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== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== Archives and Libraries ==== | ==== Archives and Libraries ==== | ||
*[http://www.cityofwhittier.org/depts/library/default.asp Whittier Public Library]<br> | *[http://www.cityofwhittier.org/depts/library/default.asp Whittier Public Library]<br> | ||
7344 Washington Ave.<br> | |||
Whittier, CA 90602<br> | 7344 Washington Ave.<br> Whittier, CA 90602<br> (562)567-9900<br> | ||
(562)567-9900<br> | |||
*[[Whittier California Family History Center]] | *[[Whittier California Family History Center]] | ||
15265 Mulberry Dr <br>Whittier, CA 90604 <br>(562) 946-1880 | |||
Virginia Mathony with the Whittier Historical Society wrote ''Pioneer families of Whittier'', published in 1998 by the Whittier Historical Society, 6755 Newlin Ave., Whittier 90601. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39275438 At various libraries (WorldCat)]<br> Also online [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE227607 here] | ==== Biography ==== | ||
Virginia Mathony with the Whittier Historical Society wrote ''Pioneer families of Whittier'', published in 1998 by the Whittier Historical Society, 6755 Newlin Ave., Whittier 90601. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39275438 At various libraries (WorldCat)]<br> Also online [https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE227607 here] | |||
==== Cemeteries ==== | ==== Cemeteries ==== | ||
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'''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 | '''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 | ||
'''Olive Grove Cemetery (Defunct)''' [[Image:Olive trees.JPG|thumb|right | '''Olive Grove Cemetery (Defunct)''' [[Image:Olive trees.JPG|thumb|right]] 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. | ||
==== Church Records ==== | ==== Church Records ==== | ||
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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] | ||
==== Maps ==== | |||
Online maps from the city of Whittier include a 1911 map with a city directory surname index, as well as a street map from 1952. Those can be found [http://www.cityofwhittier.org/depts/lhr/about/maps.asp here]. | |||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
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[http://www.cagenweb.com/kr/wags/ Whittier Area Genealogical Society] (WAGS)<br> P.O. Box 4367<br>Whittier, CA 90607-4367 | [http://www.cagenweb.com/kr/wags/ Whittier Area Genealogical Society] (WAGS)<br> P.O. Box 4367<br>Whittier, CA 90607-4367 | ||
== References == | |||
{{reflist}} | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Los_Angeles_County,_California]] | [[Category:Los_Angeles_County,_California]] | ||