Category Archives: Jamestown Rediscovery Society

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

Posted on July 5, 2024 by The Editor

The First California Company of the Jamestowne 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. In light of our 25th Anniversary Celebration, it seemed only … 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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Anticipating Thanksgiving: We Learn Our Ancestors’ Culinary Customs at Our Fall Meeting

Posted on November 25, 2014 by The Editor

A message from Governor Donna Derrick: The changing season was evident as we traveled through the fall countryside to the meeting. Fall meetings are considered something of a “homecoming.” The camaraderie with those of common lineage bonds and interest in … Continue reading →

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After 20 Years, It’s About Time

Posted on October 4, 2013 by The Editor

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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