ORANGE
COUNTY
PIONEER COUNCIL
Fall Newsletter 2004
Hello members of the Orange County Pioneer Council. I
hope all is well with you and your families. The Board would like to thank all
those who attended the Annual Pioneer Dinner and Meeting in April at the Phoenix
Club in
Anaheim
. It was a great success thanks to Chester Horton and all the other volunteers.
We are now looking forward to the Annual
Picnic at the Mission
San Juan Capistrano
, Sunday, October 3, 2004.
It gives me great pleasure to welcome two new Board
Members, Laura (Schmid) Cook and Cynthia (Cramer) Freeman. Their parents have
been active members of the Board for many years and it is wonderful to have the
next generation participating. If you, too, would like to serve on the Board
please contact me at terrybrennan@mlls.com
or call me (949-854-3286). The Board meets at noon at the Santa Ana Country Club
on the first Tuesday of the month (Sept. thru May) and the meetings last 1 ½
hours.
One final note: Our good friend and member Barbara Blankman, First
American Title’s picture librarian has passed away. We will all miss her.
We look forward to seeing you at the Annual Picnic.
Terry Brennan
President
Introducing our Newest Board Members
Membership
Chairman Laura (Schmid) Cook was born
and raised in
Tustin
not far from where her great-grandfather Leonhard Schmid settled in 1911. She
and her husband Paul are raising their two sons in
Irvine
. She is happily retired after 10 years as a retail pharmacist. Laura stays at
home and concentrates on her domestic engineer responsibilities as she eagerly
awaits new OCPC memberships! We are pleased to welcome Laura to the Board and
know she is doing a terrific job as Membership Chairman.
Cynthia
(Cramer) Freeman is a descendant of the Leutwiler, Ridgway and Cramer roots of
Orange
County
. True to her generation of
Orange
County
teens, her first job was working at Knott’s Berry Farm and her second job was
working at
Disneyland
. She raised her two children and had a busy career in Real Estate in
Fullerton
. She now resides with her new husband Rodger
in
Newport Beach
. She is an International Corporate Trainer and a Master Certified Executive
Coach to clients on 4 continents.
She also co-authored the children’s money book, Money
Does Grow on Trees. She is a history buff and looks forward to future
generations enjoying the many assets of
Orange
County
. We are pleased to welcome Cynthia to the Board.
Treasurer
Thank you to all of you who have paid your dues this year and those who
have made donations. This helps us so much with our Oral History Project which
is the main focus of our organization. We hope to hear from those of you who
haven’t paid your dues for 2004. If you have any questions please call me at
714-543-9681.
Barbara Oldewage
Treasurer
Website
The Board invites you to take a look at the OCPC website for additional
information about our organization: www.OCPioneer.org.
ANNUAL PICNIC
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2004
11
AM - 3 PM
A VISIT TO
MISSION
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
This is a marvelous opportunity
for members of the Pioneer Council!
You are all welcome to join the festivities and bring
your families, too!
We will gather in the patio near the Soldier's
Barracks, where picnic tables and chairs will be available.
Bring your own picnic lunch and beverage.
Visit and eat and be ready for a one hour docent-led tour starting
between 1 and 2 PM.
In appreciation, the Pioneer Council is making a
contribution for the work of
the
Mission
. You may register your attendees and telephone number by email to Chester
Horton at cehpch@aol.com or by mailing the
form below. The admission fee will be waived for members and family who register
prior to September 30. Their names will be placed on file at the entry gate.
Please clip and mail to:
Orange
County
Pioneer
Council,
1100 Irvine Blvd., #106
,
Tustin
,
CA
92780
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Member name(s)_______________________________________________
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Membership
As of August 2004 we are 375 members strong with about 75 of us forgetting
to contribute our annual dues. We have not increased our membership
significantly in the past few years and it is time that we do so! Please spread
the word and bring a friend to the picnic. If you have any questions contact me
at 949-854-7533 or bdlpcook@cox.net.
Laura Cook
Membership
Chairman
Oral History
The Annual Meeting in April,
held at the Phoenix Club, was very successful.
We added five new books to our collection, including Esther Cramer’s La
Habra Pioneers, Volume 4. Interviews
with Henry Segerstrom, Judge Robert Gardner, Forbes Snow Freeman, and Thomas and
Frances Turton were also included. As
of this time, we only have one book in the works for next year.
There are many individuals who still need to be interviewed, but we are
extremely short of interviewers. You
don’t need any experience to become an interviewer, just an appreciation of
Orange
County
’s heritage and a desire to get involved.
The Oral History Program and I would be more than happy to train you in
the basic interviewing skills. If
you would like to participate in the program, please contact me at 949-552-6037.
The Oral History Program, now the Center for Oral and Public History (COPH)
at Cal State Fullerton, will be happy to assist you in any way.
Please help us continue this valuable project.
The number for COPH is 714-278-3580.
Please ask for Kathy Frazee.
Eileen DeCair
Oral
History Liaison
Newsletter
Items for the Newsletter and/or
Website may be sent to Janet Tonkovich – email: janet@tonkovich.com
or call her at 714-544-4377.