My Ancestral History

Palomares Cemetery To whom it may concern, I am currently doing research on a family member by the name of Francisca Lopez Arvizu. I found that her grave is at the Palomares Cemetery by way of FindAGrave.com from a list that was done by a Mrs. Ethel Curtis in 1951 by the Pomona Valley Genealogical Society. However this list was entered in to the website by someone other than Mrs. Curtis (Sharyn Hay in 2005). My question is, does this cemetery still exist? I've read that it might have been turned into a park. Also, if it is still in existence and some tombstones still remain, is the property closed off to the public? My main objective is to visit this site and get a photo of Francisca Lopez Arvizu's marker. Any information you can offer is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance, Lynelle -------------- -------------------------------------------- Lynelle, Most all of the tomb stones in the Palomares Cemetery are missing and have been for decades, since the 1970&

I have had a lot of success lately with moving forward. I finally got around to looking further into the Lujan/Pardue part of my family. There are over 10 people who have already done the Pardue research for me (not to mention Pardue was a wealthy, Caucasian family and have better records) and I have traced most of them back to the 1400s in England!!! Let me say, there was so much to follow that after making connection after connection after connection all day, I had to finally take a break and rest.I'm still not done following the trail on that side yet. On the other side of my family, I was able to FINALLY figure out where Francisca Lopez Arvizu and Lupe Arvizu Avila were buried. Lupe Avila is buried at Greenlawn Memorial Park - Sunrise - Space 2 - Lot B - Block 2   3700 River Blvd.  Bakersfield Kern County California USA  Postal Code: 93305    Phone: (661) 324-9701  Francisca Lopez Arvizu is buried at Palomares Cemetery 2401 N. Towne Ave. Pomona L

Hello Family, Friends, and whom ever else finds their way here. As I'm sure you've noticed I've been a little absent lately. I think the combination of hitting a temporary brick wall, combined with studying and preparing to apply to Graduate school in 4 month, along with working two jobs, just made it a little difficult to continue full force with the family research. I'm trying to get back on track a little, while still juggling the other projects I'm doing (I'm about 90% done with the blouse I'm sewing). But most of the time I'm just way too tired. For instance, today I work from 9am to 12 midnight . I even canceled my gym membership because I never have time to go, and when I do I'm too tired to go. ...as for the ancestral history though, I've already begun to fill out the paper work to request birth, marriage and/or death records, since Ancestry.com has done all it can for me for the moment. My only problem is getting it notarized. Usua