Monterey County Historical Society

History is fragile. Memories fade.
Writings are lost...and relics crumble.
Historians serve best when they can preserve yesterday-today.

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Local History

  • Introduction
  • History
  • Art in the Airport Program
  • People and Cultures
  • Interesting Facts and Stories
  • Historic Places
  • Arts and Artists
  • Significant Events
  • Agriculture
  • Economic Development
  • Tutorials
  • Natural History
  • Resources
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  • MCHS Name Index

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History

Early Explorations

  • Coastal navigation and exploration
  • Vizcaino’s exploration of Monterey in 1602
  • The Portolá expedition of 1769

Spanish Colonization

  • The founding of Monterey
  • Monterey’s first years: The Presidio of Monterey
  • A Brief Overview of Monterey Bay Area Missions
  • Scientific and other expeditions to Monterey
    • La Pérouse, 1786
    • Malaspina and Bustamante, 1791
    • Galiano and Valdés, 1792
    • Vancouver, 1792
    • Rezanof,
  • Spanish concessions
  • Hipólito (Hypolite) Bouchard and the pirate raid of 1818
  • Spanish governors of Alta California

Mexican Era

  • Foreign immigrants to Hispanic California
  • Mexican governors of Alta California
  • Indian Horse Raiding at Monterey
  • Expeditions against the Central Valley Indians
  • Secularization of the Missions
  • Did William Hartnell Start California’s First College?
  • Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

American Era Settlement

  • Overview of Post-Hispanic Monterey County History
  • The First Newspaper in California (1846)
  • The Influence of the Gold Rush
  • The California Cattle Boom, 1849-1862
  • Salinas, A Short History
  • Pioneers of the Salinas Area (in progress)
  • Black Pioneers of the Salinas Area
  • Central Coast Railroads–An Overview
  • Railroads Put Salinas on the Map
  • Colony settlements
  • Overview of Monterey County Agriculture
  • Ethnic Participation during the American Period, 1846-1930

American Era Growth and Development

  • The California Rodeo – A Central Coast Tradition
  • The Salinas National Guard Company
  • The Monterey County Swiss Rifle Club
  • The Breschini Turkey Shoots
Historic Photograph Reproductions Available For Purchase

Visiting the Historical Society

Boronda Adobe History Center
333 Boronda Road
Salinas, CA 93907
tel: 831.757.8085

PO Box 3576
Salinas, CA 93912
Office Hours:
Monday-Friday, 9am-3pm

Adobe Tours:
By appointment only

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