The Temecula Valley Historical Society will welcome the community to a free presentation on Monday, Jan. 26, at 6 p.m. at the Little Temecula History Museum in south Temecula. Riverside County historian and author Steve Lech will lead an exploration of the famed Juan Bautista de Anza expeditions of 1774 and 1775–76, detailing the journeys that charted an overland route from Sonora, Mexico, to Mission San Gabriel.Lech, widely regarded for his extensive knowledge of Riverside County history, will guide attendees through the inland path taken by De Anza’s group of soldiers and explorers, with a particular focus on the segments that lie within the county’s present-day boundaries. His presentation will highlight the challenges, discoveries, and significance of these mid-18th-century t
