I am Richard “Dick” Barbar. I have been a member of Los Californianos for 40 years and am currently finishing my first full term on the Los Californianos Board of Directors. This past year, with ongoing travel and communication difficulties, the Board has made great progress in revitalizing the organization and reconnecting to the members.

I became aware of Los Californianos while talking with the docents at the Presidio de San Francisco. They told me about the yearly Anza Commemoration presented by Los Californianos. I always knew I was a 7th generation Bay area native and had just discovered that I had 16 grandparents who came here in 1775-1776 with the Anza expedition. Joining Los Californianos was a no brainer. Before long, I joined the Board of Directors, became Chairman of the Archives and Chairman of the Traveling Genealogy Library. I arranged for their relocation to a more secure and less costly site.