www.californiamissionsfoundation.org2016 HISTORIC SITES DIRECTORY MISSION SAN DIEGO MISSION SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA ASISTENCIA SAN ANTONIO DE PALA 10818 San Diego Mission Rd. End of Mission Creek Rd. PALA RESERVATION San Diego, CA 92108 P.O. Box 803 P.O. BOX 70 (619) 283-7319 Jolon, CA 93928 PALA, CA 92059 (831) 385-4478 (760) 742-3317 MISSION SAN LUIS REY 4050 Mission Avenue MISSION SOLEDAD EL PRESIDIO DE SANTA BARBARA Oceanside, CA 92057 36641 Fort Romie Rd. 123 E. CANON PERDIDO ST. (760) 757-3651 Soledad, CA 93960 SANTA BARBARA, CA 93102 (831) 678-2586 (805) 965-0093 MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO 26801 Ortega Highway MISSION CARMEL ROYAL PRESIDIO CHAPEL OF MONTEREY San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675 3080 Rio Rd. 500 CHURCH ST. (949) 234-1300 Carmel, CA 93923 MONTEREY, CA 93940 (831) 624-3600 (831) 373-2628 MISSION SAN GABRIEL 428 South Mission Dr. MISSION SAN JUAN BAUTISTA San Gabriel, CA 91776 406 Second St. (626) 457-7291 P.O. Box 400 San Juan Bautista, CA 95045 MISSION SAN FERNANDO (831) 623-2127 15151 San Fernando Mission Blvd. Mission Hills, CA 91345 MISSION SANTA CRUZ (818) 361-0186 126 High St. Santa Cruz, CA 95060 MISSION SAN BUENAVENTURA (831) 426-5686 211 East Main St. Ventura, CA 93001 MISSION SANTA CLARA (805) 643-4318 500 El Camino Real Santa Clara, CA 95053 MISSION SANTA BARBARA (408) 554-4023 2201 Laguna St. Santa Barbara, CA 93105 MISSION SAN JOSE (805) 682-4713 P.O. Box 3159 Fremont, CA 94539 MISSION SANTA INES (510) 657-1797 1760 Mission Dr. Solvang, CA 93463 MISSION DOLORES (805) 688-4815 3321 16th St. San Francisco, CA 94114 [email protected] MISSION LA PURISIMA (415) 621-8203 2295 Purisima Rd. CMF MAILING ADDRESS: Lompoc, CA 93436 MISSION SAN RAFAEL PO BOX 23035 (805) 733-3713 1104 FIFTH AVE. SANTA BARBARA, CA 93121 SAN RAFAEL, CA 94901 MISSION SAN LUIS OBISPO (415) 454-8141 751 Palm St. CMF HEADQUARTERS ARE LOCATED AT San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 MISSION SF SOLANO 215 E. CANON PERDIDO ST., SUITE C (805) 781-8220 114 E. Spain St. SANTA BARBARA 93101 Sonoma, CA 95476 (805) 963-1633 MISSION SAN MIGUEL (707) 769-5652 775 Mission St. P.O. Box 69 A SPECIAL THANKS TO CMF DIRECTOR EMERITA KRISTINA FOSS, AND CMF STAFFERS San Miguel, CA 93451 MARTHA MCGETTIGAN VALLEJO, GONZALO SARMIENTO AND SALLY BECKER FOR THEIR (805) 467-3256 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE 2016 CMF ANNUAL REPORT. COVER IMAGES: SELECT PHOTOGRAPHS TAKEN BY CMF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID A. BOLTON DURING HIS TRAVELS UP AND DOWN THE STATE FOR VARIOUS SITE VISITS. CALIFORNIA MISSIONS FOUNDATION Annual Report 2016 page 3 A LETTER FROM CALIFORNIA MISSIONS FOUNDATION As we look back at the previous year, 2016 brings great memories to the entire California Missions Foundation family. Together, we were able to administer a CALIFORNIA MISSIONS FOUNDATION multitude of preservation projects, a successful merger with the California Mis- 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS sion Studies Association, and complete another year of our on-going elementary school education program, "All-Aboard-the-Bus". For nearly two decades, CMF CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD has led the effort throughout the state to preserve our Missions and related histori- Milford Wayne Donaldson, FAIA, Fair Oaks cal sites, from Presidios to Asistencias, from Ranchos to Pueblos. We take great VICE CHAIR pride in our work, and our efforts are a combination of dedicated individuals, Ty O. Smith, Ph.D., Cambria partner foundations and so many who share the vision TREASURER and goals of CMF to assure that the historic sites of ear- Michael Imwalle, Ojai ly California will be enjoyed for generations to come. SECRETARY Dr. Edith L. Piness, Mill Valley Every year, CMF undertakes a variety of preservation projects. In 2016, our combined efforts helped with the DIRECTORS on-going retrofit of Mission San Antonio de Padua. Theresa Brunner, Novato We also were able to re-create the entire Native Hous- Olivia Chilcote, El Cerrito ing Wing at Mission San Miguel in 3-D using the latest Cassidy DeBaker, Fairfax in ground penetrating sensor Stephen J. Farneth, FAIA, San Francisco technology and subsequent Dr. Glenn Farris, Davis archaeology. We also began Luis A. Gonzalez, San Gabriel a massive project to capture Dr. Robert L. Hoover, San Luis Obispo the Mission Trail via LIDAR. Peg Hyland, Irvine BOARD CHAIRMAN MILFORD This technology will allow Dr. Jarrell Jackman, Santa Barbara WAYNE DONALDSON, FAIA for the re-creation of historic Alan S. Kemp, Aromas structures in the event of a ca- Carol Kenyon, Bradley tastrophe as well as creating a visual and accurate archive Elisse La Barre, Pleasanton of the terrain and water systems found throughout the Jim Lazarus, San Francisco state where our Missions, Presidios and Asistencias were Michelle Lorimer, Murrieta built. It is groundbreaking technology, and CMF is dedi- Lee Panich, Santa Clara cated to using this technology to benefit our state’s historic David L. Peri, Santa Barbara structures. Also on our list in 2016 was a grant to help re- VICE CHAIRMAN Donn Schoenmann, Idyllwild veal the unknown burials at Mission Santa Inés. Ground Ty O. Smith, Ph.D. Jock Sewall, Santa Barbara penetrating radar was again used to identify where bodies Ione R. Stiegler, FAIA, La Jolla had been buried just outside the current Mission walls, further uncovering more Mary Susa, Irvine of the massive cemetery at this historic site. These unknown burials will now be Nick Tipon, Santa Rosa able to be honored and protected as they most undoubtedly include the remains Dr. Jack Williams, Ramona of Native Chumash and others who worked so tirelessly to help build Mission Mary M. Wood , Santa Cruz Santa Inés. From these projects to many others including priceless and historic art and artwork conservation, infrastructure repairs and archive stabilization, the CHAIRMAN EMERITUS joint on-going El Camino Real de las Californias UNES- Stephen T. Hearst, San Francisco CO Initiative including Baja and Alta Californias, 2016 DIRECTORS EMERITI was a productive and successful year for CMF. Fr. Joseph Chinnici, O.F.M., Berkeley Kristina Foss, Santa Barbara At the start of 2016, CMF also joined forces with, and Tanya Rathbun Sorrell, Riverside welcomed members of, the California Mission Studies Msgr. Francis J. Weber, Mission Hills Association, a group established in 1984 and dedicated EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR EMERITUS to research, education and to helping to tell the stories Dr. Knox Mellon, Carmel of early California. With this merger CMF inherited a vibrant membership program, a fascinating and inter- esting annual Conference held each February during STAFF Presidents Weekend, and a renowned annual journal, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND CEO Boletín. Perhaps most importantly, the successful merger David A. Bolton, Santa Barbara of CMF and CMSA brings everyone involved, interested EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO DAVID A. BOLTON Continued on Page 9 PARTNER FOUNDATION GRANTS CMF and its partner Foundations, S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation, Brewster West Foundation, The Charles D. and Frances K. Field Fund, The Frances K. and Charles D. Field Foundation, The Hearst Foundations, Kelly Charitable Remain- der Annuity Trust, Linden Root Dickinson Foundation, Dan Murphy Foundation, John and Beverly Stauffer Founda- tion, WWW Foundation, as well as many individuals throughout the state, helped to make a series of preservation grants possible in 2016. CMF was honored to assist and administer these various grants and projects. MISSION SAN ANTONIO DE PADUA LIDAR AERIAL SENSOR SURVEYING OF EL CAMINO REAL For the past few years, this Mission has been undergoing a multi phase Grants were issued to document via LIDAR Laser the Missions retrofit of the entire Mission complex. In 2016, a preservation grant and related historic sites. In addition, important data was produced from the Charles D. and Frances K. Field Foundation and CMF depicting the terrain and water systems around all of these sites helped the mission to complete Phases II and III which include the and among the reasons each site was chosen for a Mission. historic convento wing that is located adjacent to the mission. Airborne LIDAR & It is a wing that houses the library, offices, and the museum rooms. Imagery data can be Phase III included the west wing of the convento quadrangle. The used to record a de- Mission’s west wing is used as an important retreat center. The tailed overview of the Mission’s retreat center generates the necessary funds to keep this entire Mission prop- remote mission open. The future Phase IV of the mission retrofit erty. It will provide a project will be the north wing that houses the second half of the 3D map of the entire retreat center. property including buildings, vegetation All of the missions in Cali- and topography. The airborne LIDAR data is a 3D point cloud fornia are required to be that contains positional information, on average, spaced every 8 retrofitted due to potential inches. The imagery has a resolution of 2.5 inches, and when com- damage during an earth- bined with the LIDAR point cloud, you get a 3D model with true quake. Mission San Antonio color values based on what can be seen from above. All of the 3D de Padua is one of the last information is also geo-referenced, which shows the absolute posi- missions to be successfully tion on the earth, which is important as this data is aligned with any retrofitted. existing, or future, land survey information or other geo-data sets. It is also possible to supple- MISSION SANTA INÉS NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK ment the airborne data Mission era cemeteries had no grave markers in the early days. with ground based laser It was not a Spanish custom. When markers were added in the data, which works in the American period they were often wooden crosses that disinte- same way as the airborne grated over time.