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Category Archives: 2013
After 20 Years, It’s About Time
In the shadow of the debacle of the federal shutdown, the Virginia House of Delegates has commended archeologist Bill Kelso for his accomplishments with the discoveries at Historic Jamestown, as reported by the Virginia Gazette. 2014 will mark the 20th … Continue reading
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Preserving Our Ancestral Heritage
Jamestown Rediscovery is preserving important evidence of our ancestral heritage with completion of phase I of the repair and restoration of the 17th century church bell tower. The deteriorated masonry at the top of the structure that posed extreme risk … Continue reading
Found: America’s First English Garden…or Was It a Farm?
Perhaps those first settlers weren’t so “lazy,” after all, belying what some historians have been telling us for many decades. In exploring the first extension to James Fort, Jamestown Rediscovery has recently uncovered evidence of their first attempts at agriculture … 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
Progress on Church Bell Tower Restoration
We are updating our posts of December 6, 2012 and May 11, 2013 with this progress report on the restoration of the 17th century church bell tower. The need for the repairs and restoration is much more clearly seen in … Continue reading
Our 2013 Annual Meeting
The sunny climes and harbor views of the Long Beach Yacht Club were an appropriate venue for the maritime music theme of our fourteenth Annual Meeting on Saturday, June 15th. The Program Forty six Company members and guests listened to … Continue reading
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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
Bell Tower Restoration Update
During the past winter, Jamestown Rediscovery erected the scaffolding on the 17th century church bell tower to enable them to repair and restore it, the objective of the Society Fund to which we and several other companies and members contributed … 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