Discover Baja Travel Club is hosting Max Kurillo and myself to provide their members and other guests a one hour lecture with slides of each mission.
We illustrate the true order the missions were founded and end the myth that San Diego was the first mission and that they were built to the north at
regular intervals.
We also show how missions were founded in Baja California and Alta California during the same years and both the last mission founded and the last
mission operating were in Baja California.
Discover Baja is pleased to announce that David Kier and Max Kurillo, co-authors of The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California
1697-1834″ will be giving a lecture about the missions of Baja & Alta California on Thursday, July 24th at 7:00pm in San Diego. Join us as
we learn about where and when the missions were founded and how they interact. The lecture will highlight how the Baja and Alta missions were built
during the same years and relate to one another. The missions are an important part of California history for both Baja and Alta California. Many of
the missions or mission sites are still accessible today. This will be a treat for history buffs, adventure seekers and Baja lovers. Youll learn
about the missions like youve never seen or realized before!
Copies of The Old Missions of Baja & Alta California 1697-1834" will be available for purchase and signing.
7:00 pm
Liberty Station - NTC Command Center
Meeting Room 1
2640 Historic Decatur Road
San Diego, CA 92106
Directions to NTC Command Center
FREE for Discover Baja members. $5 for nonmembers. Please RSVP to ask@discoverbaja.com or 800-727-2252.
NOTE: The event is full. See us in Temecula this Monday at 6 pm July 28. Thank you!
[Edited on 7-22-2014 by David K]ehall - 7-2-2014 at 11:27 AM
Any plans on recording this and making it available on the internet?David K - 7-2-2014 at 03:26 PM
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Any plans on recording this and making it available on the internet?
Not yet... we don't read from scripts... it comes from the heart and memory... as we live the mission story. No two lectures are alike. We have one
photo of each mission plus maps showing where the mission is in relation to others.
I talk about the Baja missions and Max talks about the Alta missions, and he is the expert on the El Camino Real bells, too (on with Huell Howser for
a rare one hour special).BajaWarrior - 7-2-2014 at 03:50 PM
Hi David, I just called Carol at DB and got signed up for your lecture at Liberty Station. Will you also include some more details/photos of your
Mission trip with Cameron Steele?
Otherwise, see ya there.
BWDavid K - 7-2-2014 at 04:11 PM
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Originally posted by BajaWarrior
Hi David, I just called Carol at DB and got signed up for your lecture at Liberty Station. Will you also include some more details/photos of your
Mission trip with Cameron Steele?
Otherwise, see ya there.
BW
Hi Chuck,
I look forward to see you guys there...
I don't think I will be able to give more details on the helicopter trip there, like I can have already here on Nomad... We only have an hour, then 30
minutes for Q & A and book signing. I am happy to have you ask away here on Nomad in the three threads I have for the 3 day adventure!
Please see the details, and post questions, about last week in these threads:
I hear the room is filling up, please RSVP if you would like to attend.
The next show will be in Temecula, just 4 days after. See separate post for details.David K - 7-12-2014 at 11:27 PM
Baja Angel and I stopped by to visit Max and Erline today in El Cajon. Max wanted me to see what he had been working on for our lectures. We were most
impressed with the large display photos of several missions Max had made, and will be at all our future presentations.
California Mission #11, San Ignacio (founded in 1728):
A beautiful photo taken by Baja Nomad member Jack Swords.
[Edited on 7-13-2014 by David K]David K - 7-18-2014 at 08:43 AM
With just 6 days until the Old Missions show, I hear it is a full house... Confirming with Jen Kramer, but I hope to meet new Nomads there. Thank you
and enjoy the show!
[Edited on 7-18-2014 by David K]BajaLuna - 7-18-2014 at 09:23 AM
beautiful pic, DavidK!
Yayyyy a full house! I find the Old Missions so fascinating, so beautiful each and every one of them, wish I lived closer to attend the show!
good luck with the show, look forward to updates!David K - 7-18-2014 at 03:49 PM
Thanks. Yes exciting to have so many folks interested in our California mission history. The room holds 65, all reserved, plus a waiting list is
building for any cancellations.
Just 4 days later, we are doing it again in Riverside County for the Temecula Valley Historical Society. I am still getting details but what I have so
far:
Monday July 28, 6 pm, is our second lecture of the month and is in Temecula.
Here are the directions:
The History Center is the red barn west of Kohls in south Temecula at the corner of Wolf Store Road and Redhawk Parkway.
Navigation units and Mapquest will not get you there as they don't recognize the street address.
Exit Interstate 15 on Temecula Parkway and turn right on Redhawk Parkway.
[Edited on 7-22-2014 by David K]
DIRECTIONS for this Thursday Evening
David K - 7-21-2014 at 10:59 PM
I suggest get an early start as COMICON starts the same night, and not too far away!
DIRECTIONS TO LIBERTY STATION NTC COMMAND CENTER
2640 Historic Decatur
San Diego, CA 92106
619-573-9260
FROM I-5 HEADING SOUTH
5 South
Exit Rosecrans
At Lytton (there is an ARCO station on your left) proceed down
Rosecrans two blocks to Roosevelt
Turn Left at Roosevelt and enter Liberty Station
Follow Roosevelt through 2 stop signs to Historic Decatur and turn Left
The NTC Command Center is the Second Building on the Left
Parking is located on your right and is Free
FROM I-5 HEADING NORTH
5 North
Exit Pacific Coast Highway
Turn Left on Barnett
Turn Left on Truxtun and enter Liberty Station
Follow Truxtun to Dewey and turn Left
At the first stop sign turn Right onto Historic Decatur
The NTC Command Center is the Second Building on your Right
Parking is located on your left and is Free
FROM DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO OR SAN DIEGO AIRPORT
Harbor Drive past airport to Laning Road
Make a right on Laning
Turn Right on Historic Decatur
Follow Historic Decatur until you reach 2640
The NTC Command Center is the Second Building on the left just past
Roosevelt
Parking is located on your left and is Free
FROM 8 WEST
Rosecrans exit
At Lytton (there is an ARCO station on your left) proceed down
Rosecrans two blocks to Roosevelt
Turn Left at Roosevelt and enter Liberty Station
Follow Roosevelt through 2 stop signs to Historic Decatur and turn Left
The NTC Command Center is the Second Building on the Left
Parking is located on your right and is Free
BUS & TROLLEY ACCESS
Take the MTS Bus or Trolley to the Old Town Trolley Station. At the
station, board the 28 bus and exit at the Roosevelt & Rosecrans stopDavid K - 7-24-2014 at 08:07 AM
Reminder that Comicon (Comic Book Convention) is tonight in San Diego, so leave early in case of high traffic in the area. Looking forward to seeing
you there tonight (7pm) or in Temecula on Monday night (6pm).BajaWarrior - 7-25-2014 at 04:44 AM
Good turnout last night.
Thank you David and Max for a very informative lecture. I'm always learning something new about Baja and Alta California. Had to get home so I didn't
say goodbye and you we're busy.
Bought the book.
Chuck and ChrisDavid K - 7-25-2014 at 07:48 AM
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Originally posted by BajaWarrior
Good turnout last night.
Thank you David and Max for a very informative lecture. I'm always learning something new about Baja and Alta California. Had to get home so I didn't
say goodbye and you we're busy.
Bought the book.
Chuck and Chris
Thank you both for coming to our show and hope it was enjoyable. Not quite as crowded as Comicon!
While Max was talking, I took three photos with my telephone, and I can see you just to the left of Max, who is in the center...
On the far right you can see we have beautiful Jack Swords and other photos which Max has enlarged to poster size on easels. San Javier is on the far
left, and we had 6 more.
If you missed last night's show, we are doing another this Monday, 6 pm in Temecula. Details and directions posted on Nomad and our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/oldmissions
