Janet Dowling Sands’ long-term fascination with California’s missions eventually inspired her to head out with her husband — an architect and a history buff — to visit and paint all of them. “That’s ...

California’s missions are some of the oldest landmarks that hold stories from the state’s early days. These sites give you a glimpse into the lives of the people who shaped California’s history, from ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the Native American tribes included in the UCLA History-Geography Project’s lesson. For millions of Californians, growing up in the Golden State ...

The film highlights the establishment of California's missions by Franciscan friars, who traveled great distances under dangerous conditions to spread Christianity and civilization. Led by Father ...

Janet Dowling Sands will deliver a lecture, “A New Look at California’s Mission History,” on Jan. 16, at Sonoma Mission Chapel in Sonoma. What: Historian Janet Dowling Sands’ lecture on California’s ...