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February 12, 2025

Medicine and Health from the Mid-19th to early 20th century

Traditional medical practices during most of the 19th century relied on symptomatic treatment, consisting primarily of bloodletting, blistering, and high doses of mineral poisons. These…

Historic Black cowboys on horseback, Texas prairie scene.

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May 12, 2024

Untold Legacies: Rethinking the American Cowboy Sheds Light on the Diversity of the American West

Untold Legacies: Rethinking the American Cowboy weaves together history, pop culture, and the arts. It will feature works by five local artists who are recontextualizing…

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Manuel Liera smiles standing outside the adobe as he feeds his chickens

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December 8, 2021

Winter Holidays in Southern California 1784-1940

Southern California has a wide range of winter holiday celebrations that are reflective of the diverse peoples, cultures, and communities that make up the US.…

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August 13, 2021

Black On the Range: African American Cowboys of the 19th century

Black On the Range: African American Cowboys of the 19th century "They numbered thousands, among them many of the best riders, ropers, and wranglers." -…

Eileen Skalky, Steve Iverson, and Marie BarnIdge McIntyre

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July 21, 2021

UCLA Student Eileen Skalky Researches History at Rancho Los Cerritos

Eileen Skalky, an Anthropologie student at UCLA recently contacted the Rancho to make a research appointment. She is following in the footsteps of her great…