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*[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> (562)567-9900<br> | 7344 Washington Ave.<br> Whittier, CA 90602<br> (562)567-9900<br> Available online from the Whittier Public Library<br>[http://digi.whittierlibrary.org/wpl/index.html Historical Photograph Collection: Images of the establishment of Whittier-late 1800s to mid-20th century]<br> | ||
Available online from the Whittier Public Library[http://digi.whittierlibrary.org/wpl/index.html Historical Photograph Collection: Images of the establishment of Whittier-late 1800s to mid-20th century]<br> | |||
*[[Whittier California Family History Center]] | *[[Whittier California Family History Center]] | ||
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'''Broadway Cemetery (Defunct)''' | '''Broadway Cemetery (Defunct)''' | ||
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: <ref name="cem">Broadway and Mount Olive Cemetery entry in [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;amp;amp;CRid=2206795&amp;amp;amp;CScntry=4&amp;amp;amp;CSst=6&amp;amp;amp;CScnty=201&amp;amp;amp; Find A Grave] (accessed 14 June 2014).</ref><br>http://www.whittiermuseum.org/PDF%20Files/Cemetery%20Information%20Report-2009-08-03.pdf | 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: <ref name="cem">Broadway and Mount Olive Cemetery entry in [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;amp;amp;amp;CRid=2206795&amp;amp;amp;amp;CScntry=4&amp;amp;amp;amp;CSst=6&amp;amp;amp;amp;CScnty=201&amp;amp;amp;amp; Find A Grave] (accessed 14 June 2014).</ref><br>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:<ref name="cem" /> 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:<ref name="cem" /> http://www.whittiermuseum.org/PDF%20Files/Cemetery%20Information%20Report-2009-08-03.pdf | ||
'''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.<ref>Olive Grove Cemetery entry in [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;amp;CRid=8236&amp;amp;CScn=olive+grove&amp;amp;CScntry=4&amp;amp;CSst=6&amp;amp;CScnty=201&amp;amp; Find A Grave] (accessed 14 June 2014).</ref> | '''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.<ref>Olive Grove Cemetery entry in [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;amp;amp;CRid=8236&amp;amp;amp;CScn=olive+grove&amp;amp;amp;CScntry=4&amp;amp;amp;CSst=6&amp;amp;amp;CScnty=201&amp;amp;amp; Find A Grave] (accessed 14 June 2014).</ref> | ||
=== Church Records === | === Church Records === | ||
=== Directories === | === Directories === | ||
Some [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1043299?availability=Family%20History%20Library Whittier city directories] are available on microfilm through family history centers. Find them in the Family Search Catalog using Place Search for Whittier, California. | |||
The Whittier Public Library has a collection of city directories. | |||
=== Funeral Records === | === Funeral Records === | ||
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*[http://digi.whittierlibrary.org/wpl/index.html Whittier Daily News, Whittier Register, Whittier News: February, 1888-November, 1923] | *[http://digi.whittierlibrary.org/wpl/index.html Whittier Daily News, Whittier Register, Whittier News: February, 1888-November, 1923] | ||
In addition to the online digitized issues of the newspapers, the library has microfilm versions for the years 1924 through 1955 available for in-house use at both the Central Library and Whittwood Branch. | In addition to the online digitized issues of the newspapers, the library has microfilm versions for the years 1924 through 1955 available for in-house use at both the Central Library and Whittwood Branch. | ||