More Mesa Musings

Join historian Hattie Beresford for the story behind More Mesa Open Space. Discover its people and tales of epic heat, disastrous floods, and droughts -- all followed by M**der most foul. Attend a 1901 beach party, and view the final remains of Rancho la Goleta.

John F. More ranch house, c. 1895

More Mesa, 1983
Santa Barbara News-Press Collection, photo by Steve Malone

Tickets are $10.00 for Museum members, and $20.00 for guests. For more information on becoming a member, please contact [email protected]

Check-in will begin at 5:00 PM with a pre-reception of light snacks and complimentary beverages before the presentation begins at 5:30.

This presentation is co-hosted with More Mesa Preservation Coalition.

Committed to preserving More Mesa in perpetuity as open space, MMPC's mission is to work cooperatively with the site’s private owner, government agencies, and the community, in order to purchase the remaining 265 acres for long term preservation and protect essential values from other possible developments.

About the Speaker

For nearly two decades Hattie Beresford has written a column for the Montecito Journal called “The Way It Was,” in which she has been able to indulge her long-standing interest in the people and events of Santa Barbara’s past. She is also a regular contributor to the Montecito Journal Magazine. She co-edited and produced the memoir of local artist Elizabeth Eaton Burton - My Santa Barbara Scrapbook, and authored Celebrating CAMA’s Centennial, and the sold-out book The Way It Was: Santa Barbara Comes of Age.

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