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- Regarding the Indians at the San Fernando Mission. What did they eat? Did they have any freedom? Did they live with their families? Did they have any leisure time and what did they do with that leisure time?
- My son took a picture of what appears to be a coat of arms found above the front door of the church at Mission San Fernando Rey. At the top is a red hat with red rope and 15 red tassels stacked in a pyramid form surrounding a shield with a sword through the middle. The shield is blue on the left with images we can't determine and red on the right with 3 crescent moon shapes. He would like information regarding this to support his "art" portion of his mission report. Thanks in advance for any information you can provide.
- Are there commemorative plates for all 21 missions?
- Who is the artist and mission in the sketch of a visit by the French explorer, La Perouse, to a Californian mission in 1787?
- What saints are in the Mission San Francisco de Solano?
- Did the statues of Faith, Hope and Charity at Mission Santa Barbara disappear in 1870. Were they ever returned?
- Is there a site I may visit to label who the saints are in the artwork at Mission Carmel?
- Do you have a poster or some other reproduction of Ferdinand Deppe's painting of the San Gabriel Mission available for sale or know where we can obtain one?”
- I'm looking for is a print of the musical "hand" from San Antonio de Padua.
- Where I can get a print of the beautiful Indian Stations of the Cross paintings at Mission San Gabriel?
- Where were the mission bells made and what were they made of?
- Is there is any specific reason why Mission San Carlos has 9 bells.
- How many bells does the San Juan Capistrano mission have?
- Please name the missions that have bells.
- I have a collection of old bells. Can you help me find out anything about my bell collection or refer me to someone?
- Why did the missions have bells?
- What is the main function of the mission and what specific trees were found on most missions?
- Do you have more information on mission Indians who were blacksmiths?
- Why is the Mission San Diego de Alcala called the "Mother of all Missions?
- Did the Indians play any games that were like foodball or baseball?
- Were Indians allowed to take communion?
- Several questions regarding the life at the missions
- What was life like for the Indian children living at the mission?
- What work did the Indians perform at Santa Ines?
- What was daily life like at Mission Soledad for both the Padres and the Native Americans?
- What effect did the small pox have on the indians of the mission if any?
- Where I could obtain the history or any records of the chapel in the San Pasqual Valley?
- How did the Indians like the missions and how did the missionaries treat the Indians?
- What happened to the Indian tribes after the mission was built?
- Do you think the missions were good idea for Native Americans? Why or Why not?
- Is it true the Indians were intentionally wrapped in blankets that had been infected by chicken pox in order to kill them?
- Was there a school at the mission? if so, who attended its classes?
- Did the Indians dance?
- What happened to the Native Chumash population after the closure of the Santa Barbara Mission?
- What did the Indians do before the founding of the California Missions?
- How did the Indians benefit from joining the California missions?
- Can you tell me if there were sweathouses on the Missions or were these done away with during Mission period?
- Can you tell me the real purpose for the Spaniards establishment of the missions?
- Which Native Americans lived at San Luis Obispo and what were some of their customs?
- What Indian tribe lived at San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo and what crops were raised there?
- Do the missions tell you much about the California Indians when you visit?
- What is the name of the tribe that was part of the San Gabriel mission?
- What local Native American tribe came to work at San Francisco de Asis and were they cooperative?
- What is the main function of the mission and what specific trees were found on most missions?
- What was the daily life of a padre in the mission era?
- What was mission life like for the missionaries and why were the missions so important?
- Do you have more information on mission Indians who were blacksmiths?
- Can you tell me about weaving at the missions and its importance?
- Were Indians allowed to take communion?
- What fruit trees and plants did the spanish bring to California?
- What was daily life at Mission San Gabriel Arangel like and how was it built?
- Several questions regarding the life at the missions
- What was life at the mission like in the early days?
- What products are made at the mission,what are they made from,and what are they used for?
- Are there any documents written during the mission era that describe what the neophytes ate the mission ate?
- What was life like for the Indian children living at the mission?
- What work did the Indians perform at Santa Ines?
- What rules did the mission have?
- What was daily life like at Mission Soledad for both the Padres and the Native Americans?
- What foods were prepared eaten by the Franciscans at the mission?
- what did they eat at the missions?
- How many people lived in the Spanish missions and forts?
- Can you tell me if there were sweathouses on the Missions or were these done away with during Mission period?
- How many rooms were there in central quadrangle of San Buenaventura. ? What kind of fruit did they grow at this mission. What was the primary source of income for a mission?
- Are there specific guidelines governing marriage at a mission?
- If I can find a mission venue to get married, can our pastor marry them or does it have to be a priest?
- Can arrangements be made for a wedding of about 50 people in the San Fernando Mission or the park?
- Could you provide information regarding a possible wedding at either the Santa Barbara or Ventura mission?
- Are marriages allowed at any of the California missions?
- How many different kinds of animals were at Mission San Juan Capistrano?
- How many cattle were there in the mission herds?
- Does the brand for the Santa Barbara Mission have a meaning behind it?
- At Mission San Antonio de Padua what type of cattle were raised?
- How many of which types of animals were present at the Carmel Mission San Carlos de Borromeo?
- What types of animals came to California with the padres, soldiers and settlers?
- Does Santa Ines look like it did in the mission era?
- Where can I find an example of a livestock inventory sheet or another example of the friars handwriting?
- Typically, who did the construction of the missions?
- What kind of tools did they use for building, daily work and brick materials?
- What did it take to build the San Jose Mission, who built it and what were the problems they had when building it?
- What materials were used to rebuilt San Luis Rey and when was the rebuilding begun?
- What type of materials were used to build Mission San Jose the first time and what materials were used to rebuild it.?
- How have the missions changed?
- Do you have a blueprint of the San Jose Mission?
- What are the exterior rough measurements, width length and height of the Ventura Mission?
- How many missions had clay tile roofs?
- Could you give me a flat scale drawing of Mission Dolores as if you were looking at it from the sky?
- Can you identify the artist and help save or replace a badly damaged drawing of "the mission near Oceanside" - San Luis Rey?
- How many missions had clay tile roofs? When were tile roofs first constructed? How did they make the tile?
- Who is the artist and mission in the sketch of a visit by the French explorer, La Perouse, to a Californian mission in 1787?
- Who was in charge of building the missions? Who built San Luis Rey?
- Why did the mission system end?
- Can you tell me the real purpose for the Spaniards establishment of the missions?
- Who founded Mission Santa Cruz?
- What was mission life like for the missionaries and why were the missions so important?
- Are there records in spain or at the Vatican that record mission happenings in the 1700’s?
- What year was the highest popululation at each of the missions?
- Who founded Mission San Gabriel?
- Is there a list of all the nicknames used for each mission.
- How many Missions are there in California? Did they cover the whole state?
- What was the most important item at Mission Nuestra Senora de la Soledad?
- Each mission was a certain distance from the others. How do their locations relate?
- Where can we find some free information about Santa Inez using the computer to search the Internet?
- What knowledge did the American colonists and the founding fathers have of the missions in California?
- Is there is a timeline of the important events that happened at the Carmel Mission?
- How does Mission San Luis Rey operate today?
- What is the origin of the word "mission"?
- What is Santa Barbara used for today?
- Why is San Francisco de Asis not used any more? When did it stop being used?
- What was the reason for choosing the site of the Santa Barbara mission?
- Is the Mission Inn in Riverside, California a mission?
- Is the Queen of Angeles located in DownTown Los Angeles a mission? If not, what would it be called?
- Who protected the San Jose Mission and what was it famous/known for?
- Where I could obtain the history or any records of the chapel in the San Pasqual Valley?
- What knowledge did the American colonists and the founding fathers have of the missions in California?
- What were some of the nick names for the San Luis Obispo mission and why?
- Do the these missions have nicknames?
- Is there a list of all the nicknames used for each mission.
- When did the mission in San Francisco change it's name from Mission Dolores?
- What is the special name for mission Santa Cruz and mission Santa Clara?
- Why was San Diego called “The Plymouth Rock” of the west coast?
- How was the San Jose Mission site discovered and who named the mission?
- How were the California Missions named?
- Why is the Mission San Diego de Alcala called the "Mother of all Missions?
- Does San Juan Bautista have a nickname?
- Do you know of a book or archive that ever had or published an image of Fr. Jose Altamira?
- Can you help me find a picture of Father Jose Cavaller of Mission San Luis Obispo?
- Can you provide me with any information about the1903 San Francisco Chronicle, Sunday Supplement collection?
- I am interested in a set of photo slides of the California Missions for my classes. Can you help?
- Can you tell us show a picture of one of the Stations of the Cross that hang in the San Gabriel Church?
- Do you have a picture of the San Rafael mission before it was destroyed and rebuilt?
- How can I locate pictures of the back or the surroundings of a mission?
- Are there any early drawings or photographs of the Carmel mission showing what it looked like when Fr. Serra was there?
- Where can I find a picture of the San Juan Mission?
- Did San Luis Obispo produce any goods? Were they well-known for producing anything?
- Do you have more information on mission Indians who were blacksmiths?
- What activities supported the economy of Mission San Carlos Borromeo de Carmelo?
- Can you tell me about weaving at the missions and its importance?
- What products are made at the mission,what are they made from,and what are they used for?
- What work did the Indians perform at Santa Ines?
- Do you know of a book or archive that ever had or published an image of Fr. Jose Altamira?
- What was the daily life of a padre in the mission era?
- Can you help me find a picture of Father Jose Cavaller of Mission San Luis Obispo?
- Who founded Mission Santa Cruz?
- What was mission life like for the missionaries and why were the missions so important?
- What is the main function of the mission and what specific trees were found on most missions?
- Who was in charge of building the missions? Who built San Luis Rey?
- Why did the mission system end?
- What is the purpose and location of Mission San Gabriel Arcangel?
- Can you tell me the real purpose for the Spaniards establishment of the missions?
- Why the Spanish built the missions and the purpose of the missions.
- Did San Luis Obispo produce any goods? Were they well-known for producing anything?
- Why were missions built in the first place?
- What was mission life like for the missionaries and why were the missions so important?
- What is the distance in miles between each of the Missions ???
- Can you recommend books or articles that discuss El Camino Real?
- I am searching for a map or record of the specific route used between the San Gabriel and San Fernando missions.
- How did you reach a mission or from one mission to another in the mission era?
- Could you please tell me if there are any missions in the San Francisco Bay area which hold regular Sunday mass?
- Could you please send me some info about visitng the San Fernando mission?
- Can you suggest some missions to visit near the Bay area?
- What mission is closest to the Pala Mesa Resort in Fallbrook?
- Do you have a recommendation on a map to show us how to walk from mission to mission?
- Can you give me information on any tours that go from mission to mission that might last a week or so?
- I would like information, if available, on the best way to plan for visits to all the California Missions.
- Is there an annual pass that allows you to get in to all the California missions?