Chula Vista Genealogy Society General Meeting

"The Mayflower, Voyage of Hope in 1620,

and Its Impact on History"

Presented by: Ray Raser

Due to concern about the corona virus, the city of Chula Vista has closed all libraries.

All CVGS meetings are cancelled at these facilities until further notice. As soon as we have any updates, our members will be notified.

So, join us this month for our general meeting on ZOOM virtual meeting with Ray Raser presenting.

If you are not already receiving invitations to our ZOOM meetings please contact Randy Seaver at: randy.seaver@gmail.com and request your invitation.

This presentation will describe the Mayflower voyage in 1620, its assenters, the events that led up to the voyage, the landings, the hardships, the first harvest and Thanksgiving, and the impact of this event on the history of the United States of America.

Ray Raser serves as the Governor of The Society of Mayflower Descendants in the State of California that currently has approximately 3,000 members. He also represents California as Assistant General to the General Society of Mayflower Descendants based in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Ray also serves, along with his wife Gail, as Co-Editor of the California Mayflower Quarterly.

Ray is a graduate of the University of Iowa with a Bachelor of Arts in History with emphasis in American Colonial History. He did graduate work at George Washington University and American University in Washington D.C. He is a licensed California Real Estate Broker and retired from a career as a Broker-Builder in industrial and commercial real estate in the Los Angeles area. Ray and Gail are the parents of a daughter, five sons and fourteen grandchildren

This program will be held online using the Zoom video conferencing platform for meetings and webinars. A Zoom meeting invitation will be sent via email to members a few days before the event. See page 3 of the June 2020 newsletter for help with Zoom.

Attendance is free but only 100 seat are available so please register soon.