RLC will offer architecture tours spotlighting the Monterey Colonial style in which the historic adobe was constructed (1844), and the Mission Revival style in which the it was renovated (1930). These 20-minute tours are free and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Saturday, June 3 & Saturday, June 10, 1-5 PM Sunday, June 4 &[…]
Explore Rancho Los Cerritos during Long Beach Architecture Week 2023!
By Loren Simpson Events, history, Long Beach May 20, 2023
Earth Day and RLC
By Loren Simpson Events Mar 30, 2023
Earth Day takes place every year on April 22 and it marks the anniversary of the movement that started in 1970. In the decades leading up to the first Earth Day, Americans were consuming vast amounts of leaded gas, didn’t care about industry issues such as smoke and sludge being aired into our communities and[…]
March Garden News
By Christa Weston Events, Gardens, Upcoming Events, Visitor Information Mar 03, 2021
Plant of the Moment: Ceanothus ‘Concha.’ It is Ceanothus season at RLC! One of California’s most beloved native shrubs, RLC’s Ceanothus are a hybrid varietal with fragrant dark blue flowers. The flowers are as attractive to bees as they are to people, so “bee aware” before you sniff! Our Ceanothus shrubs can be found near[…]
LA as Subject Archives Bazaar
By Rancho Staff Events, exhibits, history Oct 16, 2020
The LA as Subject Archives Bazaar is going virtual and will be hosted online on 10/17. You can view all of the virtual exhibitor booths by clicking here: https://laassubject.org/archives-bazaar/archives-bazaar-demand-virtual-exhibitor-booths-showcases-and-tutorials. In addition to having the Rancho featured on the Archives Bazaar site, we are also included in their virtual exhibit: https://scalar.usc.edu/works/when-i-think-of-home/index.
What is Juneteenth?
By Sarah Wolk FitzGerald Events, history Jun 18, 2020
Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19th to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The holiday dates back to June 19, 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with news that the Civil War had ended and that enslaved people were free. This was two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln’s[…]
Bixby Land Company Hosts Annual Staff Retreat at RLC
By Rancho Staff Events Oct 09, 2019
On Friday, September 13th, Bixby Land Company held its annual staff retreat here at Rancho Los Cerritos. About two dozen staff attended the luncheon under the leadership and gratitude of CEO and President Aaron Hill (pictured middle above). Bixby Land staffers enjoyed a behind-the-scenes tour of the adobe from costumed first-person docents which was followed[…]
Happy 175th Birthday to RLC’s Historic Adobe!
By Rancho Staff Events, history, Long Beach, rlc175 Oct 02, 2019
We celebrated the 175th Anniversary of our historic adobe last Saturday, September 28th, and we even had a proper birthday cake to commemorate the occasion! Cutting the RLC 175th birthday cake are (L-R): Rick Alsagoff (board member), Barbara Bixby Blackwell (board member), Susan Wise (board chair), Craig Carter (board member), Councilmember Al Austin, Jean Bixby[…]
“Say It with Flowers” Victorian Style on May 18th
By Rancho Staff Events, Gardens, history, Upcoming Events May 06, 2019
“Say it with Flowers” has been a tag line used by florists since the early 1900s. But flowers have been used to express sentiments for centuries across multiple cultures. How did flowers come to form a “language” and who used it? Was it a universal language, or did different regions apply unique meanings specific to their culture? While[…]
Writer/Actor Amy Simon Shines Light on Historical Women’s Stories at RLC
By Rancho Staff Events, history, Long Beach, Upcoming Events Feb 15, 2019
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 Susan B. Anthony, Sojourner Truth, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Bella Abzug, among others, employing humor and pathos in equal measure. Simon said it was her own experience as a mother that[…]
Bird Lovers Flock to RLC this Valentine’s Day for Monthly Bird Walk
By Rancho Staff Events, Gardens, Long Beach, Upcoming Events Feb 12, 2019
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 birds spending time together. Bird walkers also might see migrant birds steal our fruit, fortifying themselves for their northward trek. Another bird visitors might see is the California Scrub Jay.[…]