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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