OBIT: Alfred W. Jones (1851-Dec. 1914), longtime sugar factory sales manager, ambassador
This obituary ran in the Long Beach Press, January 2, 1915 Death date not given. Born in Vermont Nov. 16, 1851.Married Miss Emma Hall of Barton, Vt., in 1877 and…
March 1926 – Press-Telegram articles about Los Alamitos: News From Surrounding Communities
LOS ALAMITOS, March 6 —The regular meeting of the Woman’s Club was held at the Church Wednesday, presided over by Mrs. P.R. Campbell, Vice-President. An amendment to the Constitution, providing…
1951- Laurel School Photobook – Staff photos
Founded in 1897, Laurel School was the only School in the Los Alamitos Community until 1958 when Rossmoor School was opened. This is the staff photo from the 1951 Laurel…
Early Los Alamitos Recollections (1898-1904): Nellie Butterfield
Nellie Butterfield and her brother Harry left two of the earliest first person remembrances of life in early Los Alamitos. While some details differ4 (Nellie says the family came in…
Jan 31, 1941 — Los Alamitos Chamber to Seat Leaders (Press-Telegram)
LOS ALAMITOS, Jan. 31 — Loren Cloud, postmaster, will be installed as president of the Chamber of Commerce at uinstallation ceremonies, conducted this evening. The event, to be preceded by…
Local Mythbusting II: St. Isidore/Isadore – separating facts from fiction
Okay, mythbusting is a strong term for this article, but it apparently did get your attention. The intent of this article is to solely to resolve conflicting information — and…
Mid 1940 – The beginnings of NAS Los Alamitos
In 1938, even before the war in Europe and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the U.S. Congress had authorized the construction of new naval aviation training facilities and Navy…
Dec. 13, 1959 – Old Factory said to be Death Trap (LA Times)
The beginning of the end of the Los Alamitos Sugar Factory began with the release of a report by Orange County officials detailing all the potential hazards of the abandoned…
BIO: Elmer Orval Hooker
HISTORY OF ORANGE COUNTY – Samuel Armour (1920) Biographies ELMER ORVAL HOOKER. — Prominent among the interesting pioneers of Orange County who have contributed something worth while toward the development…
BIO: Hugh T. O’Connor
Hugh T. O’Connor is a name that pops up frequently in any study of the City of Los Alamitos from 1900 to 1940. He was first heard from while a…