Holidays & Celebrations “Mexico Will Yet Take An Enviable Position With Her Sister Republics”: The Celebration of Mexican Independence Day in Los Angeles, 1865-1870 by homesteadmuseum Posted on September 16, 2026 Read More
Agriculture “Served Well in Army, Field and at Bar”: Some History of Alfred Beck Chapman (1829-1915), Part One by homesteadmuseum Posted on April 11, 2026April 12, 2026 Read More
Agriculture Shell Game, Too: Some Early History of Walnuts in Los Angeles, 1862-1866 by homesteadmuseum Posted on September 25, 2025 Read More
Biographies “The Outstanding Jewish Leader in the City”: Some History of Henry Wartenberg of Los Angeles, 1857-1879, Part One by homesteadmuseum Posted on September 4, 2025December 3, 2025 Read More
Biographies All the Right Notes: A Cancelled Promissory Note from William Workman to Isaias W. Hellman, 23 June 1866 by homesteadmuseum Posted on June 23, 2025 Read More
Economics “Peace, a Lasting Peace, Now Dawns Upon Our Land”: Some History of Civil War-Era Los Angeles, 1861-1865 by homesteadmuseum Posted on May 14, 2025 Read More
Biographies Drilling for Black Gold: Sharing Early Olinda (Brea) Oil History With the Orange County Historical Society, 1865-1889, Part Two by homesteadmuseum Posted on February 16, 2025 Read More
Law & Crime Drilling for Black Gold: Sharing Early Olinda (Brea) Oil History With the Orange County Historical Society, 1865-1889, Part One by homesteadmuseum Posted on February 15, 2025 Read More
Commerce & Manufacturing The Evolution of Christmas: Holiday Observations in Los Angeles Newspapers, 1861-1865 by homesteadmuseum Posted on December 16, 2024December 17, 2024 Read More
Biographies An Account of Los Angeles History in a Receipt from I.M. Hellman to the Estate of Ysidro Reyes, 11 October 1864 by homesteadmuseum Posted on October 12, 2024October 12, 2024 Read More