A California Missions Resource for Teachers
The 14th Colony Videos
The following videos preview some of those questions to be addressed in the NEH 14th Colony workshops. Additional videos will be added to document questions that arise from the summer program experience.-
Illumination: California mission secrets
For centuries, California’s missions have stood as historic state landmarks, and windows into the state’s past. But a new understanding of the aging buildings...
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Mission San Juan Bautista
Becca and the crew are enlightened by way of a tour by Professor Ruben Mendoza at the Mission in San Juan Bautista....
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Royal Presidio Chapel
The Royal Presidio of Monterey was founded in 1770, and its Chapel of 1794 underwent a major conservation effort that resulted in a host...
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Soledad Mission Archaeology
In this pilot episode of U Stories, a monthly series on California State University Monterey Bay students and faculty, we spend time with Dr....
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Stealing the Mission Model
In this feature, the builder of the Old Mission Model of San Juan Bautista, Mr. Al Vercoutere, reveals the secrets of the 1950s era...
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Story One: The Research
Daniel Valdez, Composer of “Canción de San Juan”, talks about the research behind the production along with Dr. Ruben Mendoza, Phillip Galván, and Robert...