(Rancho Dominguez, CA)—The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum in collaboration with Semillitas Learning Community will celebrate its 6th Annual Dia de Muertos/Day of the Dead event. Rooted in Mexican tradition, Dia de Muertos is a festive time of remembrance in which families decorate the tombs of deceased relatives and install memorial ofrendas/altars where special offerings are...Read More
The Battle of Dominguez Rancho was a military engagement of the Mexican-American War. It occurred on October 8 and 9, 1846, when a series of skirmishes took place on and near the Dominguez Rancho 12 miles north of San Pedro harbor. Collectively known as the Battle of Dominguez Rancho, the Battle of Dominguez Hills, or...Read More
The Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum will host a California environmental webinar series titled “Science at the Museum: Wild California” this fall starting Saturday, October 17, 2020 at 11am-12pm. The mission of this webinar series is to encourage attendees to think a bit more deeply about the state of our planet and what we, as individuals...Read More
Following the recent public health concerns regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum will be postponing the Earth Day Fair scheduled for Saturday, April 4th, 2020, from 11 am to 4 pm, to a later date. Thank you for your understanding – Museum Administration The mission of this Earth Day event is to...Read More
The public is invited to experience life in 1800s Mexican California. Experience the sights and sounds through music, crafts, and food. Visitors can participate in hands-on activities; such as, corn husk doll making, adobe brick making, butter making and gold panning. Exhibitors will demonstrate historic skills including blacksmithing and cattle roping. Children are encouraged to...Read More
Dominguez Rancho Adobe Museum Friends & Visitors – Following the recent public health concerns regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19), the museum will be closed, and onsite events will be postponed. There will be online events however. Thank you for your understanding – Museum Administration October 2020: October 3-4, 2020: The Battle of Dominguez Rancho Reenactment from...Read More
“The Dominguez” is a powerful and revealing documentary that tells the story of one family that helped shape the history of Los Angeles and California. In 1784, the Dominguez family was given the first land grant in all of California, called Rancho San Pedro, which covered 75,000 acres southwest of Los Angeles. Pioneers in a...Read More
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