives at Riverside
The National Archives are important to anyone doing genealogical research. We will offer a workshop and tour on Saturday, January 7 at 11:30 am, following our business meeting there at 11:00 am. The National Archives at Riverside is impressive in the … Continue reading
Posted in 2012, First California Company, geneaology, Jamestowne Society, National Archives
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Update: Jordan’s Point: Martha McCartney’s New Book
The University of Virginia Press is distributing a new book by Martha W. McCartney (who spoke to us on October 23. 2010): Jordan’s Point, Virginia; Archaeology in Perspective, Prehistoric to Modern Times. Any of our members who had ancestors living … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, Early American History, First California Company, Jamestowne Society, Jordan's Point, McCartney, Virginia
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Betty Thomson 1928-2011
Bill and Betty Thomson at our fall 2010 meeting As Governor Ginny Gotlieb reported at our 10/29 meeting, our long-time member and former Historian, Bill Thomson, lost his wife of 63 years Betty last July 16. Many of us remember … Continue reading
Posted in 2011, First California Company
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The French & Indian War: Prelude to Revolution
Summary of First California Company Lecture October 29, 2011 By Diana Johnson Background Information George Washington grew up poor, but as a teenager he learned surveying, earning his wealth and respect by surveying Virginia’s Western Wilderness for homesteaders there. … Continue reading
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POCAHONTAS and RELATED FAMILY
By Scarlett Gathings Stahl (Editor’s note: On August 10, 2010, we posted Mary Weisiger Andeen’s account of her family’s Pocahontas Cameo Brooch. Scarlett Gathings Stahl, another Pocahontas descendant, here recounts how she discovered and has celebrated her heritage. We welcome … Continue reading