The Rancho Camulos Museum is set to offer several upcoming special events in the 2020 winter season, including the inaugural “Newhallywood Silent Film Festival.”

Helen Hunt Jackson Reenactment

On Saturday, Jan. 25, guests can experience a reenactment of American poet and activist Helen Hunt Jackson’s 1882 visit to Rancho Camulos, which inspired her to use its living memory of the Californio lifestyle as one of the settings for her novel “Ramona.”

Jackson was an American poet and writer who became an activist on behalf of Native Americans due to their appalling treatment at the hands of the United States government.

Reenactors will engage and delight you as they portray this event which forever changed the peaceful life at Rancho Camulos.

By popular demand, this year’s annual re-enactment has been expanded to two performances and a meet and greet with Helen Hunt Jackson and the Del Valle family would follow each one at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m.

The suggested donation for the reenactment is $10

Newhallywood Silent Film Festival

Rancho Camulos Museum is participating in the inaugural Newhallywood Silent Film Festival. On February 16, at 5:00 p.m. there is set to be a screening of the 1910 adaptation of “Ramona” starring Mary Pickford. 

An early adaptation of Jackson’s novel, the 18-minute feature was filmed on location at Rancho Camulos. Visitors will be provided with background information on the production as well as see the various shooting locations as they are today. 

The suggested donation is $10. 

Landmark Tours

Beginning January 26, docent-led public tours at Rancho Camulos National Historic Landmark Tours are available Saturdays at 10 a.m. 11 a.m. and 12 p.m. and Sundays at 1 p.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Additional tours are available by appointment.

See the “Home of Ramona” including the 1853 adobe, 1867 chapel and winery, 1930 schoolhouse, and surrounding grounds. Other activities include viewing the 1910 silent film “Ramona” starring Mary Pickford that was filmed on location at Rancho Camulos.

The suggested donation for the tours is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children over 5. Entrance to the non-profit museum, which is on private property, is only allowed with a docent escort. 

Check the website before going in case of closures due to weather or special activities. 

The museum is located on Highway 126, 10 miles west of the I-5 freeway near Piru. For more information call (805) 521-1501, [email protected], or click here.

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