OXNARD HISTORIC FARM PARK FOUNDATION
Site: 1251 Gottfried Place, Oxnard, CA
Mailing: 961 N Rice Ave. Ste 1A, Oxnard, CA 93030
email: jeffmohart@aol.com

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DIRECTORS

Jacob and Doretta Kohler Maulhardt family 1893

Jeffrey Wayne Maulhardt

Jeff is a fifth generation descendent of the Jacob Maulhardt & Doretta Kohler and the Johannes Borchard & Elizabeth Schwedhelm families. Both families are German immigrants to America. It was the marriage of their children, Louis Maulhardt & Theresa Borchard that brought the two pioneer families together.

Jacob was the brother to Gottfried Maulhardt, who traveled with the Christian Borchard family to this area in 1867. They were among the farmers who planted the first commercial crop, barley, on the Oxnard Plain. Jacob worked his way down the coast and joined his brother in 1869. Jacob, Gottfried and Johannes Borchard leased 1240 acres from Juan Camarillo, who purchased the land from original La Colonia land grantee Rafael Gonzalez. By 1872, Jacob, Gottfried and Johannes bought the 1240 acres for $10 an acre. The Oxnard Historic Farm Park is located on a portion of this original land. The first house they lived in is also a part of the Farm Park.

Jeff Maulhardt teaches American History at Robert J. Frank Intermediate School, owns his own Insurance Agency, Maulhardt Insurance Agency and in his spare time he has authored 12 local books. For more information visit his MOBOOKS web site: www.jeffmaulhardt.com

Justin and Frances Kaufmann Petit family circa 1890.

Gary E Blum

Gary Blum is a Fifth generation decedent of the Petit & Kaufman farming
families of Oxnard, Gary has been involved with historic preservation since the mid 80’s when he relocated and restored the Petit family home for Oxnard’s
Heritage Square project. Gary is currently the Site Manager of Heritage Square and formerly worked a 3 1/2 year contract with the Camarillo Ranch Foundation for the restoration of the Adolfo Camarillo House as a community event center and house museum. Since 1995 he has contracted with the City of Oxnard to oversee its summer concerts and private events at Heritage Square. Gary serves on the Board’s of the Downtown Oxnard Merchants Association, the Oxnard Downtown Partnership, The Ventura County Cultural Heritage Board and is a resident in the Henry T. Oxnard Historic District.

Dolores andJose Luis Murillo

Luis Guereca

Luis Guereca became an official Oxnard resident on December 1, 1980. He grew up in Culver City, California. In the early 1950s, his parents, Hortencia and Gilbert Guereca, used to work in the farm fields throughout California, including Ventura County.

Luis is the co-founder of Es Tiempo Productions and also co-founded the Oxnard Independent Film Festival. He has directed several short films and documentaries, and is set to embark on his first feature film in 2012. He is a graduate of the Radio, Television, Video and Film School at California State University, Northridge.

Luis currently serves on the Oxnard College Television Program Advisory Committee, and volunteers with several other organizations. His experience in media communications, video and film production, photography, and an overall techie, combined with his admiration and respect for history, will provide the Oxnard Farm Park Foundation with unique outreach opportunities.