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last update: 21 August 2008
CALENDAR OF GENEALOGICAL
AND HISTORICAL EVENTS OF INTEREST TO
LOS CALIFORNIANOS
The activities listed below are presented solely for the
information and convenience of our members and their listing here does not
constitute an endorsement by Los Californianos.
PLEASE SEND ANY ACTIVITY ANNOUNCEMENTS
YOU THINK WOULD BE OF INTEREST TO
LaTejedora@loscalifornianos.org
Notice: The Texas State Historical Assn annual meeting will be held in
Austin in March of 2009. Anyone interested in making a presentation on the
Borderlands should contact Jean Stuntz, Associate Professor of History, West
Texas A & M University.
Jstuntz@wtamu.edu
Hispanic Tuesdays, Genealogical Society of Hispanic America -- Southern
California
Noon to 9 p.m., 3rd Tuesday of each month, research help
SCGS Library, 417 Irving Dr., Burbank, Calif.
Contact: Donie Nelson 310-204-6808 or
doniegsha@earthlink.net
Carmel Mission
Watercolors, Pastels, Prints & Drawings
Jo Mora Chapel Gallery, Carmel Mission
www.carmelmission.org
"Buy
a Brick Campaign" $100 per brick
Friends of Santa Cruz State Parks 831-429-1840
Details, call, or donate online
http://thatsmypark.org
Castro family descendants specify "Castro Wall"
August 2008
8/23
Family Night at Bernal Ranch, San Jose
5 to 8 p.m., Santa Teresa County Park, 372 Manila Dr.
Activities highlighting 1770 - 1870 California
Celebrate the contributions & accomplishments of
Ohlones, Spanish colonists, More recent ranch families
408-846-5632 or www.parkhere.org
8/29-31
237th Annual Fiesta de San Gabriel
428 South Mission Drive, San Gabriel
626-457-3035
Saturday: 11 - 4 reenactors in Mission gardens
4:30 reception in Mission patio
5 p.m. birthday cake near fiesta stage
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. Founders Memorial Mass in old Mission Church
11 - 4 reenactors in Mission gardens
September 2008
9/2
Founders Day Walk in Los Angeles
Walk from Mission San Gabriel to Olvera St. with stop at
Lincoln Park, 3501 Valley Blvd.
Commemorates 1781 trip by 11 families to found Pueblo
www.olvera-street.com/html/fiestas
Los Pobladores 200, founded in 1981, co-sponsors
9/13
Santa Cruz Mission Adobe Day
Santa Cruz Mission State Historic Park
Noon to 4 p.m.
Living history activities, music, food, tours
831-425-5849
9/14
Fiestas Patrias Old Town San Diego
Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
12:30 - 4:30 p.m. FREE
Sponsored by Boosters of Old Town; Old Town State Historic Park,
Concessionaires, & California State Parks
Historic demonstrations and fiesta activities
Historic games for all ages; entertainment for the whole family
Learn historic dances; win door prizes
The
fiesta celebrations back then were unique in some ways such as the music,
dance, games, activities, and dress.
People from all walks of life including the Spanish, Native Americans
(Indians) Mexicans, Blacks, Asians, Americans,
Europeans etc. helped establish San Diego in the 1800s. Lets celebrate the
diversity and Hispanic heritage
we all share here in Old Town San Diego State Historic Park! Joe
Vasquez
jvasquez@parks.ca.gov
9/20
Sanchez Adobe Rancho Days in Pacifica
1000 Linda Mar Blvd.
Dancers, crafts, demonstrations
Charlyne Smith 650-359-1462 or orriev@aol.com
9/20-21
Second Annual Early San Diego Regional History Conference
Sat. 7:30 am~ Registration at Mission San Diego
de Alcalá
Sessions highlighting a variety of aspects of San Diego before 1848:
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The lives of Kumeyaay, the Mission Indians, explorers and
early San Diegans
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Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo's crew in the 1500's
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The region as the Kumeyaay and early immigrants found it
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Tour Mission San Diego archeaological dig with the lead
archaeologist
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Indigenous classical musicians and Californiano music
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Reconstructing the galleon San Salvador: Cabrillo's Ship of
Discovery
- Engaging students in history- Exciting ways to teach history!
- Informal conversations with presenters and descendents of the first San
Diegans.
- Prizes and gifts such as chocolate, goodie baskets, books. Local Student
artwork.
Sunday, 9 a.m. Mission Trails Park
Sunday 1 p.m. Cabrillo National Monument
Registration: Adult before 9/5 $25; after $35; Family before 9/5 $50;
after $60
Make checks out to : Early San Diego Regional History Collaborative,
mail to 7431 Rainswept Lane, San Diego 92119 & please include name, address,
Email, and phone number
More information: Call Angela Garcia-Sims at (619) 423-7248 or email her at:
sdconference2008@yahoo.com
http://earlysandiegoregionalhistoryconference.0catch.com/
October 2008
10/11
John Schmal Lectures
Los Angeles Family History Center
For any interested persons, I will do two lectures:
10 A.M. - Indigenous Mexico: Past and Present - a 40-frame presentation
on Mexico's Indigenous Peoples
11:30 A.M. - Hispanic Genealogy for Beginners
All are welcome. No charge.
I will try to do a similar presentation at the library probably in
January or February. John Schmal
10/11
Castro Reunion - Watsonville
Castro Adobe of Rancho San Andres
Old Adobe Rd. off Larkin Valley Rd.
Noon to 3 p.m. - $10 per person
Betty Elward 831-438-2876
107 Ridgeview Ct., Santa Cruz, CA 95060-1015
10/?
Petaluma Adobe Fandango
707-762-4871
10/?
Mission Dolores Fiesta, San Francisco
www.missiondolores.org or
chochenyo@aol.com
10/?
History Fest, Monterey
www.cityofmonterey.org or
831-376-2608
10/?
Anza Days, Tubac, Arizona
www.azstateparks.com/parks/parkhtml/tubac.html
10/24-26
Los Californianos Quarterly Meeting, San Diego
October Meeting
November 2008
11/1?
Evening in the Garden, San Antonio Mission
3 to 7 p.m. wine sampling/gourmet foods, lights/candles
Strolling musicians (Mission period & classical)
$35 contact 831-385-4478 or
www.missionsanantonio.net
11/?
Tumacacori, Arizona Fiesta
11/6
Founders Day Program in San Jose
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Library
150 E. San Fernando St.
1st Thursday Lecture Series and
(tentative) displays on 5th floor
11/29
San Jose Founders Day
Location to be determined
Reading of the List at Peralta Adobe Reception
December 2008
12/?
San Pasqual Annual Battle Day
760-724-1695 or 858-459-7759
12?
Christmas in the Adobes, Monterey
12/?
Fiesta Navidad, Old Town, San Diego
Save Our Heritage 619-297-9327
www.sohosandiego.org
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