U. S. Mission Trail / Mission Trail Today
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A note: There are no historical photographs on this web site. All of these photographs are taken by myself (except as noted), and while I may feel two hundred years old, I simply didn't have a camera when the missions were built or when most were restored. These photographs are of the missions as they exist today or within the last quarter century. I include historical text as a summary to give you a quick overview and place the photographs in historical context. There are several good internet sites and books that can provide historic photographs and art work and more in depth histories. I do believe that I have included here more photographs of the way the missions look today than most of the other sites and books. This site can be used as a guide for you and your family to visit the missions which is why I named it Mission Trail Today. So study these pages and web sites by others and pack up your car and your family and visit the missions. All of the missions are open to the public, most daily 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Many are still in use as parish churches and hold mass regularly.
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I have personal knowledge from being a native Californian who attended school in California.
I have personally visited all of the missions in California, many more than once, as well as various related constructions.
Various printed tour guides, pamphlets, and other literature gathered at the Missions.
There are four web sites that have been helpful in filling in the history for each mission.
California Missions Web Site
The California Mission Site. Ed. The Civic Group. 24 Sept. 1998.
The San Diego Historical Society, web site was helpful with the missions in San Diego County.
Mission Tour
Various individual mission web sites have been helpful.
I also have a large library of mission books which I have not looked at since starting this site, but from which I drew a general knowledge .
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This web site was created because of my love and respect for the California Missions. This web site is for your benefit and I make no profit on it. A non-tax deductable donation to help cover the cost of operating this web site may be made to Kesign Design Consulting through PayPal ...
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This page last updated: Sunday, 09-Sep-2007 16:52:24 CDT
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