Orange County Almanac

During the same year the United States of America was born on the East Coast, Father Junipero Serra founded Mission San Juan Capistrano on the West Coast.

It was on the Feast of All Saints Day--Nov. 1, 1776--that the Franciscan priest offered a prayer that the new mission would be blessed and prosper.

In December, 1776, a 6-year-old named Nanojibar became

the first Native American to be baptized at the mission. A book on the mission points out that more than 2,000 Native Americans had been baptized at San Juan Capistrano by the start of the 19th Century.

Today

If your workplace bores you to tears, you might want to attend a talk on new trends in careers and the workplace tonight.

Allison Rossett, a professor of educational technology at San Diego State University, will speak at a meeting of Orange County’s chapter of the National Society for Performance and Instruction.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at Western Digital in Irvine. For non-members, the cost is $10 and includes a light supper.

For information, call (310) 596-1826.