{"id":10001958,"date":"2025-12-08T14:21:59","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T22:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=7209"},"modified":"2026-02-02T14:58:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T22:58:57","slug":"artifact-of-the-month-sacramental-registers-1776","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.missionsjc.com\/event\/artifact-of-the-month-sacramental-registers-1776\/2026-11-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Artifact of the Month: Sacramental Registers (1776)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Mission San Juan Capistrano will mark its 250th anniversary. This remarkable milestone offers an opportunity to reflect on the Mission&#8217;s enduring legacy of tradition, faith and its far-reaching historical significance in California and beyond.<\/p>\n<p>In celebration of this historic anniversary, the Mission Preservation Foundation is proud to present a special, yearlong Artifact of the Month program. Throughout 2026, the Mission will showcase a different artifact from its extensive archives each month, offering visitors a rare opportunity to encounter objects that tell the story of the Mission across centuries.<\/p>\n<p>Many of these artifacts are seldom seen by the public. This rotating exhibition will include an original 19th-century confessional booth, the historic 1865 Lincoln Document, rare books and many more significant pieces that illuminate the Mission\u2019s enduring legacy.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>January 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Artifact of the Month (Jan. 5 \u2013 Feb. 2): Mary Pickford\u2019s Wedding painting from 1924 (Location: Mission Treasures Exhibit)<\/p>\n<p><strong>February 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Artifact of the Month (Feb. 2 \u2013 March 2): The Lincoln Document signed on March 18, 1865, on limited display (Location: Mission Treasures Exhibit)<\/p>\n<p><strong>March 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Artifact of the Month (March 2 \u2013 April 6): The Leon Rene Piano from 1930 (Location: Leon Rene Exhibit)<\/p>\n<p><strong>April 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Artifact of the Month (April 6 \u2013 May 4): Confessional Booth from the early 1800s (Location: Sala)<\/p>\n<p><strong>May 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Artifact of the Month (May 4 \u2013 June 1): Baptismal Font from the early 1800s (Location: Serra Chapel)<\/p>\n<p><strong>June 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Artifact of the Month (June 1 \u2013 July 6): Forster Saddle from the 1830s (Location: Mission Treasures Exhibit)<\/p>\n<p><strong>July 2026<br \/>\n<\/strong>\u2013 Artifact of the Month (July 6 \u2013 August 3): Mission Inventories written from 1791-1834 (Location: Sala)<\/p>\n<p><strong>August 2026\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Artifact of the Month (Aug. 3 \u2013 Sept. 4): Historic Photograph Collection from the early &#8211; late 1800s (<em>Location: Mission Treasures Exhibit<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>September 2026\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Artifact of the Month (Sept. 4 \u2013 Oct. 5): Books written about the Mission from the early 1900s; Chinigchinich, Capistrano Nights and Little Chapters (<em>Location: Mission Treasures Exhibit<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>October 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Artifact of the Month (Oct. 5 \u2013 Nov. 2): Acjachemen Baskets from the early 1900s (<em>Location: Acjachemen Exhibit<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>November 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Artifact of the Month (Nov. 2 \u2013 Dec. 7): Sacramental Registers written in 1776 (<em>Location: Mission Treasures Exhibit<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>December 2026<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2013 Artifact of the Month (Dec. 7 \u2013 Jan. 4, 2027): Station XII of the Stations of the Cross painting from 1800 (<em>Location: Serra Chapel<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, November 1, 2026, Mission San Juan Capistrano will mark its 250th anniversary. 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