Carmel
Mission: San Carlos Borromeo De Carmelo – Outside the Bay
In
our continued exploration of California History for 4th grade, we
recently visited Mission San Carlos
Borromeo De Carmelo, also known as Mission Carmel near Monterrey.
The
mission is currently undergoing restoration, so some parts were unavailable for
us to view. Still, our 4th grader really liked looking at one of the
places she has been reading so much about. I was disappointed by how many beautiful
and interesting looking artifacts were completely unlabeled or marked in any
way to explain what we were seeing. It's possible that this might also be
partially due to the restoration going on, if things have been moved around,
but I'm just speculating.
One
area that had good signage and better descriptions was a series of
reproductions of small rooms that various people would have lived in during the
early days of the mission.
We happened to visit on a day when they were not charging
admission. While we all enjoyed ourselves, and are happy we went, I think I
would have not been happy spending the usual admission price for the short time
we spent looking around. Still, we made a purchase from the gift shop to
support the restoration efforts, and if you find yourself in the area, and are
interested in California history, it is easy to get to, and pretty to view.
Our kiddo is working on building her own model mission. She
chose to build Mission San Rafael Archangel and we hope to take her to visit
that mission as well. If you would like to find a historical California Mission
closer to you to visit, you can find a list of California Missions here.
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