Saturday, October 7th, 2017 at 2:00 pm   Central Library Meeting Room A 630 W. Fifth Street Los Angeles, CA  90071  In 1837, the governor of Alta California gave a land grant of 22,458 acres to Antonio Ygnacio Avila. That rancho would … [Read more...]

Lecture, Pasadena Museum of History, At Home Series, Kenneth Marcus on "Musical Metropolis" (Tuesday, October 3, 2017) HSSC President Kenneth Marcus will speak about "Musical Metropolis" at a Pasadena Museum of History (PMH) At Home Series member … [Read more...]

Saturday, September 30, 2017 10:00 am-1:00 pm The tour will include the house, the gardens, and unique opportunity to have lunch on the grounds in a private garden. Rancho Los Cerritos is located at 4600 Virginia Rd, Long Beach, CA … [Read more...]

Dunning Lecture Series, Pasadena Museum of History, Andrea Thabet on "Simon Says: How Norton Simon Transformed a Failing Art Museum into a Cultural Powerhouse"  (Tuesday, September 12, 2017) As part of the George A.V. Dunning Lecture Series, Dr. … [Read more...]

The HSSC is sponsored the session "A New Era: Racial and Defense Culture in Mid-Twentieth Century Southern California" at the American Historical Association, Pacific Coast Branch Annual Meeting which will be at California State University, … [Read more...]