18127 South Alameda Street, Compton, California 90220
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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to make a house out of adobe bricks, or to pan for gold or even make your own cattle brand? Well here is your chance. You can try your hand at all three of these activities this June. If you like getting dirty, enjoy hands-on learning and the feeling of accomplishment that comes from a job well done, join us for a fun filled afternoon of adobe brick making, gold panning and blacksmithing. Experts will be on hand to help you try these three different projects while you enjoy the beauty of the Rancho. All materials are provided; all you need to bring is your enthusiasm and love of learning.
Join us as we host a phone bank and invite supporters in our area to join us. Talking to voters in our community is a vital part of the 2012 campaign. Come and take a part of this history
18127 South Alameda Street, Compton, California 90220
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The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum will begin the New Year focusing on California's once rich economy with the first Speaker Series talk of 2012, beginning January 28. Steve Clugston will talk about the historic Californios, producers of the largest cowhide and tallow trading industry in the world.
Steve is an expert California historian who has written many articles ranging from the Early California Spanish Mission systems to the birth of the aviation and aerospace industry in California.
Steve will talk about Californios, the historical and regional term used to describe the Mestizo Spanish-speaking Catholic peoples born in California before 1848, not including Native American Indians. Steve will also talk about Spanish land grants, how Californios became landowners, and the birth of a rich ranching community.
Trade routes originated in California extending to Massachusetts, while reaching as far as the United Kingdom. Until the advent of the railroad, trading was done primarily by ships. No established overland trade routes existed until the 1840s when Cpt. Jedediah Smith led a small band of hunters and trappers into California.
If you are parent with a child studying California history or the Missions, this is an excellent opportunity for your family to learn more about our California history and our state.
Join us for our other speaker series dates with different topics: 5/12 and 9/15
18127 South Alameda Street, Compton, California 90220
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MEET FATHER SERRA:
Come journey with Father Serra as he tells of his travels to the new world, across Mexico, into California from 9:30 AM to 11:AM on:
· February 8 th
· April 24th
· June 6th
· October 25th
· November 7th
The Father Serra programs are 40 minutes and highly interactive. Father Serra brings the audience (adults and students) into his time and makes them part of the event. The information is part of the 4th grade California standards of teaching.
He brings the students into the process of Adobe brick making, the importance of water and the different foods that were prepared and eaten at the Mission. His personal stories of friendships with missionaries, soldiers, and native peoples stimulate and awe the audience.
