Category: News

The Friends of the Joaquin Moraga Adobe host their 2nd annual Fandango at the Quarry House at Wilder in Orinda on August 29, 2015

Isabela Chow is a student at Del Rey school in Orinda who spent her summer earning money selling eggs from her chickens and making bracelets.  She raised this money specifically...Continue reading

The Friends of the Joaquin Moraga Adobe host their first Fandango at the Frank Lloyd Wright house in Orinda on Saturday, September 13, 2014.

On February 25th, 2012, FJMA Board members, Kent Long and Bobbie Landers visited the Adobe.  Unfortunately, they found the Adobe in much worse shape than before.  There has been a...Continue reading

On February 8th 2011, the Orinda Planning Commission heard an informational presentation by the J & J Ranch developers (the Moraga Adobe owners) along with comments by FJMA members and...Continue reading

The Friends of the Joaquin Moraga Adobe participated in the July 4th activities in the cities of Orinda and Moraga. Information booths and brochures were provided to inform the community...Continue reading

The Friends of the Moraga Adobe was featured in an article by Sophie Braccini in the Lamorinda Weekly newspaper.  The article described the presentation by Kent Long at the Moraga...Continue reading

FJMA President Kent Long gave a special presentation about the history and future of the Moraga Adobe at the Hacienda de las Flores in Moraga.  The well-attended event was sponsored...Continue reading

The FJMA visited the Alviso Adobe in Pleasanton on Saturday, July 18th.  The tour host was Eric Nicholas, Naturalist for the City of Pleasanton. The Alviso Adobe is in many ways...Continue reading

The Moraga Adobe was the subject of a segment of the Lost and Saved program on WJFF radio in Jeffersonville, NY.  The program is a weekly show that features historic preservation projects...Continue reading