  Thanks to E. Clampus Vitas for asking the MCPA to help in the October 2023 cemetery clean up. MCPA brought in over 40 volunteers that day. The Clampers supplied all volunteers with donuts, coffee, soda, bottled water, and lunch.
 Ed Morken reached out to us in November 2023 to see how to go about getting a headstone placed in his grandparent's lot. With a little help from us and the past City Recreation Coordinator, Christian, we were able to answer his call. Joseph Palmer was out there to see it placed in 2024.
MCPA has been restoring and updating the Alhambra Pioneer Decedent lists (East Side and Potter's Field) for genealogy purposes. We have found over 4,408 obituaries, Death Notices, funeral/burial, and articles, along with accurate information from Find-A-Grave, Ancestry, digitized newspapers and descendants. We have found over 700 decedents that were not on the list, uncovered 534 misspelled last names and 306 duplicates. MCPA is currently the only organization with the restored list.
Descendants are one of our most valued contributors! In the past, we have had descendants contact MCPA to advise us that their ancestor is definitely buried in the cemetery but not listed on the City of Martinez website. If you are looking for an ancestor in Alhambra Cemetery, and cannot find your ancestor through the City of Martinez Website links, please contact MCPA or go to Find-A-Grave. Over a year ago, Find-A-Grave transferred 2,000+ Alhambra Cemetery memorials to be managed by our MCPA research team. Once it is restored and a new format is in place, there will be a link on MCPA's site for genealogy organizations and descendants who are interested. In the meantime, here are just a few of the thanks we have received this year. Thank you so very much for sharing an updated, and clearer picture of my Grandmother's stillborn son's grave marker. I greatly appreciate your taking the time to do this. The marker looks to have been cleaned, which is also very appreciated. The two pictures on this website are the only evidence my family has, to date, that this little boy existed. I hope you know how much your efforts mean to the families. PM Sep 23, 2024 It is rare that anyone expresses appreciation. Emily was descended from a prominent Quaker family of Nantucket Island. A number of generations later, many descendants left the Society of Friends. As you can see, some decided "to go West." Thank you for your efforts in restoring and documenting this cemetery! Marilyn Mar 18, 2024 You are awesome!!! I have found Clarence Hart in Resurrection, "claimed" him, edited info and have requested a merge. Thank you so much for finding the proper burial location, I truly appreciate your diligence! Thank you so much for your help in this matter! And thank you for what you do as a researcher, it IS appreciated! PW Jan 14, 2024 If you are currently a free member of Find-A-Grave or find the memorial on Ancestry.com, you will definitely enjoy the obituaries, pictures, and accurate information we have added on your ancestor. Please note that Ancestry.com may not show Find-A-Grave memorials unless a family tree has been started for the decedent. Please contact MCPA if you need any help. Should you know of someone who is looking for an ancestor, or has information about an ancestor in Alhambra Cemetery, please have them contact us. |
AuthorsJudie & Joseph Palmer are two of the founding members of the Martinez Cemetery Preservation Alliance (MCPA) and the Potter’s Field Project. Both have a passion for discovery, history, genealogy, anthropology and archaeology. Archives
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