by Monica Young | Oct 21, 2020 | Events
The Friends of Patronato Lecture Series will be going online with its first lecture “Mission Period History,” on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. This lecture will explore the early beginnings of the Mission at the village of Wa:k and introduce the...
by Monica Young | Oct 9, 2020 | Events
The Arizona State Museum’s (ASM) Master Class titled The Spanish Inquisition, Old & New World Varieties will be taught by Dr. Michael M. Brescia, Curator of Ethnohistory and affiliated Professor of History and Law (and SMRC President) on October 19, 21,...
by Monica Young | Sep 14, 2020 | News
Early Santa Barbara Virtual History Lessons produced by Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) staff and volunteers are now available on their website at https://www.sbthp.org/digitallessons. These fun and educational five-minute digital lessons provide...
by Monica Young | Jul 31, 2020 | News
Two particular Spanish colonial period bells from the Santa Bárbara Presidio Chapel have traveled many miles – about 11,000 miles, before they were finally returned to the chapel and installed in the newly rebuilt chapel bell tower in 2001. Where have these...
by Monica Young | Jul 29, 2020 | News
Father Eusebio Francisco Kino is moving closer to sainthood. On July 13, 2020, Pope Francis approved the 17th-century Jesuit priest as Venerable – two steps away from sainthood, recognizing in the process Kino’s life of “heroic virtue.” In the...
