Begin your holiday season at Long Beach’s historic home. Tour the decorated adobe with candlelight throughout. Converse with costumed docents. Stroll the grounds listening to holiday music while sipping hot cider. Browse the Museum Shop to find unique holiday gifts and view the current exhibition “Then & Now”. For more information, call (562)206-2040 or email Rancho@RanchoLosCerritos.org.[…]
Holiday Open House
By Loren Simpson Dec 10, 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[…]
After-Hours Holiday Tours
By Christa Weston Dec 19, 2021
Historic figures will enliven Rancho Los Cerritos as they demonstrate holiday traditions from the 1840s through the 1930s. In the courtyard, costumed interpreters will engage with visitors and share information about the activities that are happening in the exhibit rooms. Warm seasonal beverages and live holiday music will complete the festivities (Covid-19 protocols permitting). The[…]
After-Hours Holiday Tours
By Loren Simpson Dec 19, 2021
Historic figures will enliven Rancho Los Cerritos as they demonstrate holiday traditions from the 1840s through the 1930s. In the courtyard, costumed interpreters will engage with visitors and share information about the activities that are happening in the exhibit rooms. Warm seasonal beverages and live holiday music will complete the festivities (Covid-19 protocols permitting). The[…]
After-Hours Holiday Tours
By Meighan Maguire Dec 12, 2021
Historic figures will enliven Rancho Los Cerritos as they demonstrate holiday traditions from the 1840s through the 1930s. In the courtyard, costumed interpreters will engage with visitors and share information about the activities that are happening in the exhibit rooms. Warm seasonal beverages and live holiday music will complete the festivities (Covid-19 protocols permitting). The[…]
A Missing Part of History
By Rancho Intern exhibits, Uncategorized May 01, 2021
Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI): How Chinese women were erased from history. For Asian American and Pacific Islander Month, we want to also acknowledge the Chinese women that are missing from our history. When talking about the past, it is important to acknowledge what is there but also what is missing and[…]
Rafaela Cota de Temple: Hija del Pais (Daughter of the Land)
By Sarah Wolk FitzGerald history Mar 08, 2021
In honor of International Women’s Day, we are highlighting the life story of Rafaela Cota de Temple. She was the wife of John Temple, who established a cattle ranch at Rancho Los Cerritos in 1844 and commissioned the construction of the Rancho’s adobe home. Rafaela Cota was born in March 1812 at the Santa Barbara Presidio to[…]
Candlelight Tour
By Christa Weston Dec 14, 2019
Experience a century of holiday traditions, as you stroll the Rancho by candlelight and encounter costumed characters from the Rancho’s colorful past preparing for the holidays. Guided tours start every 15 minutes and last approximately 45 minutes, concluding with festive holiday music and treats in the backyard. $20 general admission $15 for members. Members,[…]
Library Exhibit: The Bixbys’ 1930s Remodel
By Rancho Staff exhibits, history, Long Beach, rlc175 Oct 31, 2019
This October, Rancho Los Cerritos installed the third in a series of special exhibits in the library display case that commemorates the demisemiseptcentennial. (175th anniversary) of the adobe’s construction (built in 1844). This latest display focuses on the remodel of the adobe during the 1930s. Brice Burtness (pictured with the exhibit), RLC’s Fall 2019 Creative Long Beach intern[…]
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[…]