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| Founded | 1886 |
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| Founder | Lilly O. Reichling [1] |
| Type | 501(c)(3) |
| Focus | California history and heritage |
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Grand President | Nina Coffenberry [2] |
| Website | Official website |
Native Daughters of the Golden West is an American non-profit organization for women born in California. The organization focuses on the care and preservation of California history. [3] It is the sister organization to the Native Sons of the Golden West.
| Pioneer Hall | |
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| Location | 113 Main St., Jackson, California, United States |
| Coordinates | 38°20′57″N120°46′27″W / 38.349067°N 120.774283°W |
| Reference no. | 34 |
The organization was founded in Pioneer Hall, a historic building located in Jackson, California. [4] The first meeting took place on September 11, 1886, in the basement of the Hall. The meeting was called by Lilly O. Reichling. Approximately 20 women attended the first meeting. [1] The hall is a California Historical Landmark. [4] [5] On September 25, 1886, the Order was organized with Reichling serving as Secretary. Tina L. Kane was the first President. They called their meeting space a "Parlor" and the founding group was named Ursula. [1]
On March 7, 1887, charter officers were declared. Ursula No 1. had thirty-three founding members. Their first logo featured a fawn. They changed it to include the symbols of Minerva: oriflamme and sheaves of wheat. It also had the letters "P.D.F.A." added. Their founding principles were: "Love of Home, Devotion to the Flag of our Country, Veneration of the Pioneers of California, and an Abiding Faith in the Existence of God." These principles remain today. Between March and June 1887, seventeen other Parlors were organized. In July they held their first Grand Parlor in San Francisco, California. [1]
The main San Francisco Parlor is located in a building designed by architect Julia Morgan. [6]
The organization focuses on projects that retain and support the heritage of California. This includes historic restoration of California Missions, the maintaining of the Roster of California Pioneers, scholarships, environmentalism, child welfare, and the development of historic landmarks. [3]
From 1905 through 1954 the Native Sons and Daughters of the Golden West published The Grizzly Bear. [9]
Jackson is a city in and the county seat of Amador County, California. Its population was 4,651 at the 2010 census, up from 3,989 at the 2000 census. The city is accessible by both State Route 49 and State Route 88.
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The Native Sons of the Golden West is a fraternal service organization founded in the U.S. state of California in 1875, dedicated to historic preservation and documentation of the state's historic structures and places, the placement of historic plaques, and other charitable functions in California. In 1890 they placed California's first marker honoring the discovery of gold, which gave rise to the state nickname "The Golden State". U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and Chief Justice Earl Warren were NSGW presidents.
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A California Historical Landmark (CHL) is a building, structure, site, or place in the U.S. state of California that has been determined to have statewide historical landmark significance.
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