@explorelompoc8999 La Purisma Mission! Civilian Conservation Corp. #missions #californiahistory

Tell me in terms of what you enjoy imparting in terms of the history of California. What's your favorite thing? My favorite thing is the Civilian Conservation Corps and learning about how they rebuilt this mission and the techniques they used to build this mission. Back in the 30s so in terms of when people come here I want to know what's the first thing they ask? People ask where is the mission? When people arrive in our parking lot our mission is hidden by some trees so it's hard to see so we tell people if you take the trail and look through the trees you can see the mission. Oftentimes they think the two white buildings which are the infirmaries are the mission when you pull up to the parking lot. So and in terms of things I know you have mission days here what what are those like? So we offer living history days mission life days a couple times throughout the years on Saturday and we showcase the crafts of the mission so we might showcase candle making, weaving, pottery.