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Reminder: Our Fall Meeting will be Saturday, October 29

Posted on September 29, 2011 by The Editor

The Porter Valley Country Club in Northridge, CA will be the site of our Fall Meeting and Luncheon on Saturday October 29, 2011, from 12 noon until 2:30 PM. Our own First California Company member Diana Johnson (and former Secretary … Continue reading →

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The Governor’s Roundtable Report

Posted on September 8, 2011 by The Editor

By Ginny Gotlieb Photo courtesy of The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation First California Company Governor Ginny Gotlieb joined the governors of other Jamestowne Society companies to exchange information and discuss Jamestowne companies’ activities around the country at a meeting in Williamsburg … Continue reading →

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Billy Pittard Joins Faculty at Middle Tennesee State University

Posted on September 5, 2011 by The Editor

First California Company member Billy Pittard has been named the new Chairman of the Department of Electronic Media Communication at Middle Tennessee State University.  He previously served on the Board of Professional Advisors.  Pittard and his family moved back to … Continue reading →

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First California Company’s 2011 Annual Meeting

Posted on September 5, 2011 by The Editor

First California Company members enjoyed the view from a deck and dining room of the San Diego Yacht Club at the June 18, 2011 annual meeting.  A large Jamestowne Society banner and table flag, gifts from the national society, were … Continue reading →

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Our Fall Meeting will be Saturday, October 29

Posted on August 29, 2011 by The Editor

The Porter Valley Country Club in Northridge, CA will be the site of our Fall Meeting and Luncheon on Saturday October 29, 2011, from 12 noon until 2:30 PM. Our own First California Company member Diana Johnson (and former Secretary … Continue reading →

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The Paces: Pioneers at Jamestown and Points West

Posted on July 20, 2011 by The Editor

First California Company is encouraging our members to give presentations about their ancestors at our meetings. Jim McCall and Martha Pace Gresham, both descendants of Ancient Planters Richard and Isabella Pace, gave the first of these at our annual meeting … Continue reading →

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Annual Meeting: June 18, 2011

Posted on May 23, 2011 by The Editor

San Diego Yacht Club What is more relaxing and quintessentially Californian than looking over a yacht harbor on a beautiful June day?  The San Diego Yacht Club held the oldest active trophy in international sports, the America’s Cup, from 1988-95. … Continue reading →

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February Meeting Summary: “Elizabethan Clothing as a Clue to Class, Commerce, Christianity, and Competition”

Posted on April 19, 2011 by The Editor

Company President, Ginny Gotlieb with guest speaker, Barbara Barbarics Barbara Barbarics presented a talk titled “Elizabethan Clothing as a Clue to Class, Commerce, Christianity, and Competition” to the First California Company’s February 2011 meeting in Claremont.  She brought examples of … Continue reading →

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Next meeting, February 26, 2011: “The Sea Venture, Shakespeare, and Elizabeth’s London”

Posted on January 24, 2011 by The Editor

by Ginny Gotlieb Barbara Barbarics, our February speaker Our winter meeting should be especially fun. Barbara Barbarics will review the story of the Third Supply of Jamestown, which may have inspired William Shakespeare to write his final play, “The Tempest”.  … Continue reading →

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The Sea Venture and the Reestablishment of Jamestown

Posted on January 24, 2011 by The Editor

By Ginny Gotlieb “The Sea Venture in a heavy Sea in 1609,” painting by Christopher Grimes The Virginia Company’s Third Supply to Jamestown was to have finally put the colony on solid footing.  Seven ships with five to six hundred … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Genealogical Fairs

Posted on January 24, 2011 by The Editor

By Ginny Gotlieb Our Company will staff information tables at two genealogical events this spring to encourage membership in the Jamestowne Society.  Please let me know if you can provide a few hours to staff our booths.  My email is … Continue reading →

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Condolences

Posted on January 24, 2011 by The Editor

Catherine “Catsy” Wylie Hopkins (Taylor) Schafer The First California Company extends condolences to the family of our loyal and generous member Catherine “Catsy” Wylie Hopkins (Taylor) Schafer.  Catsy passed away January 11, 2011 just shy of her ninety- seventh birthday.  … Continue reading →

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