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Fisher family reunion celebrated during Monrovia Day. Forty-four descendants of Julian Fisher and Gladys Fisher are still around in this area. Julian Fisher was Monrovia's first African American police officer and his father was recruited to come work on Lucky Baldwin's race horses. Julian and Gladys Fisher had 11 children.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35514
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
Pages
p. 5
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 23, 2019
Pages
p. 5
Subjects
African Americans
Fisher, Gladys
Fisher, Julian
Fisher, Vivian
Thomas, Frederick
Vance, Jason
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia resident Mary Williams, 83, makes her first solo flight in a Cessna 152 two-seater plane.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30497
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 29, 2007
Pages
p. News 1
Subjects
Airplanes
Pilots
Williams, Mary
Item ID
30684AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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