PASSPORT 2 HISTORY MONTHLY NEWSLETTER April 2020, Vol. 97

Explore the Passport 2 History Family of Sites Online!

In light of recent guidelines around CoV-2/COVID-19, Passport 2 History is sharing digital content in place of our usual calendar of events, exhibits, and announcements. We hope to keep encouraging exploration of California's rich history and cultural heritage, even if it happens from the comfort of your couch. And there are so many P2H partner sites we'd love for you to discover. To keep the adventure going, Team P2H has put together an interactive map using Google Earth's storytelling tools. We encourage you to keep up with the hidden gems in your own backyard and check out our sites' websites via the links on our map. Their websites can give you the latest information on ways to stay involved and event postponements. You can use the map directly through your browser if on a laptop or desktop computer. Mobile users will need to download the Google Earth app (your cell phone will prompt you to do so).

Explore Passport 2 History with Google Earth . We're proud of the range and breadth of the P2H family, and the program is always growing. Just this year, the Santa Monica Conservancy joined the program with their Preservation Resource Center at the Shotgun House.

View historic buildings at street level, alongside the neighborhoods that have grown up alongside them! Historic Downtown Santa Paula is home to the California Oil Museum (above), Santa Paula Art Museum, the Agriculture Museum, and the Aviation Museum of Santa Paula.

View the Map

If you're experiencing difficulties, copy and paste the following link: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1GwBzFZYtRNNXL5Os7U19z-IfyXIYugMX&usp=sharing

Digital Museums: Explore History Online!

Many P2H sites have blogs and searchable online collections you can access any time of day, from wherever you happen to be.

Take a virtual tour of Rancho Los Cerritos Tour the Leonis Adobe Museum in Google 360 Santa Barbara Historical Museum online collections

Rancho Los Alamitos online collections Los Angeles Maritime Museum online collections

Check out the MVC Then blog by the Museum of Ventura County's Research Library Go behind-the-scenes and into the archives with the Pasadena Museum of History's blog Learn about women printers of the 19th century in the International Printing Museum's three-part blog series

About the Passport 2 History Program

Step 1: Get Your P2H Passport Booklet! Step 2: Visit great institutions! Step 3: Share your adventure! ‌ ‌ ‌

Make the most of P2H! Tag your adventures #passport2history on Instagram! And join the P2H community in our Facebook Group ! Visit every site? Bring your completed booklet to P2H HQ at the Leonis Adobe Museum for a prize!

About Us Passport 2 History unites the sites, collections, experiences, and organizations that tell the story of Southern and Central California and its people. We celebrate the institutions that take visitors back in time, showcase local experiences and talent, and preserve the artifacts and monuments of our state's rich heritage. We proudly invite you to enjoy all they have to offer. Participating sites submit events, exhibits, and announcements to be included in the regular monthly newsletter.   For more details, visit us at  passport2history.com  or check out our social media pages above.

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Passport 2 History is brought to you by the Leonis Adobe Museum in beautiful Old Town Calabasas. The Leonis Adobe Museum is Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument #1 and operates as a living history museum. Feed animals and explore one of the oldest residences in Los Angeles County. Learn the story of Miguel Leonis, a French Basque immigrant who became the King of Calabasas, and Espiritu Leonis, his Chumash-Tongva commonlaw wife who, following Miguel's death, won a 16-year court battle for a wife's share of his estate despite the odds against her.   To learn more about the Leonis Adobe Museum, check out KCET's Visiting with Huell Howser episode about us, available on YouTube !

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