The Rancho de Guadalupe Historical Society, formed in 1989 by  residents wishing to preserve the rich cultural and economic 150+ year history  of the area, gained nonprofit status in 1993.   In 2002 a Museum site was  obtained in a corner of the Veterans' Memorial building at 1005 Guadalupe  Street/Highway 1, Guadalupe, CA 93434.

Open 1-3 PM Saturdays and Sundays or call for appointment:  805-343-5901.

Historic Jail open last Sunday of each month 1-3PM, or by  appointment.  

Visitors will find a growing collection of photos of early  days, early pioneers and enterprises that formed the now-incorporated City  (1946) from a Mexican land grant of 1840.   Artifacts from the no longer  extant adobes are on display, as well as items representative of the European,  Chinese, Filipino, Swiss-Italian, Japanese, Mexican, Portuguese, Spanish  cultures arriving as the Native Americans, the Chumash, ebbed.  

A reference (non-circulating) library holds 124 volumes of  area history from old autos to shipwrecks, to Tequila!

Items are available for purchase!

• "Colorful Guadalupe" (brief history)
• Refrigerator magnets, 1926 Jail and 1928 elevated tank
• Logo mugs
• Logo pens
• Key chains/lanyards (blue, green, burgundy) with imprint    “GUADALUPE CALIFORNIA”
• 4 pack assorted notecards by Krouse of local buildings
• Black & white postcards (12 scenes) plus City Hall and Cemetery
• Electrical insulators removed in undergrounding

Visit our friends at SouthCountyHistory.org

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