Janet Dowling Sands’ long-term fascination with California’s missions eventually inspired her to head out with her husband — an architect and a history buff — to visit and paint all of them. “That’s ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A piece of California history that dates to 1776 is going up for auction in New York City later this month. A two-page letter by ...

We humans, if we are to live intentional and thoughtful lives, almost always return to a series of timeless questions: Who are we? Where did we come from? Where are we going? To answer those questions ...

Long before Napa made California wine famous, the roots of California wine were planted—literally—by Franciscan missionaries along the California Mission Trail. ByLayne Randolph, Contributor. Forbes ...

Find out why California’s Missions are romanticized during the late 1800s and why the Indigenous People’s history is overshadowed. Learn about the impact of Spanish colonization on the Indigenous ...