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RLC Golf Classic 2025
Together we hita hole-in-one onMonday, August 25th! Thank you to all those who supported our largest fundraising event of the year, helping us raise over…
Read MoreMedicine and Health from the Mid-19th to early 20th century
Traditional medical practices during most of the 19th century relied on symptomatic treatment, consisting primarily of bloodletting, blistering, and high doses of mineral poisons. These…
Read MoreHappy 175th Birthday to RLC’s Historic Adobe!
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!…
Read MoreFun Facts about 1844
In commemoration of Rancho Los Cerritos’ 175th Anniversary year of when the adobe was built in 1844, the blog will feature a series of stories as submitted…
Read MoreLibrary Exhibit: The Bixby Sheep Ranching Period 1866-1890
In late June, Rancho Los Cerritos installed the second in a series of special exhibits in the library display case that commemorates the demisemiseptcentennial. (175th…
Read More“Say It with Flowers” Victorian Style on May 18th
“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…
Read MoreLibrary Exhibit: John Temple and the Temple Period 1844-1866
In mid-March, Rancho Los Cerritos' Arts Council Intern Keila Rivera installed the latest special exhibit in the library display case. The exhibit focuses on John…
Read MoreThomas Edward Temple Shares Historic and Modern Memories of RLC
In commemoration of Rancho Los Cerritos’ 175th Anniversary year of when the adobe was built in 1844, the blog will feature a series of stories as…
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