Jamestowne Society
First California Company

Cordially invites you and your guests to the Fall Meeting and Luncheon
Saturday October 29, 2011
Porter Valley Country Club
12:00 noon – 2:30 pm
     “The French & Indian War: Prelude to Revolution”

Diana Johnson will address this pivotal moment in the transformation of Virginians as they became aware of how their social and cultural identity and economic interests had grown to differ from the mother country.  She is the author of six books and is a member of the First California Company, Jamestowne Society.

Luncheon: $35 payable to First California Company by Oct 20, 2011
If you have not yet paid 2011-2012 annual dues, they are $30 for Members

Please send luncheon check and/or dues renewal to:
Harry Holgate, Treasurer
115 West Fourth Street, #208, Long Beach, CA 90802
Questions: Call Ginny Gotlieb 818-635-5764 or email fccjamestownegov@gmail.com
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Diana M.Johnson’stalk to the First California Company October 29, 2011 titled “The French & Indian War: Prelude to Revolution” is based on her recent book.  She writes, “Although fighting as British citizens, the Virginia Colonial Militia, under the command of Lt. Col. George Washington, was forced by centuries of class-consciousness on the part of the British Regulars, to fight as Americans, not equal British citizens, in protection of their homes and country.  Based on the last section of my Colonial Virginia family saga, Cradle of a Nation, A Story of Colonial Virginia, I’ll share some examples, which led to setting the emotional climate for the American Revolution.”
Diana M. Johnson is a fourth generation Californian, and a direct descendant of the great medieval king, Charlemagne. She is a member of the Conejo Valley Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) the First California Company, Jamestowne Society where she served as Secretary and Newsletter Editor, and the Order of the Crown of Charlemagne. She attended Occidental College, and graduated from UCLA with honors. Her Masters Degree was earned from California State University of Northridge. As a member of the California Writers Club, she has served as Treasurer and President of the San Fernando Valley Branch, as well as CWC State Board Representative and State Treasurer. She was awarded the coveted Jack London Award for service to CWC. She was also founding president of the West Valley Branch. She is a retired teacher who taught music in the Los Angeles and Beverly Hills Unified School Districts, earning awards for Excellence in Education in both districts. Author of six historical novels, her first book, "Destiny's Godchild" was awarded the Book Publicists of Southern California IRWIN Award. Her other titles include, "Pepin's Bastard, the Story of Charles Martel" "Quest for the Crown, the Story of Pepin the Short" "Cradle of a Nation, a Story of Colonial Virginia" "Will & Davy, a Colonial Virginia Childhood" for young readers 10-14, and "Wagons to Hangtown a Story of the California Gold Rush." She and her husband Bill love to travel, and have even flown their own plane across the United States. She enjoys speaking to all kinds of groups, and can be reached at billndi@verizon.net.

Porter Valley Country Club, 19216 Singing Hills Drive, Northridge, Los Angeles, CA 91326 is just north of the Ronald Reagan/118 freeway at the Tampa exit.  Exiting the freeway, go north on Tampa to the first light.  Turn right then take first left, Singing Hills Drive.  The Club is on your left.  Parking is free.  The 118 freeway can be reached from the 405 freeway.  Amtrak train service in Chatsworth (CWT)  is 3.2 miles away at 10040 Old Depot Plaza Road, Chatsworth, CA 91311-2943.

The luncheon plate will offer salad, a hot chicken entrée with vegetables and potatoes, dinner rolls and butter, dessert, and coffee and tea service.  Please specify if you prefer a vegetarian option.

Future Meetings

Saturday, January 7, 2012
An Introduction to The National Archives in Southern California
We are honored to have the Director of the National Archives in Southern California as our winter speaker. Mr. Kerry Bartels will give us a tour of the new National Archives facility in Perris, near Riverside, CA, describing the holdings here with a review of the various repositories around the country. His talk will cover four of the five major categories of records in the National Archives that are most commonly used by genealogists: military records, passenger lists, naturalization records, and Federal land records. He will provide examples of records that are rich in genealogical value but are little known and little used by genealogists and will discusses the two digitization partners of the National Archives, Ancestry.com and Footnote.com, and their current activities and offers to answer whatever questions we have. We will have a boxed lunch after Mr. Bartels talk. First California Company members may stay to pursue their own research topics until the Archives close at 4:30 pm. The National Archives at Riverside is located at 23123 Cajalco Road, Perris, CA 92570-7298. Watch the First California Company website and online newsletter/blog for reservation information closer to the meeting date.