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 Father Junipero Serra, regarded as the father of the California mission ...

Janet Dowling Sands will deliver a lecture, “A New Look at California’s Mission History,” on Jan. 16, at Sonoma Mission Chapel in Sonoma. What: Historian Janet Dowling Sands’ lecture on California’s ...

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 ...

California’s missions are some of the oldest landmarks that hold stories from the state’s early days. These sites give you a glimpse into the lives of the people who shaped California’s history, from ...

The Camino de California reconnects Catholics with the land, saints and communities that shaped the Church in the West. Mission Basilica San Diego de Alcalá in San Diego, California, is a stopping ...

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 ...