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Newspaper
Lompoc Record
Location
Lompoc, California, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1973
Page
8
A Pioneer Society tribute honors Lompoc makers as Kilpatrick notes Americans look beyond a Watergate summer. The columnist says communities in hills plains and cities are populated by people who see past travails and persist.
The Santa Rosa School on Mail Road hosted a visit by California Governor William D. Stephens in 1915, leaving a lasting memory for Audrey Isom Reed. The one room school served Drum Canyon area students until its 1940 closure, with teachers like Lillian Eckerman recounting intimate classroom life and community events.
Perry Martin leads the Lompoc Pioneer Society annual reunion, highlighting 99 years of local history. Born in Lompoc, he grew up on a farm now part of Del Norte Mobile Estates and Kailani Village. The piece recounts Perry’s family lineage, early land sales, and his tenure at the Lompoc Post Office before becoming postmaster, plus details of his wife Alyce and five children.
The 47th annual Lompoc Pioneer Society reunion events unfold this weekend with dinners, receptions, open houses, and picnics. Activities span Aug 31 at Elks Hall, Sept 1 at Native Daughters and local museums, Sept 2 at Ryan Park, and Sept 3 open houses at Fabing-McKay-Spanne House.
A profile of Nancy Kelsey, a former Lompoc resident, linked to California’s Bear Flag Revolt. The piece contrasts claims of her role with credits to William L. Todd and notes disputes over the flag’s design, while highlighting her history as the first white woman to cross the plains to California and her time in Lompoc.
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