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== History == | == History == | ||
*First settlers of Whittier were the members of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Jonathan Bailey and his wife Rebecca. As the city grew, the citizens of Whittier named the city after John Greenleaf Whittier, a respected Quaker poet.<ref>Mathony, V., & Whittier Historical Society. (1998). ''Pioneer families of Whittier''. Whittier, CA (6755 Newlin Ave., Whittier 90601: Whittier Historical Society. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39275438 At various libraries (WorldCat)] Also online [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE227607 here].</ref> | *First settlers of Whittier were the members of the Society of Friends (Quakers), Jonathan Bailey and his wife Rebecca. As the city grew, the citizens of Whittier named the city after John Greenleaf Whittier, a respected Quaker poet.<ref>Mathony, V., & Whittier Historical Society. (1998). ''Pioneer families of Whittier''. Whittier, CA (6755 Newlin Ave., Whittier 90601: Whittier Historical Society. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39275438 At various libraries (WorldCat)] Also online [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE227607 here].</ref> | ||
*Girlhood home of Louise "Lou" Henry Hoover, wife of Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States <ref>The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, [http://www.hoover.archives.gov/education/louhenrybio.html Girlhood Home](accessed 30 July 2014).</ref> | *Girlhood home of Louise "Lou" Henry Hoover, wife of Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States <ref>The Herbert Hoover Presidential Library, [http://www.hoover.archives.gov/education/louhenrybio.html Girlhood Home](accessed 30 July 2014).</ref> | ||
*Boyhood home of Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of the United States | *Boyhood home of Richard Milhous Nixon, 37th President of the United States | ||
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==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
'''[http://www.rosehills.com/Default.aspx Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary]''' (located at 3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601) has an online [http://www.rosehills.com/graveLocationSearch/placement.aspx grave location search]. Simply type in the name you are looking for to find the exact location of burial. | '''[http://www.rosehills.com/Default.aspx Rose Hills Memorial Park & Mortuary]''' (located at 3888 Workman Mill Road, Whittier, CA 90601) has an online [http://www.rosehills.com/graveLocationSearch/placement.aspx grave location search]. Simply type in the name you are looking for to find the exact location of burial. | ||
'''Broadway Cemetery (Defunct)''' | '''Broadway Cemetery (Defunct)''' | ||
Whittier, California - the area is now Founder's Park. | Whittier, California - the area is now Founder's Park. The Broadway (formerly Clark) Cemetery operated from 1881-1958 and contained 926 burials - 68 percent of them prior to 1910. List of burials – both cemeteries - from city of Whittier: http://www.whittiermuseum.org/PDF%20Files/Cemetery%20Information%20Report-2009-08-03.pdf | ||
The Broadway (formerly Clark) Cemetery operated from 1881-1958 and contained 926 burials - 68 percent of them prior to 1910. | |||
List of burials – both cemeteries - from city of Whittier: http://www.whittiermuseum.org/PDF%20Files/Cemetery%20Information%20Report-2009-08-03.pdf | |||
'''Mount Olive Cemetery (Defunct)''' | '''Mount Olive Cemetery (Defunct)''' also next to Broadway Cemetery Whittier, California - the area is now Founder's Park. 365 burials took place here between 1888 and 1957. Most burials were from 1900 to 1937. List of burials – both cemeteries - from city of Whittier: http://www.whittiermuseum.org/PDF%20Files/Cemetery%20Information%20Report-2009-08-03.pdf | ||
also next to Broadway Cemetery | |||
Whittier, California - the area is now Founder's Park. | |||
365 burials took place here between 1888 and 1957. Most burials were from 1900 to 1937. | |||
List of burials – both cemeteries - from city of Whittier: http://www.whittiermuseum.org/PDF%20Files/Cemetery%20Information%20Report-2009-08-03.pdf | |||
'''Olive Grove Cemetery (Defunct)''' | '''Olive Grove Cemetery (Defunct)''' [[Image:Olive trees.JPG|thumb|right|Olive Trees]] 10135 S Painter Ave., Whittier, CA 90605 <br>Founded in 1896 by a colony of German Baptists known as “Dunkers” (due to their method of baptism). They moved in 1972, and another local church owned and maintained the cemetery, but as of 2005, that church had been torn down and ownership of the cemetery is unclear. | ||
[[Image:Olive trees.JPG|thumb|right|Olive | |||
==== Church Records ==== | ==== Church Records ==== | ||
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==== Genealogy ==== | ==== Genealogy ==== | ||
==== Local Histories ==== | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||
Online oral histories courtesy of the Whittier Public Library: | |||
[http://www.cityofwhittier.org/depts/lhr/about/oralhist/default.asp Oral Histories] | Online oral histories courtesy of the Whittier Public Library: [http://www.cityofwhittier.org/depts/lhr/about/oralhist/default.asp Oral Histories] | ||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
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==== Obituaries ==== | ==== Obituaries ==== | ||
==== Societies ==== | ==== Societies ==== | ||
[http://www.cagenweb.com/kr/wags/ Whittier Area Genealogical Society] (WAGS)<br> P.O. Box 4367<br>Whittier, CA 90607-4367 | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Los_Angeles_County,_California]] | [[Category:Los_Angeles_County,_California]] | ||