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Five Tips for Teaching Kids about the California Missions
Fourth grade is the first and last time most people learn anything about the mission period in California. In case you don’t know,…
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Junipero Serra Video Clarifies Some Misconceptions
The Academy of American Franciscan History has released a new video documentary on Junipero Serra, Introducing Junipero Serra: The Newest Saint. This video does…
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Mission Leveled by Quake, Tsunami Seen off Central Coast
Tsunamis are a fact of life in seismic California, as mission history reminds us. Dr. Dan Krieger is Professor Emeritus of History at…
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The Five Reasons Pope Francis Canonized Junípero Serra
Note: this is an updated version of an earlier post written at the time of Serra’s canonization. Catholics and non-Catholics alike seem…
