The Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library collects and conserves historical material for the study of Franciscan Missions and Native Peoples in the Americas.sbmal.org/events Santa Barbara, CaliforniaJoined April 2015
Libri biblie cum postillis
Nicholas of Lyra (b.1270- c.1349)
Sewn bindings with debossed parchment over boards and five raised cords on spine
Anton Koberger edition, 1497, vol. 1
Collection of the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library
Join us for our free monthly open house. You'll be able to meet some of our staff and see fascinating objects from the collection.
Our next one is on Saturday September 6th from 9:30am-12pm.
For more details: sbmal.org/events
🗣SBMAL is excited to announce that our Executive Director is available for speaking engagements!
🎤Learn from Jack Clark Robinson, OFM, PhD about the rich history of the Franciscans and California Mission System.
📜To Learn More: sbmal.org/speakingengage…
📷Interior view of damage at Old Mission Santa Barbara following the 1925 earthquake, depicting Fr. Zephyrin & Fr. Augustine. Photographer unknown. Collection of the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library.
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Mission San Buenaventura was founded on this day in 1782.
📸”San Buenaventura: The Mission by the Sea” by Zephyrin Engelhardt, O.F.M. (1930) Collection of the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library.
Engelhardt wrote detailed histories of most of the missions in the early 1900s.
🏛Detailed view of the 1925 earthquake damage to the northwest corner of the Santa Barbara Courthouse. This was one of the buildings that was drastically redesigned after the earthquake.
📸250.30.00003. Collection of the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library.
Happy Pi Day!
📸Lettering detail from "Psalterium dispositum per Hebdomadam", ca. 18th century. BX2033, Collection of the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library.
We'll be having a free open house on the first Saturday of each month in 2025.
Join us on February 1st from 9:30am-12pm to see some exciting objects from the SBMAL collection.
More details at:
sbmal.org/events
Join us on 1/31/2025 from 6-8pm for "An Educating Conversation" featuring Larry Gosselin, OFM and Mel Herrera (Mescalero Apache Elder) discussing Apache & Franciscan Spirituality.
For tickets and to RSVP: sbmal.org/events
Monthly speakers, with more to be announced!
Read all about SBMAL in our new article in Noozhawk!
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“Monthly open houses, including one on Saturday, showcase artifacts relating to California Missions and Franciscans.”
noozhawk.com/treasures-on-d…
We had a great time last weekend attending Plaza Palooza for the grand opening of the Michael Towbes Library Plaza, with @sbplibrary and @sblibraryfoundation. We look forward to seeing the impact of such a beautiful space on Santa Barbara, and are happy to have supported them!
Mission San Juan Capistrano was permanently founded on this day in 1776.
Pictured: Mission San Juan Capistrano by Edwin Deakin (1838-1923). Oil on canvas, late 19th century. Collection of the Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library.
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On 10/3, the Novices from 3 different Franciscan Orders gathered to celebrate the passing or “Transitus” of St. Francis of Assisi on that night in 1226. Here they pose around the crypt of the Old Mission. SBMAL is the Keeper of the Keys to the Crypt.
HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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