To All Friends
of the
We are pleased
to announce the next Docent
Training Sessions for 2008!
Training
sessions will be held over three
consecutive Saturdays:
At
the
Learn about:
-how you can
become involved as a volunteer or
docent at Rancho Camulos
-docent led tours
for families and school children
-our own local
Californio Rancho history
-the 1853 adobe,
chapel, winery, grounds and gardens
-the
-Helen Hunt
Jackson and her visit to Camulos in 1882 and
writing of “Ramona”
-the Rübel family
and their efforts to preserve Rancho Camulos
-how Rancho
Camulos became a National Historic Landmark
(1 of 135 in
If you are
interested in
attending the training or would
like additional
information please contact:
Training sessions are at
the
From Santa Clarita: From I-5
take State Route 126 west 10 miles
From
For information call the
RANCHO CAMULOS
has been designated a
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK
This residential complex possesses national
significance in commemorating the history of the
United States of America.Ygnacio del Valle established Rancho Camulos in 1853, on part of a Mexican land grant of former mission lands. Rancho Camulos was the setting for "Ramona," an 1884 novel that generated national interest in the history of Hispanic settlement in California. August Rübel purchased the property in 1924 and preserved the significant historic features of the site.
Ygnacio del Valle estableció en 1853 el Rancho Camulos en lote de tierra donada por el gobierno Mexicano procedente de las antigues tierras de la mision. Rancho Camulos fue el escenario de "Ramona," novela de 1884, que generó interés nacional en los asentamientos Hispanos en California. August Rübel compró la propreidad en 1924 y preservó el significativo patrimonio histórico del lugar.
2000
National Park Service
United States Department of the Interior
P.O. Box 308, Piru, California 93040
Phone: (805) 521-1501
email: ranchocamulos@earthlink.net