When the Spanish began colonizing the San Francisco Peninsula in the 1770s, the Franciscan fathers were in control of the operation. Their goa…

Cows are a wonderfully beautiful group of animals. You can drink their milk, use their milk for cooking, make butter from the milk (and derive…

When Mission Dolores was established in 1776, the Mission became responsible for the land from the head of the Peninsula to the San Francisqui…

When the Spanish sent Gaspar de Portola to explore California and find the Bay of Monterey in 1769, there were no cows in California. This cha…

In the 1830s, only a few dozen Europeans inhabited San Francisco County. The county’s boundary ran from the northern tip of the Peninsula to S…

In 1769, Gaspar de Portola and his expedition that started in Baja California began trekking up the California coast in search of the bay of M…

When Mission Dolores was established in 1776, the Mission became responsible for the land from the head of the Peninsula to the San Francisqui…

The 1840s in San Mateo County were a time of rapid social changes. The Mexican government failed to give the community direction and, unfortun…

One of the co-founders of the San Mateo County Historical Society was Roscoe D. Wyatt. He was a born booster. He supported his community and w…