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Workman & Temple Family Homestead Museum We are open for guided tours of the historic houses Fri.-Sun., from 12-4 p.m. We are closed the 4th Fri.-Sun. of every month & on major holidays.

Tours of the Workman House are offered at 12 & 2 p.m., & tours of La Casa Nueva are offered at 1 & 3 p.m.

The third part of a post on some early history of the old Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, at the base of the Elysian Hi...
10/11/2026

The third part of a post on some early history of the old Calvary Cemetery in Los Angeles, at the base of the Elysian Hills where Cathedral High School now is located, concludes a look at an 1856 controversy involving an allegedly illicit burial with a series of remarkable letters to the Spanish-language newspaper, El Clamor Público, addressing not only the specific incident but broader concerns about justice for Latinos in the Angel City. Part four heads into the 1860s, so look for that soon. Because Meta charges for more than 2 links a month, please put "The Homestead Blog" in your browser to read the post.

Part two of a post on The Homestead Blog concerning some early history of the old Calvary Cemetery at the base of the El...
10/10/2026

Part two of a post on The Homestead Blog concerning some early history of the old Calvary Cemetery at the base of the Elysian Hills in Los Angeles continues summarizing a controversy involving an 1856 case involving a purportedly unauthorized interment at the Catholic burial ground, now the site of Cathedral High School. Part three resumes this coverage. Because Meta charges for more than 2 links per month, please put "The Homestead Blog" in your browser to read.

After a question following our recent Tombstone Tales offering, the newest post on The Homestead Blog looks at some hist...
10/10/2026

After a question following our recent Tombstone Tales offering, the newest post on The Homestead Blog looks at some history of the old Calvary Cemetery (the site is now largely Cathedral High School) at the base of Elysian Park in Los Angeles. Part one takes in some 1850s references, mainly a fascinating criminal case from June 1856 involving a contested interment and question about whether the Catholic Church or the City owned the burial ground. Part two continues looking at the incident, but, because Meta charges for more than 2 links monthly, please put "The Homestead Blog" in your browser search bar to read.

The ninth part of a post on The Homestead Blog regarding further investigations and delayed extradition proceedings in t...
10/06/2026

The ninth part of a post on The Homestead Blog regarding further investigations and delayed extradition proceedings in the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders of 1928, involving Gordon Northcott and his mother Louise at a ranch in what is now Jurupa Valley near Riverside takes the coverage to the end of September and we'll continue on with October media attention next. Because Meta charges for more than two links a month, please use your search engine browser to enter "The Homestead Blog" to read the post:

The second and last day of this year's Tombstone Tales program, featuring children buried at El Campo Santo Cemetery, is...
10/05/2026

The second and last day of this year's Tombstone Tales program, featuring children buried at El Campo Santo Cemetery, is followed by part two of a post on The Homestead Blog discussing María Concepción Duarte and her nephew Joseph Lindebaum, Junior, both interred in the Walter P. Temple Memorial Mausoleum during the 1920s. Put The Homestead Blog in your browser search bar to read the post (because Meta now charges for more than two links a month).

Following today's Tombstone Tales offering, including an introduction of childhood mortality and tours of El Campo Santo...
10/04/2026

Following today's Tombstone Tales offering, including an introduction of childhood mortality and tours of El Campo Santo Cemetery, the first part of the latest post on The Homestead Blog shares information about two of the young people resting in peace in the 1850s cemetery: Mattie Drown and Ramón Yorba. The program continues tomorrow at Noon and 1, 2, and 3 p.m. Because Meta now charges for more than 2 links a month, please put The Homestead Blog in your browser search bar to read the post:

The eighth part of a post on The Homestead Blog dealing with the 1928 Wineville Chicken Coop Murders looks at late Septe...
10/03/2026

The eighth part of a post on The Homestead Blog dealing with the 1928 Wineville Chicken Coop Murders looks at late September press coverage of extradition proceedings, including delays due to incomplete paperwork, new investigations, accounts of Gordon Northcott fighting with his parents and more. Because Meta charges for more than 2 links per month, put "The Homestead Blog" in your browser search to read.

Part seven of a post on The Homestead Blog examining some history of the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders in modern Jurupa...
10/02/2026

Part seven of a post on The Homestead Blog examining some history of the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders in modern Jurupa Valley near Riverside continues press coverage of law enforcement investigations, proceedings to extradite suspects Gordon Northcott and his mother Louise and more in late September 1928. The eighth part is next with more news from early fall. Put in "The Homestead Blog" in your browser to read (Meta now charges for more than 2 links a month).

The sixth part of a post on The Homestead Blog detailing some history of the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders of 1928 look...
10/01/2026

The sixth part of a post on The Homestead Blog detailing some history of the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders of 1928 looks further at investigations into the allegations of the killings of boys at the Jurupa Valley ranch of the Northcott family, with Gordon and his mother Louise to be extradited from Canada while father Cyrus was a prosecution witness. Also of note is a Canadian newspaper interview with Gordon. Part seven is soon. Put "The Homestead Blog" in your browser to read as Meta charges for more than 2 links a month.

Part five of a post on The Homestead Blog delving into the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders of 1928 at what is now Jurupa ...
09/29/2026

Part five of a post on The Homestead Blog delving into the Wineville Chicken Coop Murders of 1928 at what is now Jurupa Valley in Riverside County, includes material on the arrests in Canada of Gordon Northcott and his mother Louise, preparations for their extradition, indictments drawn against them and more details on further investigation. Meta now charges for more than 2 links in a month, so put "The Homestead Blog" in a browser search bar to read the post.

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15415 Don Julian Road
City Of Industry, CA
91745

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