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Rancho de Guadalupe Historical Society Museum, Guadalupe, CA
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Rancho de Guadalupe Historical Society Museum

Local history museum in Guadalupe, run by a nonprofit historical society, with pioneer photos, artifacts, and a small reference library.

1005 Guadalupe Street/Highway 1, Guadalupe, CA 93434 · Guadalupe, CA

About Rancho de Guadalupe Historical Society Museum

The Rancho de Guadalupe Historical Society was formed in 1989 by local residents who wanted to preserve the area's cultural and economic past, and it gained nonprofit status in 1993. Its museum occupies a corner of the Veterans' Memorial building on Guadalupe Street. Visitors can see a growing photo collection of early settlers and businesses, artifacts from adobes that no longer stand, and displays representing many of the cultures that shaped the town. A reference library holds roughly 200 volumes on regional history, and a travel album from a 1930s world tour is available to researchers by special arrangement. The museum also has a historic jail from 1926 and an ice-company display, and its exhibits change periodically.

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