Moulton Museum Hosted 1st Annual Bunkhouse BBQ

MOULTON MUSEUM HOSTED FIRST ANNUAL BUNKHOUSE BBQ AND DONATED $100,000 TO ALISO VIEJO RANCH

Inaugural Event Celebrated History and Brought Together the Community
Aliso Viejo, CA (August 30, 2021)

Moulton Museum, an Orange County-based museum that works to keep the history of the region and its ranching era alive by archiving, restoring, and preserving historical artifacts, hosted around 300 guests at its First Annual Bunkhouse BBQ held at Aliso Viejo Ranch on August 25, 2021. Jared Mathis, President of Moulton Museum and CEO of Moulton Company, gave an update on the 2022 opening of the museum in Laguna Hills and presented the Aliso Viejo Ranch Foundation a check for $100,000. This inaugural event was held in partnership with the California Rangeland Trust, a non-profit organization that protects what matters by working with California ranching families to preserve our state’s rangeland, air and water quality, wildlife habitat, and local food supplies.

“We want to help preserve history in this area,” Mathis said. “We believe that we can learn from our history and we don’t want it to go away.” With an art exhibition showcasing the 2021 graduates from the Laguna College of Art + Design, roping lessons and self-guided tours of the working farm, garden, and structures on Aliso Viejo Ranch, the Bunkhouse BBQ celebrated history and brought together the community.
Special guests who were close to the Moulton family’s ranching heritage also attended and experienced a preview of the Moulton Museum, which has artifacts displayed in the barn and event space.

The Bunkhouse BBQ celebration harkens back to that historic ranching heritage in Orange County, where the bunkhouse became the place where everyone came together in the 19th century: American, Basque, Native American, Mexican, cowboy, shepherd, farmer, and fence puller, gathered to celebrate community.

About Moulton Museum
Moulton Museum, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, works to keep the history of Orange County and its ranching era alive. Starting in 1874, twenty-year old Bostonian, Lewis Moulton, learned to run a ranching operation by working at Rancho San Joaquin. Over the course of the next ten years Moulton leased and purchased 21,723 acres which became the Moulton Ranch. Today, the land comprises much of Laguna Niguel, Laguna Woods, Laguna Hills, Laguna Beach, Dana Point, and Aliso Viejo. Moulton Museum is committed to heritage, community, and philanthropy. Its core values are reflected in its archives, exhibits, educational programs, and partnerships. For more information, or to support by becoming a donor and/or a volunteer docent, visit
www.moultonmuseum.org.

About The California Rangeland Trust
The California Rangeland Trust, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, was created to serve the land, people, and wildlife by conserving California’s working rangelands. To date, the California Rangeland Trust has protected more than 344,728 acres of productive grazing lands across the state through the use of conservation easement. For more information, visit www.rangelandtrust.org.