We humans, if we are to live intentional and thoughtful lives, almost always return to a series of timeless questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? To answer those questions ...

Janet Dowling Sands’ long-term fascination with California’s missions eventually inspired her to head out with her husband — an architect and a history buff — to visit and paint all of them. “That’s ...

Long before the arrival of the first Europeans, the South Bay was home to a large native population—numbering 10,000 people. They had occupied the Bay Area for thousands of years divided into as many ...

"Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians, Great Oak Press." NMAI copy Purchased from the NMAI Library Endowment. The California missions and Spanish colonization -- Regional promoters and the California ...

The missions—built between 1769 and 1823 and extending in a chain of 600 miles from Sonoma to San Diego—stand as symbols of California's Spanish colonial past. Pictured is San Miguel's bell tower.

Feb. 21, 2024, is the 200th anniversary of perhaps the biggest and deadliest battle in Santa Barbara County history, and by far the biggest rebellion that occurred throughout the 60 years of ...

Long before Napa made California wine famous, the roots of California wine were planted—literally—by Franciscan missionaries along the California Mission Trail. ByLayne Randolph, Contributor. Forbes ...

This week's California Treasure highlights beautiful Sonoma. Steve Gorman shares the history of the California missions, author Jack London's life, and a polydactyl cat living at the farm campsite ...