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[…]
Library Exhibit: The Bixbys’ 1930s Remodel
By Kristen Pincherli exhibits, history, Long Beach, rlc175 Oct 31, 2019
Happy 175th Birthday to RLC’s Historic Adobe!
By Kristen Pincherli 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[…]
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 by our followers and fans – “back in the day,” historic, nostalgic, and other tales – throughout 2019. These accounts will highlight fun facts, personal perspectives, and other viewpoints from staff,[…]
Library Exhibit: The Bixby Sheep Ranching Period 1866-1890
By Kristen Pincherli exhibits, history, rlc175 Jul 03, 2019
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 anniversary) of the adobe’s construction (built in 1844). This latest display focuses on the time from John Temple’s sale of the Rancho to the Bixbys and the remarkably multi-cultural sheep[…]
RLC Bride and Lifelong Visitor Shares 30th Wedding Anniversary and Other Childhood Memories
By Kristen Pincherli rlc175, Weddings Jun 03, 2019
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 by our followers and fans – “Back in the day,” historic, nostalgic, and other tales – throughout 2019. These accounts will highlight fun facts, personal perspectives, and other viewpoints from staff,[…]
“Say It with Flowers” Victorian Style on May 18th
By Kristen Pincherli 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[…]
Library Exhibit: John Temple and the Temple Period 1844-1866
By Kristen Pincherli exhibits, history, rlc175 Apr 03, 2019
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 Temple and the cattle ranching period at RLC and is the first installation in a series of displays that will commemorate the demisemiseptcentennial (175th anniversary) of the Rancho adobe’s construction.[…]
Thomas Edward Temple Shares Historic and Modern Memories of RLC
By Kristen Pincherli history, rlc175 Mar 27, 2019
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 by our followers and fans – “Back in the day,” historic, nostalgic, and other tales – throughout 2019. These accounts will highlight fun facts, personal perspectives, and other viewpoints from[…]
Your votes counted! Rancho Los Cerritos is proud to announce wins in THREE categories in this year’s Long Beach Post’s Best of Long Beach 2019 Reader’s Choice Awards: Best Wedding Venue Best Summer Camp Best Historic Architecture More than 150,000 votes were tallied in this year’s polls overall, and we are thrilled that RLC was[…]
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 news yet. But we will get to that soon enough. In the first in a series of blog posts, RLC will feature “back in the day,” historic, nostalgic, and other[…]