0 LIVING, SJC Living Moments in Time: A Tribute to Marie Lacouague By Jan Siegel The good news about San Juan Capistrano is that many generations of residents stay in our community. The bad news is that…
1 LIVING, SJC Living Moments in Time: Planting and Farming in Orange County Guest opinion by Jan Siegel Almost all of the plants and flowers that we associate with Southern California were brought in by the missionaries. As…
1 LIVING, SJC Living Moments in Time: In Tribute to Ilse Byrnes By Jan Siegel It is with great sadness that I am writing this tribute to Ilse Byrnes, who passed away recently at age 94. Ilse…
0 LIVING, SJC Living Moments in Time: Celebrating the History of San Juan Capistrano By Jan Siegel San Juan Capistrano is truly a special place. Right now, the entire country seems to be fighting with itself. Everything seems to…
1 LIVING, SJC Living Moments in Time: State Legislation Threatens Open Space By Jan Siegel The city motto of “Preserving the Past to Ensure the Future” has never been more important than it is today. With all…
0 LIVING, SJC Living Moments in Time: San Juan Capistrano Rebounds from Pandemic By Jan Siegel We’re back! Yes, San Juan Capistrano—after 15 months of being shut down—is back in full swing. Even Swallow’s is open again—inside! City…
0 LIVING, SJC Living Moments in Time: Establishing Alcohol Rules for Los Rios Restaurants By Jan Siegel Next Tuesday, the city council will be making one of the most important decisions in its tenure. The council will be asked…
0 LIVING, SJC Living Moments in Time: Happy 60th Anniversary, San Juan Capistrano By Jan Siegel The year 2020 was certainly the year everyone would like to forget. Because of the pandemic, the city was in a lockdown,…
0 LIVING, SJC Living Moments in Time: Days of Our Lives in SJC: Part 4 By Jan Siegel Sylvestro Morales was able to avoid capture. On August 20, he went to a cousin’s home near Rancho Santa Fe. He knew…
0 LIVING, SJC Living Moments in Time: Days of Our Lives in SJC: Part 3 By Jan Siegel As the story continues, while Pablo Pryor was trying to draw up more maps, Henry Charles acquired 160 acres worth of “Valentine…
0 LIVING Moments in Time: Days of Our Lives in SJC: Part 2 By Jan Siegel Editor’s note: This is a multipart series. The first part ran here. In 1866, Fr. Joseph Mut arrived as priest of the…
0 LIVING Moments in Time: Days of Our Lives in SJC: Part 1 by Jan Siegel Editor’s note: This is the first in a multipart series. It was a dark and stormy night … no, not that story….
0 LIVING Moments in Time: Holiday Traditions by Jan Siegel One of the great aspects of the holidays is the food and the family traditions that go with each recipe. This year,…
0 LIVING Moments in Time: Laws, Thankfulness and History By Jan Siegel I am writing this prior to the results of the 2020 election, as well as before Thanksgiving. I hope that this article…
0 LIVING Moments in Time: Change is Nothing New by Jan Siegel At the moment, we are going through some very difficult times. But 100 years ago, we were going through even more changes…
