Dawn is  a co-founder of the Cambria Historical Society and has served as chairperson for both the Old Santa Rosa Chapel and Cemetery Committees. Along with others, she helped create two walking tour guides for the Historical Society.  The tour highlights more than two dozen historic Cambria structures and offers a rich glimpse into the town’s past.    

https://www.cambriahistoricalsociety.com/walking-tour.html#/

The photo above shows Dawn in the 2016 Pinedorado Parade where she and others were being honored in the Royal Court of past queens.  She was crowned queen in 1967.

She is a fifty-six year member of the Native Daughters of the Golden West, a non-profit organization for women born in California which focuses on the care and preservation of California history.  Dawn served as their Grand President in 2020.

We hope our members recognize what a special opportunity this luncheon presentation will be. Dawn will share a series of engaging vignettes about Cambria’s early days and the families who helped shape its identity—stories that bring our town’s history vividly to life.