Chino Hills
Historical Society Presents:
“A Look
Back at Isaac Williams and the Rancho Santa Ana del Chino”
Monday,
March 26th
The Chino Hills Historical Society will host a presentation by
Chino Hills resident and historian Paul R. Spitzzeri at 7:00 p.m. on Monday,
March 26th at the Chino Hills Community Center, 14259 Peyton
Drive. Spitzzeri will share the history of Isaac Williams and the Rancho
Santa Ana del Chino.
According to Spitzzeri, Isaac Williams married one of Antonio
María Lugo’s daughters and, in the early 1840s, inherited the Chino Ranch,
which he owned until his death in 1856. This happened during the
transformation of the area with the Mexican-American War and the Gold
Rush. Chino was a key location during the war through the Battle of Chino
and was a rest stop for migrants during the heyday of gold seeking.
“We welcome Paul back to continue
where he left off with his last presentation about Antonio María Lugo and the
Early Years of the Rancho Santa Ana del Chino,” said Chino Hills Historical Society
President Denise Cattern.
Mr. Spitzzeri has lived in Chino Hills for 21
years. He is the Museum Director at the Workman and Temple Family
Homestead Museum in the City of Industry, where he has worked since 1988. He
received his Bachelor of Arts degree and Master of Arts degree in history from
California State University, Fullerton and has published on local, regional and
state history in many journals and anthologies. His book, The Workman
and Temple Families of Southern California, won a 2009 Award of Merit from
the American Association for State and Local History. Since 2008, Paul
has maintained the blog www.carboncanyonchronicle.blogspot.com. He also writes a monthly column about
local history for Champion Newspapers.
The Chino Hills Historical Society is a non-profit organization
funded through memberships and donations. For additional information,
please call (909) 597-6449 or send an email to chhistory@aol.com.
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