July 14, 2008

“The Whittier Family”

Mary Allred

Hosts: Russ Jacobs/ Al Willey

Mary Allred, Librarian for the Hemet-San Jacinto Genealogical Society and a Co-Director for the local history book project San Jacinto Valley—Past and Present, Vol. 1, will share fascinating information about the family lineage of William Fran klin Whittier. Mrs. Allred was deeply involved in writing his story in 1989 when the book was first published and is now serving as a Co-Director for Volume 2 which is scheduled to be published in 2010, the City of Hemet's Centennial.

As Mary will tell us, William Fran klin Whittier came from early New England roots. His family migrated from England in the 1600's, settling first in Massachusetts . His 4 th great-grandparents were Thomas Whittier and Ruth Green.

Through the years, Mary Allred has done additional, on-going research and added to the Whittier story. She will be displaying a large genealogy chart which she has prepared showing the lineage of not only William, but also his wife, Charlotte Ann Robinson.

Hemet ? How did it get its name? We have heard many theories during the years as to why Whittier named this wonderful city “ Hemet .” Come and join us as Ma ry adds a brand new twist to that speculation during her spell-binding talk about the Whittier family.

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No Program in August—It's Our Vacation Time

See you starting next month

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September 8, 2008

“The Making of the Photographic Book Called ‘ Hemet ' “ 

Bob Norman, Gordon Sisk, and Mary Whitney 

Host/Hostess: Rob Lindquist and Linda Krupa 

What goes into making a photographic book? What went into making this particular and very unique pictorial and narrative history of Hemet compiled by members of the Hemet Area Museum Association (HAMA) and published by Arcadia Publishing as one of the company's local history books in its Images of America's series?

Come join us and listen to what our three HAMA members, Bob, Gordon, and Mary, experienced as they assembled this selection of historical images to display Hemet and its surrounding area's early, middle, and present development. You will be amazed to learn about the word, picture, and page limitations which they had to follow, not to mention the many hours they put forth and the thoughtful “give-and-take” discussions they held with each other. Sometimes there was even detective work involved in trying to find missing pictures and not too infrequently having to make the difficult decision to not use a great picture because there was no known history for it. At times it seemed that decisions relative to what would work, which photos, primarily from either the Museum's own photo collection or the Swift Collection jointly owned by HAMA and the Hemet Public Library, should be used, and what chapter titles would be just right would never end. But end it did and it ended beautifully!

These three dedicated members, as their labor of love for the benefit of the Hemet Museum , will graciously sign purchased books before you leave.

Please join us as we enjoy and learn about Hemet and thank Bob, Gordon, and Ma ry for their lasting historical contribution to the Museum and our community.

Note: Each Hemet book sells for $21.50, including tax; cash or check will be accepted. Sorry, no credit cards.

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PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDAR NOW AND SAVE THESE DATES: 

October 13, November 10, and December 8 2008 

Program speakers and announcements as well as hosts/hostesses' determination under development 

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Meeting Location and Time!!!

Meetings begin at 7:00 p.m. and are held in the library of the beautiful Diamond Valley Middle School , 291 W. Chambers Street , Hemet . Doors open as early as 6:35 p.m. and admission is free; please bring one or more friends and/or family members.

Diamond Valley Middle School is visible from the southwest corner of State Street and Chambers Street . Chambers is south of Stetson and Thornton for those not familiar with the location. Ample free parking is available in the lot closest to the intersection of State and Chambers. For further information, please call the Hemet Museum , Tuesdays through Sundays, 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at (951) 929-4409, Tom Garnella, President, Hemet Area Museum Association, at (951) 927-2449, or Russ Jacobs, First Vice President , Hemet Area Museum Association, at (951) 654-3660.