Angelus Rosedale
The 2007 Living History Tour was held this year on September 29, with presentations of six figures from Los Angeles history buried at the Angelus Rosedale Cemetery. Actors portrayed film director Marshall Neilan, silent film vamp Louise Glaum, film actor and radio personality Ernest R. Whitman, temperance advocate Francis Murphy, gold miner and plant nursery owner John Marcellus Stewart, and Western artist Eliza Griffin Johnston, who was also the widow of Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston.
Click here to go the the photo/slideshow page for the event.
The photos are by our webmaster, Leslie Evans.
On October 5-6, 2007, a group of bicyclists took a 20 mile night ride to the two oldest cemeteries in Los Angeles: Evergreen in East LA and Mid-City's Angelus-Rosedale. Here is a link to a website where Wildbell, one of the riders, posted a slide show of their photos. READ MORE
read more...An article at the High Beam Encyclopedia website from the August 7, 2000, Los Angeles Business Journal on Angelus Rosedale and WAHA's 2000 Living History Tour. READ MORE
read more...This website is a listing of hundreds of names of the people interred at Angelus Rosedale Cemetery. Compiled by WAHA's own Lyn Gillson, the list is organized by location, with the listings alphabetical under each section of the cemetery. READ MORE
read more...A website called The Political Graveyard has a section on Angelus Rosedale. READ MORE
read more..."Find a Grave" Lists 61 Famous People at Angelus Rosedale
A to Z From George Alexander (1839-1923), 39th mayor of Los Angeles, to silent film star Marjorie Zier (1909-1952). READ MORE
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"It became one of the favorite final resting places for California politicians. . . ." READ MORE
read more...Kevin McCollister's blog about Angelus Rosedale. READ MORE
read more...Here is a website put up by residents of San Buenaventura (these days, plain Ventura), California, to promote restoration of their local St. Mary's Cemetery. One page suggests emulating WAHA's Living History tours. As an example they have an extensive presentation on WAHA's 2003 tour.
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"How can we restore St. Mary's Cemetery?
Well, Here's an idea…
A few months ago, Angelus Rosedale Cemetery and West Adams Heritage Association, both of Los Angeles, teamed up to put on the "Living History Tour 2003." It is a annual project and very successful. . . . READ MORE
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