Law & Crime “The Americans Were Arming Themselves and Making Other Bellicose Displays”: The Killing of Antonio Ruiz by Deputy Constable William W. Jenkins, Los Angeles, 19 July 1856, Part One by homesteadmuseum Posted on July 22, 2023July 22, 2023 Read More
Places & Communities “To Seek Your Fortune Among Strangers In a Strange Land”: Reading Between the Lines in a Letter from Cynthia Temple to F.P.F. Temple, 15 July 1856 by homesteadmuseum Posted on July 15, 2023July 15, 2023 Read More
Uncategorized “Aye, Revenge on Their Murderers!”: The Barton Massacre of 23 January 1857, Part One by homesteadmuseum Posted on January 23, 2023January 23, 2023 Read More
Agriculture More Descriptions of Greater Los Angeles in the “Report of Explorations for Railroad Routes from San Francisco Bay to Los Angeles, California,” 1854-1855 by homesteadmuseum Posted on April 15, 2021 Read More
Agriculture Descriptions of Greater Los Angeles in the “Report of Explorations for Railroad Routes from San Francisco Bay to Los Angeles, California,” 1854-1855 by homesteadmuseum Posted on April 13, 2021 Read More
Agriculture Sharing the History of Paredon Blanco and the López Family with Boyle Heights Community Partners by homesteadmuseum Posted on March 14, 2021 Read More
Law & Crime The Black Pioneers of Los Angeles County: The Counting of African Americans in the 1850 Federal and 1852 State Censuses by homesteadmuseum Posted on January 18, 2021June 16, 2023 Read More
Law & Crime Gold, Guns and Growth Preview: The Land Claim for Rancho La Puente, 1852-1859 by homesteadmuseum Posted on January 9, 2021 Read More
Theater Treading the Boards: The Temple/City Hall Theatre, Los Angeles, 1859-1868 by homesteadmuseum Posted on December 20, 2020December 21, 2020 Read More
Agriculture “Better Fitted in Soil and Climate”: An Early Description of Wine-Making in Los Angeles, “New York Tribune,” 29 December 1857 by homesteadmuseum Posted on December 18, 2020 Read More