Mission San Juan Capistrano

The 535 CMSA members embrace such fields as archaeology, anthropology, architecture, art, music, history, religious studies, Native American studies and historic preservation. Some members' interest in these areas is avocational while for others it is vocational. Some members, for instance, are docents at missions (retired teachers for instance) or independent scholars in geneology, while others are active architects, archaeologists, historical consultants, history professors, musicologists, attorneys, landscape historians, archivists, winemakers, video producers, museum curators, and many others.

The membership also includes Native Californians, and Catholic priests have been members from the beginning, but CMSA is non-denominational and not associated with the Catholic Church in any way.

As a member of the California Mission Studies Association (CMSA), you will receive the CMSA electronic newsletter, Correo, which has items of interest to members and researchers, notice of mission-related events, discussion of current issues, and announcement and status reports on projects being conducted by CMSA members. You will also receive the CMSA Journal, the Boletín, which contains scholarly articles about the Mission Era written from a variety of disciplinary perspectives and announcement and status reports on projects being conducted by CMSA members. You will also be invited to the CMSA Annual Meeting and Conference, held each year at a selected Mission site.

Membership runs for the calendar year. If you are a new member joining in August or after, payment will apply toward next year's membership. Renewals are due in January. All dues and contributions are tax deductible. To join or renew your membership, print the Membership Form and return with your payment to: