Did the Bixbys Fight in the Civil War?
Jotham Bixby’s younger brothers, Henry H. Bixby (1836-1901) and George F. Bixby (1841-1892), enlisted in the 21st Infantry Northern Regiment on October 14, 1862 at ...
Plant of the Moment: May
Matilija Poppies are May’s plant of the moment. This stunning flower (Latin name: Romneya coulteri) is located in the California Native garden in three separate areas: ...
Tomson & Wellstead Wedding
What a beautiful wedding! Although, we had some gusts of wind the wedding turned out to be such a lovely event. Their layout was ...
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Make Way for…
These two mallards have been visiting Rancho Los Cerritos for years. They love bathing in the pond’s inner courtyard. For many seasons, the RLC ...
Meet the Rancho Interns: Dena
Dena White, Curatorial Textile Intern Education info: BA in Journalism; currently studying pre-program conservation methods and digitization of historical collections. What led you to ...
Plant of the Moment: March
Tulips are March’s plant of the moment. They can be seen in their annual glory in the courtyard and will be coming soon to ...
Tongva Traditions
Rancho Los Cerritos welcomed this year’s lecture series, “Foodways of the West” with special guest Craig Torres leading a discussion on Tongva Traditions on Feb. 25. ...
Reverend Hathaway’s Fight for Freedom
As people looked toward the West during the mid 19th-century, the presence of African-American cowboys in the cattle herding industry was overshadowed by ...
Plant of the Moment: February
Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn,’ or Manzanita Howard McMinn is February’s plant of the moment. The evergreen shrub was hybridized from a species native to Central ...