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 Christa Weston Dec 19, 2021
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[…]
Winter Holidays in Southern California 1784-1940
By Christa Weston history Dec 08, 2021
Southern California has a wide range of winter holiday celebrations that are reflective of the diverse peoples, cultures, and communities that make up the US. Some of the holidays celebrated at Rancho Los Cerritos before it became a historic site were Christmas and New Years. Las Posadas and Hanukkah are some other winter holidays that[…]
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[…]
Rancho Los Cerritos is CLOSED today Monday, May 25th for the Memorial Day Holiday.
Rancho Los Cerritos is CLOSED today Monday, February 17th for the Presidents’ Day Holiday.
Rancho Los Cerritos is CLOSED today Monday, January 20th for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday.
Happy New Year! Rancho Los Cerritos is CLOSED today Wednesday, January 1st for the New Year’s Day Holiday. Public hours resume as usual Thursday, January 2nd.
There is no Storytime event today because Rancho Los Cerritos is closed for today’s New Year’s Eve Holiday. Storytime will resume Tuesday, January 7, 2020.
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