by david@danaadobe.org | Jul 26, 2019 | Event, Stories, Uncategorized
Come hear author Laura Emerson tell the story of California’s forty-eight “founding fathers” on Sunday, August 25th at 2 PM at the Dana Adobe Cultural Center. The talk is $5 per person and free for DANA members and children. Copies of the book,...
by Sarah | Jul 18, 2019 | Event, Stories
William Goodwin Dana had plans for his Rancho enterprise that went beyond cattle ranching. He was an entrepreneur, ready for business. How did he acquire these skills as a businessman? It is the contention of this presentation that it came from his experiences in...
by Sarah | Feb 6, 2019 | Education Program, Stories
On Saturday, February 23, come by the Dana Adobe Cultural Center and listen to local author Jen Bull Mizrahi recite her book, “Terrible, Terrible Things,” and educate the minds of children about animals and the weather. This free event will start at 10 AM...
by marina | Aug 25, 2018 | Event, Stories
Join us at the DANA Adobe Cultural Center for the next entry of our monthly Sunday Speaker Series! Did you know that Sparks Street in Nipomo is named after Isaac J. Sparks? Sparks was known as an otter hunter, merchant, and friend and business associate of Captain...
by marina | Jun 29, 2018 | Event, Stories
Join us at the DANA Adobe Cultural Center for the next installment in the Sunday Speaker Series! The first European settlers in both California and New Mexico arrived from Mexico under the Spanish flag. Did both states have a Rancho Period? Well yes and no! Join Jaime...
by marina | Mar 9, 2017 | Local History, Stories
Residents and visitors have enjoyed the panoramic view from the Dana Adobe to the foothills since Captain Dana himself watched vaqueros working cattle from his veranda in the 1840s. Not until the development boom in late 1990s did DANA volunteers begin to worry that...
