Category Archives: Historic Jamestown

25th-anniversary meeting on June 22nd, 2024, Buena Park, CA

Posted on July 5, 2024 by The Editor

The First California Company of the Jamestown Society held its 25th-anniversary meeting on June 22nd, 2024. This was the first in-person meeting since the Fall 2023 meeting in Buena Park. We were blessed to have Dan Gamble of Jamestown Rediscovery … Continue reading →

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You Can Learn About Jamestowne Rediscovery Artifacts at Our February 26 Winter Meeting

Posted on January 26, 2022 by The Editor

On opening each issue of your Jamestowne Society magazine, you’ll see inside the front cover Merry Abbitt Outlaw’s feature, Secrets from the Vault. With each issue, she’s been describing some of the interesting artifacts that the Jamestowne Rediscovery team has … Continue reading →

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Our Winter Meeting Will Be Held Virtually On February 20

Posted on February 2, 2021 by The Editor

First California Company will hold its 2021 Winter Meeting virtually on Saturday, Feb 20th at 11 am on Zoom. Jamie May, the Director of the Voorhees Archaearium Museum, Jamestowne Rediscovery Foundation will be our speaker. She will discuss Jamestowne Rediscovery: … Continue reading →

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Reconstructing the Barracks

Posted on June 12, 2020 by The Editor

As you may know, our Society continues to support the Jamestowne Rediscovery Foundation in its archaeological research to help us better understand the lives and experiences of our ancestors. Most recently, we have made a $75,000 grant for the reconstruction … Continue reading →

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Our Governor Reports on the Society’s Meetings at Williamsburg July 27-30, 2019

Posted on August 14, 2019 by The Editor

The Jamestowne Society rescheduled its 2019 spring membership and Council meetings from their customary May dates to July 27-30 to commemorate the 400th anniversaries of two major events in the colony’s history: the convening of the first General Assembly – … Continue reading →

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Dr. James Horn of Jamestowne Rediscovery will speak at our June 29, 2019 Annual Meeting and 20th Anniversary Commemoration

Posted on May 13, 2019 by The Editor

We will commemorate our company’s 20th Anniversary at our Annual Meeting and luncheon on Saturday, June 29 at noon at the Il Fornaio restaurant, 18051 Von Karman Avenue, Irvine, CA 92612. (949) 261-1444. Our speaker will be Dr. James Horn. … Continue reading →

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Ringing the New Bell

Posted on March 23, 2019 by The Editor

Our Society has been supporting, through contributions from its resources and donations from members (like you), the replication of the bell that once hung and rang from the tower of the early church on Jamestown Island. That bell has been … Continue reading →

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Our Successful 2018 Fall Meeting

Posted on November 1, 2018 by The Editor

Our Fall 2018 membership luncheon and meeting was held at the Long Beach Yacht Club at noon, Saturday, October 20. Governor Julie Plemmons welcomed forty members, Friends and guests. Membership Chair Martha Pace Gresham then introduced new company members Tyler … Continue reading →

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How many English women came to Jamestown by 1620?

Posted on September 28, 2018 by The Editor

By Erica Hahn We know that there were few women colonists in the first years of the Jamestown colony. As with almost all European colonies, men were the adventurers, going out into the wilderness with the idea of making their … Continue reading →

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Our October 20 Fall Meeting and Luncheon will feature “How the Jamestowne Colony Led to the Sailing of the Mayflower”

Posted on September 19, 2018 by The Editor

Our Fall Meeting and Luncheon will be held on Saturday October 20, 2018 at 12 noon at the Long Beach Yacht Club, Skipper’s Cove Room, 6201 E. Appian Way, Long Beach, CA 90803.  For directions, please go to: http://www.lbyc.org/directions LBYC … Continue reading →

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2018 JAMESTOWNE SOCIETY NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Posted on May 25, 2018 by The Editor

By Scarlett Gathings Shepherd, Governor, 2016 – 2018 The 2018 Jamestowne Society National Conference was held May 10 – 12, 2018, at the Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg. This was a new venue for our Society functions as we previously met … Continue reading →

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The Spring Heritage Tour – May 11, 2018 – is fully reserved and closed

Posted on March 2, 2018 by The Editor

The Society has asked us to alert our members and other readers that the Spring Heritage Tour scheduled for May 11, 2018 that will feature a luncheon presentation by Dr. Bill Kelso and a walking tour of the Burwell and Pettus … Continue reading →

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