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Whittier Public Library
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The library's Local History web page includes a number of valuable resources for Whittier research: |
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Microfilm Search - Obituaries and Articles |
| Research Appointments |
| Photographic Reproductions |
| RESEARCH GUIDES |
Municipal History Books |
| Researching the History of Your Whittier Home |
| Genealogy |
| Local History Resources |
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Photographs |
| Ephemera |
| Oral Histories |
| Videos |
| Local Newspaper |
| Maps |
| Vertical Files |
| Books, Periodicals & Texts |
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Whittier Museum & Historical Society |
The Whittier Museum website highlights many aspects of the history of Whittier. Here are some highlights of what is available: |
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The Whittier Museum's permanent exhibit collection depicts many aspects of Whittier history, including agriculture, Quaker settlers, and Whittier College. They also highlight notable local figures, such as Richard Nixon and Pio Pico. |
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| RESEARCH |
The museum's Library & Archive Department is open to the public for research by appointment, and for limit hours. There is no charge for the public to use the Historical Society's archives, but there may be charges for photocopies and reproductions. |
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FamilySearch Library |
Here are some of the Whittier resources that are available online at FamilySearch.org. You may need to create a FamilySearch account and sign into it in order to access these resources:
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| FAMILYSEARCH CATALOG |
Pioneer Families of Whittier, by Virginia Mathony |
| Whittier Revisited, They First 100 Years, by Virginia Mathony, 1991 |
| Broadway Cemetery Records, 1882-1947, compiled by the City of Whittier, 1972 |
| Mount Olive Cemetery Records, 1888-1958, compiled by the City of Whittier, 1972 |
| Mount Olive and Broadway Cemeteries, Eugene C. Wilson, 1967 |
| Whittier Sixth Ward History, 1935-1988, Rhea Wilson Jorgenson |
| The Cardinal, Whittier High School yearbooks, 1941, 1944, 1945, 1954 available online |
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| FAMILYSEARCH WIKI |
Los Angeles County Records |
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| Whittier, California article and links |
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Links to Additional Area Resources |
If you are aware of any other area resources that could prove valuable for Whittier area research, email webmaster@wagswhittier.org, and we will consider adding them to either the Research page or the Links page. |
