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Join the San Juan Capistrano Historical Society on Sunday, July 19th, 2026, from 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm. Follow the Facebook page for more information. https://www.facebook.com/sjchistoricalsociety

Learn more about the history of San Juan Capistrano from this great article written by Heather McRea from the Orange County Register. https://www.ocregister.com/2026/07/04/what-was-orange-county-like-when-america-was-born/

November 4 – Breaking the Grand Silence OC World Host Manuel Gomez interviews two Orange County Native Acjachemen leaders: storyteller Jerry Nieblas, and Heidi Lucero, Chair of the Juaneño Band of Mission Indians Council who discuss the past trauma, present...

We invite you to tune in for this special series on Native American Uses of Local Plants hosted by Tree of Life Nursery. Event Date: June 3 Time: 9:30 am Speaker: Stephen O'Neil Topic: Local Native American Use of SoCal's Native Plants Event link for more information:...

https://www.thecapistranodispatch.com/city-council-declares-may-as-national-historic-preservation-month/ With San Juan Capistrano being a town steeped in history, San Juan Capistrano Mayor Howard Hart issued a proclamation recognizing May as National Historic...

We regret to inform our contributors that our 501 C 3 was subject to recent theft. In order to maintain transparency with all of our contributors, and those who also run 501 C 3’s, we thought it best to share this with all of you. Not to worry, all funds have legally...

(LifeSiteNews) — Pope Francis’ Vatican has issued a new statement repudiating three 15th century papal bulls that many Indigenous groups in Canada have accused of paving the way for the European settlement of North America. The statement, published Monday by the...

https://sjcdocentsociety.org/san-juan-capistrano-docent-society-member-designed-new-city-seal Kimberleigh Gavin, a member of the SJC Docent Society for 13 years, designed the new city seal for San Juan Capistrano. Her design was selected last September and is now...

Enjoy this video on the Native Bound-Unbound, Peopleing the Archive of the Indigenous Slavery. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3w8ZtV0uIA Title: The Genealogical Society of Hispanic America-So. Cal. Chapter YouTube Channel Presents “Native Bound-Unbound. Peopling the...