Author and local historian, Gerrie Schipske, is proud to present her fourth book on the early history of her hometown, Long Beach, California.
Gerrie has brought early Long Beach history to life with her stories featured in: "Rosie the Riveter in Long Beach," "Early Long Beach," "Early Aviation in Long Beach," and now "Historic Cemeteries in Long Beach."
Each book chronicles the people and their accomplishments that began and grew "the city by the sea."
This website features the stories of those who are buried in the three historic cemeteries of Long Beach: Municipal Cemetery, Sunnyside Cemetery and Forest Lawn Long Beach. Additionally, Schipske provides a fascinating look at early funeral customs and how they impacted the design of cemeteries. She also discusses
the significance of Long Beach's Civil War veteran population and the areas of the cemeteries in which they are buried.
Historic cemeteries are important to a community because they are outdoor museums where we can discover our past. We get a glimpse of the architecture of earlier times. We can walk around grave sites which are irreplaceable landmarks.
Posts to this site will include updates on each cemetery, events and opportunities to volunteer to help save, protect and preserve our historic cemeteries.
