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June 1, 2021

June Garden News

Plant of the Moment: Justicia carnea – Brazilian Plume Flower. Located in the backyard’s shaded planter beds to the east of the wisteria arbor, this…
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May 2, 2021

May Garden News

Plant of the Moment: Romneya (Matilija Poppy). They are scattered throughout the California native garden, the flowers of this perennial started to pop up in…
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February 12, 2020

Toys and Games of The Industrial Revolution

Entertainment and leisure activities have always been a part of life and Rancho Los Cerritos, as reflected by the diverse range of toys and games…
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On display from October through Early December 2019 is the latest special exhibit in the library case in commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the adobe's construction (built in 1844) and specifically the 1930s Bixby remodel. With the exhibit is Brice Burtness, RLC’s Fall 2019 Creative Long Beach intern (funded by the Arts Council for Long Beach), who researched and installed this exhibit.
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October 31, 2019

Library Exhibit: The Bixbys’ 1930s Remodel

This October, Rancho Los Cerritos installed the third in a series of special exhibits in the library display case that commemorates the demisemiseptcentennial. (175th anniversary) of the…
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Bixby Land Company enjoyed its annual staff retreat here at RLC on September 13, 2019. (Photo - Bixby Land staff members group photo on RLC sunporch)
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October 9, 2019

Bixby Land Company Hosts Annual Staff Retreat at RLC

On Friday, September 13th, Bixby Land Company held its annual staff retreat here at Rancho Los Cerritos. About two dozen staff attended the luncheon under…
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Cutting the RLC 175th birthday cake are (L-R): Rick Alsagoff (board member), Barbara Blackwell (board member), Susan Wise (board chair), Craig Carter (board member), Councilmember Al Austin, Jean Bixby Smith (board member), and Alison Bruesehoff (Executive Director). (Photo taken by Howard Freshman) A formal proclamation was also presented to RLC during this event by Councilmember Austin.
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October 2, 2019

Happy 175th Birthday to RLC’s Historic Adobe!

We celebrated the 175th Anniversary of our historic adobe last Saturday, September 28th, and we even had a proper birthday cake to commemorate the occasion!…
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Read about some fun facts from the year 1844, including more about Rancho Los Cerritos' 175th Anniversary in 2019.
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July 15, 2019

Fun Facts about 1844

In commemoration of Rancho Los Cerritos’ 175th Anniversary year of when the adobe was built in 1844, the blog will feature a series of stories as submitted…
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Rancho Los Cerritos' volunteer curatorial intern Nevada Evers installs the latest special exhibit in the library case in commemoration of the 175th anniversary of the adobe's construction (built in 1844) and specifically the sheep ranching years (1866-1890).
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July 3, 2019

Library Exhibit: The Bixby Sheep Ranching Period 1866-1890

In late June, Rancho Los Cerritos installed the second in a series of special exhibits in the library display case that commemorates the demisemiseptcentennial. (175th…
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