Welcome to season 2 of Meet Me Graveside! We are kicking things off with our first ever two-part episode. These episodes will focus on Mountain View Cemetery in Altadena, California. Part 1 takes us way back to the horse and buggy days of Altadena, and our tour guides will be Jay and Keith Brown. This father-son duo represents the 5th and 6th generations to run the family cemetery. Jay will get you acquainted with the cemetery's origins through the 1980s, and Keith will roam around the cemetery with us.

Come back for part 2 on April 24, when Keith tells us his stories of defending the cemetery the night that the Eaton Fire broke out in January 2025, and how the cemetery has been recovering since.

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Music credits:

"Americana Old Country" by Tunetank on Pixabay

"Homeward Bound by John Philip Sousa" by Nesrality on Pixabay

"Sugar Rush" by OctoSound on Pixabay

"A Hundred Windows" by Back_Drop on Pixabay

Theme song and all additional music by Nabeyin

Additional research sources:

Mountain View Cemetery website

The Giddings Family:

• Pasadena Digital History: Giddings First Home
• Pasadena Digital History: Giddings Sisters
• Altadena Heritage
• Water and Power Associates
• The New York Times
• Ohio History Connection

Col. Jabez Banbury:

• Wikipedia
• Pasadena Digital History: Col. Jabez Banbury
• Pasadena Star News

The Woodbury Family:

• National Archives Catalog
• Christmas Tree Lane history

Ellen Garrison Clark:

• Altadena Library