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Did you miss the first California History and Genealogy Series presentation? Not to worry – the next lecture is Saturday, June 8! This joint project between CGS and Los Californianos features expert speakers on the history of Spanish and Mexican colonization of Alta (“Upper”) California from 1769 to 1848. Last month’s speakers delighted listeners with a lively and insightful discussion of the original Vallejo family.
Learn about California’s colonial era and browse our collection of related books
Kent Long
On Saturday, June 8, Kent Long, president of the non-profit Friends of the Joaquin Moraga Adobe association, will discuss the importance of this historic rancho, the oldest surviving building in Contra Costa County. Kent moved to the area shortly before the Moraga Adobe property was sold for development. The new owners invited local history groups to a walk-through of the building. Because he had long been curious about the Adobe, Kent went along “just to take pictures.” That day turned out to be the start of an effort to create a permanent history exhibit emphasizing California’s Rancho era, the Moraga family, and lifestyles of early settlers. The project is now in its 16th year. Come and learn more about this part of history! The library will stay open after the talk and you can browse our extensive collection of California genealogy and history books including these focused on Alta California:
- Spanish Alta California, by Alberta Johnston Denis
- The history of Alta California : a memoir of Mexican California by Antonio María Osio, Rose Marie Beebe, Robert M Senkewicz
- Historia de la Alta California, 1542-1945 by Pablo L Martínez
- Gleanings from Alta California : marriages and deaths reported in the first newspapers published in California, 1846 through 1850 by Mary Dean Alsworth
- Anza’s return from Alta California : [Anza Correspondence, 1776-1778] by Donald T Garate
- Some Alta California pioneers and descendants by Dorothy Gittinger Mutnick
- Soldiers and census’s early Alta California 1779-1850. by Monterey County Genealogical Society
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2024