The SAVHA will Host Fall Lecture on November 18 in King City about Historical Diary

Pearl's Diary will be the featured topic for the San Antonio Valley

Historical Association Fall Lecture and Annual Meeting planned for

Saturday, November 18. The event will be held at St. Mark's Church in King

City at the corner of Bassett Street and South Third Street. It will begin at 1

p.m. with a luncheon followed by a talk at 2 p.m. The public is invited.

Featured speakers will be Marvin Daniels of Pismo Beach, Dan

Daniels of King City and Redding, and Marlene Daniels Thomason of

Parkfield. The siblings have been working for nearly 4 years to transcribe

45 years of entries in the diaries of their mother, Pearl (Rist) Daniels. The

writings are a fascinating glimpse into the life of a Southern Monterey County

ranch wife including references to national and local events.

Starting Thanksgiving weekend 2019, Marvin Daniels began transcribing the diary that was

given by her mother Virginia Belle (Bousfield) Rist in 1936 as a Christmas gift. Pearl started writing in

the diary New Years Day 1937 and continued until shortly before she passed away February 10,

2002.

With help from brother Dan and sister Marlene, Marvin has spent a portion of each day for the

last four years deciphering the tiny handwriting, then sending it to his siblings for clarification of

spelling and details. Once approved, several days of the diary entries have been texted to a growing

list of about 100 family and friends.

Pearl (Rist) Daniels was born and raised in the Peach Tree area, east of King City. She attended

Peach Tree Elementary School, then King City High School, graduating in the

class of 1931. She married Clarence Daniels and lived on Lynn Street

helping care for her grandfather, Henry M. Rist, while raising her

family. After her grandfather's death in 1946, she moved to the Rist family

ranch in the Peachtree Valley on Highway 25 where she remained until her

death.

Cost for the event is $15 per person for SAHVA members or $20 for non-

members. Payment in advance is required and reservations can be made

before Wednesday, November 1 by calling 831-385-0323 or 805-472-2780 or

emailing savha4@gmail.com and sending a check to SAVHA P.O. Box 145, Lockwood, CA 93932.

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