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Celebrating Independence Day at Rancho Los Cerritos
Imagine you are at Rancho Los Cerritos in 1876 celebrating the 100th birthday of the United States with the Bixby family. As the evening approaches…
Read MoreNational Pollinator Week
National Pollinator Week! National Pollinator Week, a worldwide celebration, is from June 21-27 and is initiated and managed by Pollinator Partnership. The sole purpose of…
Read MoreRLC Library Illuminates California African-American History for Young Academic
In commemoration of Rancho Los Cerritos’ 175th Anniversary year throughout 2019, the blog will be featuring a series of stories as submitted by our followers…
Read MoreWriter/Actor Amy Simon Shines Light on Historical Women’s Stories at RLC
Drawing on diaries, letters, publications and biographies, actor/writer Amy Simon’s one-woman show, She’s History!, tells the stories of women in history. Simon brings to life…
Read MoreA Walk to Remember: Couple Shares Special Stroll at RLC
Judith Navarro and Jeffery Thomas spent their 8-year dating anniversary at Rancho Los Cerritos on December 5, 2018. Thanks to help from a variety of…
Read MoreBird Lovers Flock to RLC this Valentine’s Day for Monthly Bird Walk
Rancho Los Cerritos’ February Bird Walk is this Thursday, February 14th, from 8-9:30 a.m. (weather-permitting). Mating season is coming, and we already see pairs of…
Read More5 (Other) Famous 1844 Birthdays
If you’ve been wondering why the year 1844 is being bandied about lately over here at Rancho Los Cerritos, then you haven’t heard the big…
Read MoreRLC Receives Priceless Donation from Bixby Descendants
Stephen Dudley, grandson of 1930s-era RLC owners Avis and Llewellyn Bixby, visited the site late in January to donate a document to our collection. The…
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