The Life Story Of Benjamin D Wilson Part 1

The Romance of the Rancho. Santa Fe 1841, American's Free Revolution in New Mexico. Los Angles 1841, First American Party Arrives in Southern California. Los Angles 1845, Banded Joaquin Killed by Posse. The title insurance and trust company of Los Angles presents the romance of the Ranchos dramatizing the great events and famous people responsible for the growth

of our southern California from the days of the dawns to the present each week our wandering Vocero Frank Graham recreates another fascinating chapter in the romance of the Rancho some years ago a writer in a national magazine made this amazing statement Los Angles he wrote is a city without a past it has

no memories because it has nothing to remember. And he further said that life without a past, without a sense of permanence, lacks fullness and reality which is of course very true. But to call Los Angeles, by and by implication Southern California, a community without a past could hardly be more incorrect. Few areas have histories as long and rich and colorful as has

Southern California. The contribution of such a history to our living today can be realized to to the fall only when it is known and fully appreciated by the majority of citizens, particularly those of the younger generations.

So it is that title insurance and trust company hopes that these broadcasts will help Southern Californians to get more out of life in the Southland by being familiar with its golden past. And here is our wandering Vigero Frank Graham to tell us the story.

We are not going to tell you the first half of a truly remarkable life story. It's the story of a man who stands out as one of the greatest of the early American pioneers who helped to make California a part of the United States and his life is typical of many other men like him.