ShopSupport
RanchoLogo
History
Archives

The Latest News from Rancho Los Cerritos

Discover the Latest Stories and Insights from Rancho Los Cerritos

Recent Articles

history
March 8, 2021

Rafaela Cota de Temple: Hija del Pais (Daughter of the Land) 

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…
Read More
On display from October through Early December 2019 is the latest special exhibit in the library case in commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the adobe's construction (built in 1844) and specifically the 1930s Bixby remodel. With the exhibit is Brice Burtness, RLC’s Fall 2019 Creative Long Beach intern (funded by the Arts Council for Long Beach), who researched and installed this exhibit.
Exhibits, history, Long Beach, rlc175
October 31, 2019

Library Exhibit: The Bixbys’ 1930s Remodel

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…
Read More
Arts Council Intern Keila Rivera focuses on John Temple and the cattle ranching period at RLC. This installation is the first in a series of displays that will commemorate the 175th anniversary of the Rancho adobe’s construction.
Exhibits, history, rlc175
April 3, 2019

Library 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 More
FPF Temple with his wife Antonia Margarita Workman de Temple.
history, rlc175
March 27, 2019

Thomas 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…
Read More
Long Beach, rlc175
March 14, 2019

 Rancho Los Cerritos Partners with Liberation Brewing Co. on Anniversary Brew

Liberation Brewing Company in Bixby Knolls has created the first in a series of beers commemorating Rancho Los Cerritos’ 175th anniversary. This special, limited release kicks…
Read More
Frequent RLC visitor Jim Armfield shares his memory of researching his term paper here in 1973. These are some of the books he used in his paper.
Frequent RLC visitor Jim Armfield shares his memory of researching his term paper here in 1973. These are some of the books he used in his paper.
history, rlc175
February 28, 2019

RLC 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 More
Events, history, Long Beach, Upcoming Events
February 15, 2019

Writer/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 More
history, rlc175
February 8, 2019

5 (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 More
Load More Articles