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Rancheros Visitadores collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC078
Abstract
Los Rancheros Visitadores, or the Visiting Ranchers, is a Santa Barbara-based social club; however, many of its members are also from Ventura County. The club is most known for its annual 60-mile trek through the Santa Ynez Valley. James Albert Reardon, born on February 7, 1914, in Ventura County, was a member of Rancheros Visitadores. The collection consists mostly of materials collected by Reardon during his involvement with the club. Some items do not belong to Reardon but are still...
Dates:
1935-1994
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Rancho Las Posas and Simi records
Collection
Identifier: MVC017
Abstract
Rancho Las Posas and Rancho Simi were both Mexican land grants that were owned by the de la Guerra y Noriega family of Santa Barbara. They cover large portions of present-day Camarillo, Moorpark, Simi Valley, the Oxnard Plains, and western Los Angeles County. Much of the land in this area was eventually purchased by Pennsylvania-based railroad executive and businessman Thomas A. Scott. Thomas R. Bard moved west to manage Scott’s holdings in California and would later come to own much land in...
Dates:
circa 1870-1930
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Rancho Sespe Workers Improvement Association collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC037A
Dates:
1983
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Reardon family papers
Collection
Identifier: MVC081
Abstract
The Reardon family moved from the Midwest around the turn of the century and is well known for establishing a mortuary in Ventura, as well as others in Oxnard and Simi Valley. Oliver Louis Reardon and Mary Agnes O'Leary Reardon had seven children. Mary Cecilia Reardon graduated from Ventura Union High School and went on to teach music at the Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai. Oliver Ignatius Thomas Reardon graduated from the Villanova Preparatory School in Ojai and went on to pursue a...
Dates:
1923-1968
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Herbert Ricard papers
Collection
Identifier: MVC066
Abstract
Herbert F. Ricard was a local historian and writer. He authored MVC quarterly Volume 17, Issue 2 "Place Names of Ventura County" (1972-73). This collection contains Ricard's research and notes, including his notes on place names within the county that he used to write the journal on the topic.
Dates:
1890-1970
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Saticoy Historical Society collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC056
Abstract
This collection was donated by the Saticoy Historical Society, which was active between 1991 and 2014. The society collected items, histories, and artefacts related to the history of Saticoy. It includes both their administrative files and the items they collected in line with their mission. This includes manuscripts, books, photographs, personal histories, newspaper clippings, manuscripts, and ephemera related to the local history of Saticoy, as well as notable residents.
Dates:
1879-2014; Majority of material found within 1900-1991
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Saticoy Lionettes records
Collection
Identifier: MVC079
Abstract
Saticoy Lionettes was a women’s auxiliary group of the Saticoy Lions Club, whose purpose was to promote sociability among its members as well as promote civic welfare. Saticoy Lionettes formed in 1964 and the collection includes the club’s organizational records and scrapbooks detailing their activities together and within the community.
Dates:
1964-1998
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
E. M. Sheridan collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC009
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises the writings, mostly in the form of manuscripts and newspaper clippings, of E. M. (Edwin M.) Sheridan. The main focus of the writings are Ventura County history, including but not limited to, town histories, events, landmarks, legends, and personal histories.The majority of dated items are from the 1920s through the early 1930s, though dates can be found as late as the 1960s. Also included are bound notebooks of Sheridan's historical writings in 10 volumes.
Dates:
circa 1800s-1900s
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Sol N. Sheridan collection
Collection
Identifier: MVC008
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises writings, mainly in the form of manuscripts, by Sol N. Sheridan. Some manuscripts are unpublished or in draft form. Other materials included in the collection are articles; poems; and letters from, to, and about Sheridan. Length of documents (pages) and dates are stated when provided.
Dates:
circa 1800s-1900s
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
Silver Strand Mutual Water Co. records
Collection
Identifier: MVC005
Scope and Contents
This collections comprises the stock certificates from the Silver Strand Mutual Water Company.
Dates:
1900s
Found in:
Museum of Ventura County
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