An Educating Conversation: "An Ohlone and Friar in Conversation: "What About Junipero Serra?"
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October 20, 2026 | Featuring: Andy Galvan & Special Guest- "An Ohlone and Friar in Conversation: "What About Junipero Serra?"
🗣Join us as an Ohlone Indian and Franciscan Friar converse about Junípero Serra's California history.
📍 Location: Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library, 2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
💲 Cost: $30 public ($25 members) admission fee to support the work of the Archive-Library
ℹ️ Logistics: RSVP Required | Light Refreshments | Doors at 5:30pm
About the series: Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
About our speakers:
Andy Galvan is a descendant of the Ohlone Indians who have lived in the San Francisco Bay area of California for thousands of years. One ancestor, Chief Tarino, was present when Mission San Jose began, and his father laid the cornerstone of the restored Mission San Jose in 1962. Since 2004, Andy has served as Curator of Old Mission Dolores in San Francisco, where some of his ancestors were baptized and are buried. He was President of the Board of the California Mission Studies Association prior to its merger into the California Missions Foundation, of which he was a founding member. In April 2026, Andy was a co-recipient of the Missions Foundation’s Knox Mellon Lifetime Achievement Award. He is President Emeritus of the Ohlone Indian Tribe.
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🗣Join us as an Ohlone Indian and Franciscan Friar converse about Junípero Serra's California history.
📍 Location: Santa Bárbara Mission Archive-Library, 2201 Laguna Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
💲 Cost: $30 public ($25 members) admission fee to support the work of the Archive-Library
ℹ️ Logistics: RSVP Required | Light Refreshments | Doors at 5:30pm
About the series: Join a select group of those interested in an informative conversation with experts who will first share from a vast store of knowledge, then engage with those present in a lively give & take.
About our speakers:
Andy Galvan is a descendant of the Ohlone Indians who have lived in the San Francisco Bay area of California for thousands of years. One ancestor, Chief Tarino, was present when Mission San Jose began, and his father laid the cornerstone of the restored Mission San Jose in 1962. Since 2004, Andy has served as Curator of Old Mission Dolores in San Francisco, where some of his ancestors were baptized and are buried. He was President of the Board of the California Mission Studies Association prior to its merger into the California Missions Foundation, of which he was a founding member. In April 2026, Andy was a co-recipient of the Missions Foundation’s Knox Mellon Lifetime Achievement Award. He is President Emeritus of the Ohlone Indian Tribe.
📣 Unsure if you're a Friend of the Archive-Library?
Our paid membership program, Friends of SBMAL, is easy to join. It gives you access to our space for research, and a whole range of other perks.
For more details: https://www.sbmal.org/join-and-support
NOTE: This Facebook Event is not tallying RSVPs. To confirm your spot, please purchase a ticket on our website here: https://www.sbmal.org/events-1/an-educating-conversation-all-in-the-family-decades-behind-the-scene
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