Society of Ventura County Pioneers, Ventura County Historical Society, Ventura County Museum of History and Art records, circa 1900s MVC011
Society of Ventura County Pioneers
Notice of meeting, April 25, 1903
Invitation, May 9, 1903
Funeral Memoranda:
Edward T. Hare, November 23, 1903
Dr. Andrew Jackson Comstock, November 21, 1903
Albert Ayers, June 15, 1904
A. W. Browne, Janyary 31, 1905
Candelaria Ortega, January 30, 1905
I. H. Warring, June 29, 1905
Peter Bennett, July 2, 1905
James S. Harkey, July 16, 1905
Robert H. Callis, August 7, 1905
Frederick William Gerberding, August 8, 1905
Mrs. Mary Robinson, January 10, 1906
Julio V. Peralto, February 18, 1906
R. Frank Robertson, May 2, 1906
J. R. Willoughby, July 6, 1906
Mathew H. Arnold, September 9, 1906
Mrs. Martha Adams McDougall, September 26, 1906
James Evens, December 15, 1907
D. R. Stewart, November 20, 1909
B. T. Williams, March 9, 1910
Thank-you from Williams family, March 13, 1910
Ephraim Harry Myers, July 13, 1910
Miscellaneous Notes, unexplained
News Clippings:
Free Press: Father Sherlock Bristol, b. 6-15-1815, d. 9-26-1906, buried at San Buenaventura Cemetery
Ventura Free Press: "J. C. Brewster, an honored pioneer," February 24, 1909
Ventura Free Press: "County pioneers to meet Nov. 15," October 27, 1913
Ventura Daily Post: "Pioneers," May 17, 1921
Minutes of meeting of Society of Ventura County Pioneers, Saturday, November 15, 1913
Minutes of meeting of Board of Trustees of Society of Ventura County Pioneers, October 5, 1907
Names of pioneers of Ventura County, list made February 1905
Partial list of names and dates in handwriting of L. F. Eastin, secretary
[Statement that all minute books, lists of pioneers, and all papers of the society as kept by L. F. Eastin, secretary, have been lost or destroyed by fire, except the Book of Constitution and By-Laws], October 6, 1907
Resolutions of Respect, Novenber 15, 1913
Unsigned certificate of delegate to Calif. Pioneers State Assembly, San Jose, California, September 6-7, 1907
Names of Pioneers (first list of September 21, 1903 by Barry)
Statement of John Charles Hartman
Statement of Frank Hamilton Dudley
Statement of John Pinkerton
[Envelope postmarked 8-28-1912, containing letter from Jerome Caldwell to John Barry, Secretary of Ventura County Pioneer Society, (with enclosure: statement from Ventura County Pioneers to John Barry re dues due, dated 8-10-1896)], August 21, 1912
Minutes of Pioneer Meeting, Saturday, September 19, 1891
Letter from J. C. Hartman to Walter E. Barry, August 30, 1911
Remarks of Senator Thomas Bard at opening of meeting of Society of Ventura County Pioneers, November 15, 1913
Letter from Santa Clara Co. Pioneers Society of Cal. to John C. Barry, August 5, 1908
Letter from T. R. Bard to J. A. Barry, October 15, 1907
Meeting Notice: "Call of the Pioneers" at Anacapa Hotel, August 26, 1912
Letter from T. R. Bard to J. A. Barry, August 15, 1907
Printed notice from Headquarters of Executive Committee of the Calif. Pioneers of Santa Clara County, calling for a convention of Calif. pioneer societies to be held Sept. 6 and 7, 1907
Receipt signed by Margaret E. Waller, Superintendent, Elizabeth Bard Memorial Hospital, listing items received from J. A. Barry for safe-keeping, July 28, 1908
Envelope postmarked December 2, 1911 from Millar Publishing Co. to John A. Barry, containing the following:
Record of transactions between Mr. Barry and Millar Publishing Co.
Miscellaneous news clippings, including obituaries of pioneers, references to landmarks and people, and Santa Clara Society of Pioneers
Envelope containing:
Notice of meeting to be held October 5, 1907
Memoranda of names of pioneers requested to be placed on roll: Mrs. S. M. Brooks and Charles T. Thacker (dated Oct. 1907)
Letter from T. R. Bard to John Barry, November 28, 1913
Letter from J. A. Barry to T. R. Bard re: ladies E. C. O. Club request to re-establish cross on hilltop in Ventura, May 21, 1912
Copy of letter from Society of Ventura County Pioneers to Dr. C. L. Bard's widow, April 17, 1903
Two copies of letter from T. R. Bard to Sol Sheridan, November 15, 1913
Envelope containing correspondence between J. A. Barry and T. R. Bard referring to death of Jose Ramon Ortega on June 1, 1914, including obituary card and list of pall bearers, June 1914
Letter from T. R. Bard to John A. Barry, May 23, 1912
Letter from E. O. Gerberding to John Barry, June 24, 1904
Notes on William Seymour Riley, born October 8, 1833, died January 28, 1907
Notes (undated and unidentified) apparently referring to the Pinkerton family
Booklet commemorating Society of Ventura County Pioneers and the plaques placed in Foster Park. Booklet presented with compliments of Art Bronze Products
Five envelopes addressed to J. A. Barry with no contents inside
Blank stationery of Society of Ventura County Pioneers
Affidavit of Registration for Mrs. Mildred S. Orton, circa 1920
Checkbook: William Collins & Sons, Bankers, Ventura, CA, in account with Ventura County Pioneer Society, Folio 788, July 14, 1903 to November 1, 1906
Letter from Corporation License Tax Exemption Board to Society of Ventura County Pioneers, postmarked March 14, 1916
Bill from Pacific Coast Publishing Co. to Pioneer Society of Ventura, for Minute Book, December 1, 1913
Bill from Frank Andrada, for B. T. Williams funeral, May 19, 1910
Bill from James Mack, Los Angeles Livery, Sale and Feed Stable for bus hire, April 1, 1910
Bill from Daley & Crothers, for team wagon and driver, February 1, 1908
Bill from Oxnard Courier, for advertising, January 1, 1908
Bill from James Mack, L. A. Livery, Sale and Feed Stable, for bus for Barry, January 1, 1908
Bill from Ojai Publishing Co. , Inc. , for meeting notice, September 17, 1907
Bill from Ventura Free Press, for 360 postals, July 31, 1905
Bill from N. S. Sanborn, Pioneer Livery and Feed Stable, for team and bus for Peter Bennett funeral, July 31, 1905
Bill from Ventura Free Press for 315 postals (Bennett), July 1, 1905
Bill from Ventura Free Press for 300 postals (Warring), July 1, 1905
Bill from Ventura Free Press for 200 postcards (A. W. Browne funeral), February 1, 1905
Bill from Daley & Crothers for team, bus and driver, January 31, 1905
Bill from N. S. Sanborn for bus, June 30, 1904
Bill from Daley & Crothers for team and bus, July 6, 1904
Bill from Ventura Democrat for 425 postal cards, June 30, 1904
Bill from Ventura Free Press for funeral notices and postal cards, July 8, 1904
Receipt for registered mail No. 120209, November 9, 1926
Bill from Phenix Stables for bus, November 1, 1908
Bill from Oxnard Courier for balance of account, DEcember 1, ?
Railroad Timetable for Manila y Dagupan, May 18, 1894
Numerous personal bills addressed to J. H. and/or Alice N. Morrison (no apparent connection to Society of Ventura County Pioneers?)
Checkbook, January 16, 1908 thru December 8, 1912
Book: List of Deprivals of and Restorations to Benefits and Suspensions, N. S. G. W.
Book: Rituals of Special Services, B. P. O. E. , U. S. A.
Book: Minutes of "Band of Hope" Springville, 1882 et seq.
Checkbook for Women's Christian Temperance Union, Santa Paula, 1885-1886
Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of Ventura County, recognizing November 12-18, 1979, as National Archives Week
News Clippings presented by Tex Ricard
News clipping: Ventura Free Press, April 25, 1902
Two articles on Pioneer Museum history
Minutes of Pioneer Society Meeting, June 9, 1856
Record Book containing:
Signatures of pioneers registered at Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, noting date each arrived in Ventura County, May 22, 1911
News clippings
Pioneer register from Foster Day at Seaside Park, September 5,1921
Register from Ventura County Fair, October 1921
Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 23, 1925
Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 21, 1927
Record of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 12, 1928
Record of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 31, 1929
Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 29, 1930
Record and Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 23, 1931
Record and Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 28, 1932
Register of P. O. Founding at Simi, July 26, 1932
Register of Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, 1933
Text of address by W. W. Orcutt at Pioneer Picnic, 1933
Record of Dedication of Orcutt Memorial Stone at Pioneer Picnic, June 9, 1934
Receipt for funds amount $102.19, balance in funds of Ventura County Pioneer Society (To E. Sheridan from W. M. Reese funeral, dated April 24, 1902), June 16, 1934
Daily Free Press account of Dr. Cephas Bard's funeral, April 24, 1902
Statement of expenses from L. W. Corbett to Pioneer Society for $31.63, June 9, 1934
Letter from Mrs. Vesta Keene to Mr. Ed Sheridan requesting list of pioneers for Ebell Club Pioneer Section, September 5, 1930,
Visitors Register from Pioneer Booth at Ventura County Fair in October, 1990
List of people who lived in and near Hueneme in 1875
Record of organization of Pioneer Society, 1891
List of signatures of subscribers to building fund
News clipping, Daily Free Press, May 22, 1911
Book: Constitution and By-Laws of the Society of Ventura County Pioneers
List: Pioneers who signed the roll, 1893
Book: Alphabetical list of names registered at Pioneer Picnic at Foster Park, May 20, 1911
Ventura County Historical Society
Paid Bills, A-Z April 1975 to December 1977
Minutes, 1955-1965
Board Packets, 1966-1971
Board Packets, 1972-1974
Board Packets, 1975-1976
Board Packets, 1977
Board Packets, 1978
Board Packets, 1979
Board Packets, 1980
Board Packets, FY 1980-1981
Board Packets, FY 1981-1982
Board Packets, FY 1982-1983
Board Packets, FY 1983-1984
Board Packets, FY 1984-1985
Board Packets, February 1985 to November 1985
Board Packets, 1986
Ventura County Museum of History and Art
Book containing minutes of meetings of Ventura County Historical Society and Ventura County Museum of History and Art, April-December, 1988
Book containing minutes of meetings of Ventura County Museum of History and Art, 1989
Book: Pioneer Men & Women Who Settled in Ventura County Prior to 1874-Centennial Celebration 1881-1991. Ventura County Pioneer Association, Ventura County Historical Society, September 15, 1991
Article: Ventura County & Coast Reporter: "Ventura County's Historical Society," page 9