The mission of Rancho Los Cerritos Historic Site is to restore and preserve the structure and grounds; collect appropriate resources; and interpret the relationship of the Rancho’s diverse peoples, from Native American times through the 1940s, to the development of the Long Beach area.
This will be accomplished through a broad spectrum of educational programs, exhibits and publications designed to provide local residents, students and other visitors with an understanding of the forces that shaped this region.
To support the Mission Statement, the following objectives have been established:
- to conduct, encourage, produce and share scholarly research on the history of Rancho Los Cerritos
- to advocate, preserve and manage the site’s historical, architectural, botanical and archaeological resources
- to collect, preserve and manage appropriate and authentic artifacts
- to develop innovative and effective interpretive programs on Rancho Los Cerritos history
- to supplement the teaching of local and Southern California history in the classroom
- to encourage local history instruction in the schools and colleges
- to expand resources and increase accessibility of the archives, research files and research library
