Calendar
Genealogical & Historical Events
Interest to Los Californianos
The activities listed below are presented solely for the information and convenience of our members and their listing here does not constitute an endorsement by Los Californianos.
LOS CALIFORNIANOS FALL MEETING
October 17-19, 2025, Martinez, Contra Costa, CA
Meeting Hosts & Planning Team: Genene Welch #2481, Steve Welch #2480, Terri Taylor #2217
https://loscalifornianos.wildapricot.org/event-6349113/
Headquarters: WWW Tasting Room, 837 Main St, Martinez
Hotel: Best Western John Muir Inn, 445 Muir Station Rd., Martinez
Ask for Los Californianos Room Rate: $109.99+ tax, (925) 229-1010
Friday, October 17: Headquarters
3:00 pm-5:00 pm Registration, Traveling Genealogy Library, Mercado
3:30 pm-4:30 pm Workshop: California Land Grants, Susan Skilton
5:00 pm-7:00 pm Wine Reception and Registration
Saturday, October 18
Breakfast on your own
9:00 am-5:00 pm Traveling Genealogy Library & Mercado (837 Main St.)
10:00 am-12:00 pm Moraga Adobe Tour (carpool from hotel to 24 Adobe Lane, Orinda)
Lunch on your own
1:00 pm-4:00 pm Tour & Researching Archives Workshop with Roxanne Miravalle
Contra Costa County History Center (724 Escobar St., Martinez)
5:30 pm-7:00 pm Dinner at William Welch Winery
(1830 Franklin Canyon Rd., Martinez)
7:00 pm-8:00 pm California Rancho Project, American History Association
Rancho Las Juntas & the Welch-Galindo Family
Leigh Ann Davis, Executive Director, Contra Costa Cty History Society
Genene Welch, #2481, Rancho Las Juntas, William Welch Winery
Sunday, October 19: Headquarters
9:30 am-12:00 pm Breakfast/Los Californianos General Membership Meeting
Traveling Genealogy Library & Mercado
Opportunity Raffle
12:10 pm-1:30 pm Workshop: Early California Population Project (ECPP) Tips
12:00 pm-2:00 pm Tour On Your Own: Galindo Home & Concord Museum
(1721 Amador Ave., Concord)
Registration details Soon!!!!!!!
Los Californianos’ TGL on Tour for FAMILY HISTORY MONTH:
October 23- 26, 2025, Californio History Days at California Genealogical Society Library
2201 Broadway, Suite LL2, Oakland, CA, 94612, www.californiaancestors.org
Our Traveling Genealogy Library (TGL) will be on display for researchers.
Workshops (in-person and hybrid), Genealogy Research Consultations
Volunteers needed: Early California Research Consultations, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Mark your calendars now for these 2025, 2026, and 2027 June dates:
June 28, 2025: 249th Anza Expedition Anniversary & San Francisco’s Birthday; Presidio of S.F.
Join us at the Presidio of San Francisco for Los Californianos’ annual June celebration of San Francisco’s Birthday and the 249th anniversary of the arrival of the 1776 Anza Expedition. Descendants of the Spanish soldados de cuera (“leather-jacket soldiers”), men, women, and children, who made the long journey overland to San Francisco and founded El Presidio de San Francisco and Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores) commemorate our Californio history.
The Planning Committee needs you! Planning is also underway now for the 250th Anniversary in 2026 (also the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence). Event expenses have gone up significantly, so anyone with fund-raising and/or grant-writing experience is asked to contact Terri Taylor, Chair, Anza Celebration, Director7LosCalifornianos@gmail.com, 2021-2024 Board, or by mail to: Terri Taylor, Los Californianos, P.O. Box 20545, Castro Valley, CA 94546. Primos, please volunteer early for tasks small and large.
Los Californianos has been the primary coordinator of this traditional event, open to the public, since the 1960s. Despite the loss of significant funding from the Presidio Trust and the National Park Service, we are striving to engage more partners to financially support and participate in this important annual commemoration.
Seeking Historical Reenactors and persons with Period Clothing (Soldado, Vaquero, pioneer, military). Historical dress up to the 1900s is welcome; including Revolutionary War and Civil War eras.
Musicians and Singers are invited to join in singing the beautiful Alabado, as our Spanish ancestors did daily on their long trek over the Anza Trail.
Volunteer to convey an Official Greeting and say a few words of welcome on behalf of other history &/or genealogy societies to which you also belong at the formal opening ceremony. Please let me know of any organizations who might be interested in supporting financially this celebration of San Francisco’s history and its early pioneers.
REGISTRATION [is Links to both public and private website.]
Please consider donating dollars and/or your time to support Los Californianos’ annual celebration of San Francisco’s Birthday and the 249th anniversary of the 1776 Anza Expedition. Donations may be made online at both Los Californianos websites and/or mail. Checks in any amount, payable to Los Californianos, can be mailed to:
Los Californianos – Anza 2025
P.O. Box 879, Yorba Linda, CA 92885
Please note ‘Anza Donation 2025’ on memo line.
Planning Ahead for your convenience:
- June 27, 2026: 250th Anniversary [actual arrival date] Anza Celebration, Presidio of San Francisco
- June 26, 2027: 251st Anza Expedition Anniversary & San Francisco’s Birthday; Presidio of San Francisco.
Los Californianos Members are invited to
LOS CALIFORNIANOS MEETING: April 11-13, 2025, San Luis Obispo, CA
Headquarters: Mission Inn
Address: 1951 Monterey St., San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
We have a fun weekend planned. On Saturday morning we will meet in the lobby to carpool to the Mission for a docent led tour at 9:30AM. At 1PM we will meet at the La Loma Adobe Museum for a docent led tour. There are many close restaurants for lunch on your own.
For our Dinner Meeting we will meet at the United Methodist Church in the hall on at 5PM. Our Guest Speaker will be Dr. Hoover, and possibly Robert Vessely, FLLA Vice President. We will have our general membership meeting at dinner since in the past our members expressed a need to head out early Sunday to catch transportation for home.
Additional places of interest: Children’s Museum, SLO Botanical Garden & many more listed in your welcome packet.
Please contact Manish Gupta directly at 805-544-6888 and be sure to give them the code word “Los Californianos. Rooms are $150.00 per night, + hotel taxes, etc.
Planned Schedule:
Friday April 11, 2025
4:00PM-9:00PM. Registration, pick up your Welcome Packet
4:00PM-? Dinner on your own. See Welcome Packet for suggestions
Saturday, April 12,2025
Breakfast: On your own
9:00AM-11:00AM Meet in lobby to carpool to Mission San Luis Obispo
1:00PM-3:00PM Meet at La Loma Adobe for docent led tour
5:00PM-10:00PM Dinner and meeting at the United Methodist Church
Opportunity Drawing-Please bring contributions!
Sunday, April 13, 2025
Breakfast On your own
Check Out Vaya con Dios! Wishing you a safe journey home.
Meeting Registration (Members & guests participating in any activity):
https://loscalifornianos.wildapricot.org/event-6014867/Registration
Our meetings and activities are open to the public, but all must be registered.
By submitting this registration, you agree that all meeting participants must maintain a safe and pleasant environment for all Los Californianos members and their guests, and the public at all times during the meeting, and must refrain from anything which could adversely impact Los Californianos. You must also acknowledge that no alcoholic beverages may be brought into any meeting area without prior approval of the Los Californianos President and/or his/her designee, due to the United Methodist Church regulations.
Los Californianos FALL CONFERENCE: October/Nov 2024 in Monterey, details soon.