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Great stuff! Did I mention that I am presently drafting a book that addresses the inverted epistemology of ignorance that so often frames such perspectives? I use both mission and state and National Park Service museum exhibitions to establish that many such representations only to minimize the Latino/Hispanic contributions to California history...and that despite the 39% of California's population that self-identifies as falling under the labels of Hispanic/Latino.

This is the video clip, dubbed into the Mallorcan language of Father Serra, of the Serra300 program that premiered this past week. This week, another production, by the Global "Eternal Word" Catholic Television Network (EWTN)...will premier, and my portion of the production is in Episode 2. In the meantime, I am happy to report that our Native American Heritage and Serra Tricentennial exhibitions, symposia, and publications have all been a wonderful success. Thanks to all who supported our efforts to that end...you guys are great!

Both Jennifer Lucido and I have manuscripts published in the current Boletín of the California Mission Studies Association. My paper regarding the archaeological discovery and recovery of the Serra Chapels of 1770 and 1772, titled "The Cross and the Spade," and Jennifer's paper regarding the butchering practices of the soldiers of the Royal Presidio of Monterey are both here!

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Jim Kelty, the producer of the new "Serra: Always Forward, Never Back" 5-part documentary series, not to be confused with the Juniper300 series noted in the foregoing post, has informed me that I will be featured in Part 2 of the series. An earlier trailer is available at the following link: http://youtu.be/v_GhVF8ZJAs Kelty's notification was as follows: "Greetings Dr. Mendoza and Dr. Senkewicz and Dr. Beebe, This is to let you know the airing schedule for the project you to...ok part in, 5 half hour episodes about Junipero Serra, is airing this month on EWTN. Dr. Mendoza you are in Part 2, Dr. Senkewicz - 1, 3, and 4. Dr. Beebe - 1. The schedule is as follows (times PST): NOV 20 - 5PM - EWTN Live - Father Joe Scerbo, S.A. and I will be interviewed about the project NOV 20 - 630PM - Episode 1 NOV 21 - 630PM - Episode 2 NOV 22 - 630PM - Episode 3 NOV 23 - 630PM - Episode 4 NOV 24 - 430PM - Episodes 1-4 repeat, 630PM - Episode 5 EWTN is available on cable and dish networks. Hope you have a chance to watch. You all made such great contributions. I only hope what I did with your remarks is worthy of the cause. Please let me know what you thought of it. This will not be my last project and I am always looking for ways to improve. Of course copies of this are available to you on request. Sincerely, Jim Kelty

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For those who might be interested in obtaining either a print or digital version of the "Archaeology on the Edge of Empire" exhibition catalog, find it on www.magcloud.com. The exhibit catalog, like the exhibition itself, serves as a visual chronicle of Mission archaeology on the Monterey Bay for the period from 1995 to 2016.

On this day I was once again pleasantly surprised to receive word of a new video produced by the City of Monterey History Fest folks, and one which documents my work and those studies undertaken by the Royal Presidio Chapel Conservation Project team of which I was a part from 2006-2010. See http://youtu.be/jbf4oOxgtFY

This is how my day started -- a private showing of the sunrise at the Mission a day before the Solstice, thanks to the ever-wonderful Benny Garcia. Just Benny ...and myself, with a couple of tourists straggling in at the last moment. The Mission will be open for the real Solstice tomorrow starting (I think) at about 6.15 with Ruben G. Mendoza giving a talk at about 6.30-6.45 or so. The sunrise itself is about 7.15-7.20 or so. This is a gorgeous event and well worth getting up for. Bundle up -- it is COLD! The picture in the Mission is taken from the choir loft. (No idea who to apologize to -- Joe Luis Cedillo, Jesse Huerta, Ryan Terry, Billy E Gillette II, Eric Gutierrez -- ? -- but I think I might have knocked the center light on the floor up there out of kilter as I was trying to get the shot.) See more

DR. RUBÉN MENDOZA SELECTED TO GIVE 2014 CMSA CONFERENCE KEYNOTE ADDRESS Long-time CMSA member, archaeologist and professor Dr. Rubén Mendoza has been selected to give the 2014 Keynote at the Annual CMSA Conference. An expert on many aspects of mission and California history, Dr. Mendoza will address the conference theme of "Ranchos y Vaqueros: Missions and Mission Land After Secularization." His presentation will address the transformation of the missions and mission lands th...rough the course of the 19th century. "I look forward to the Conference and to the opportunity to speak to post-Secularization transformation of the California missions," sad Dr. Mendoza, a professor at Cal State University, Monterey Bay. Said CMSA President David A. Bolton: "We are honored to have Dr. Mendoza as part of our opening day activities. His talks have been annual highlights to our previous Conferences, and we are pleased to be able to showcase his research as part of Friday's Keynote address." The keynote address will again be a part of the CMSA Conference's Friday night reception in historic Paso Robles.