Gentle reader, You may have heard of Los Angeles County’s annual ceremony held at their small cemetery in Boyle Heights, The Burial of the Unclaimed Dead. The next one is scheduled for December 8 livestreaming on Facebook. We wrote about Leo Vaisman, one of the remarkable Angelenos who rests there with thousands of strangers, and we conjured memories of his Third Street Promenade psychic cat performances on Saturday’s
Jul 24, 2023Liked by Esotouric's Secret Los Angeles
I have traced a woman I'm researching to Rancho Los Amigos in 1930. She is listed as an "inmate" at the Woman's Ward. She died in 1933, and I suspect her remains are interred at the Potters Field Cemetery. Very sad!
Questions for Los Angeles County as the 19th century Potter's Field Cemetery is redeveloped
Thank you for compiling these historical events. Fascinating but very unfortunate.
Saturday November 19th Richard’s birthday tour
I have traced a woman I'm researching to Rancho Los Amigos in 1930. She is listed as an "inmate" at the Woman's Ward. She died in 1933, and I suspect her remains are interred at the Potters Field Cemetery. Very sad!