By Rhonda DeHaan To assist private property owners of historic properties, the Mills Act is an important incentive program for the restoration and preservation of…
By Rhonda DeHaan Young readers are invited to the San Juan Capistrano Library to vote on their favorite books. Millions of children have participated in…
By Rhonda DeHaan Perhaps the oldest and most distinctive European civilization, the Basques come from a rugged region along the border between Spain and France….
By Rhonda DeHaan After this past year’s tree lighting at San Juan Capistrano’s Historic Town Center Park, attendees dispersed throughout the town … some going…
By Rhonda DeHaan Father St. John O’Sullivan arrived in San Juan Capistrano in 1910 and soon took on the arduous work of restoring the town’s neglected mission. The…
By Rhonda DeHaan Father St. John O’Sullivan arrived at Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1910 and was immediately drawn by its haunting beauty. Saddened by its…
By Rhonda deHaan Although the Landmarks Club had successfully preserved what had remained of Mission San Juan Capistrano in 1896, much work still needed to…
By Rhonda deHaan Downtown San Juan Capistrano has been evolving over the last 240 years, with structures constructed, some demolished, and more planned and built….