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Title
Henry & Irene Meyer oral history interview
Creator
Ontario City Library
Collins, Robert H., Dr
Date Created and/or Issued
[1977,1978]
Contributing Institution
Ontario City Library, Robert E. Ellingwood Model Colony History Room
Collection
California Revealed from Ontario City Library, Robert E. Ellingwood Model Colony History Room
Rights Information
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Description
Henry & Irene Meyer:grandparents on mothers side came from Germany, settled in New Orleans where he had a jewelry store then moved to L.A;grandparents on fathers side from Switzerland, came to L.A. in 1884 and then came to Rialto;Life in Rialto;Henry born in Rialto and went to schools in Rialto;family had orange groves;talks about an Indian burial ground nearby;They call him the Christmas tree man;Irene talks about grandparents, grandfather from England:pioneers settlers of San Bernardino,grandparents married in 1863;other grandparents from Germany & Ireland, came to San Bernardino in 1883.
California Preservation Service
Type
sound
Format
Copy
Audio cassette
Extent
1 Tape of 1
Identifier
con_000142
Language
English
Provenance
Ontario City Library
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