by FOLAC TEAM | Sep 10, 2026 | FOLAC Monuments
Darwin E. Sainz (2/15/1935 – 3/14/2011) Awarded Outstanding Young Man of America in 1965, Darwin was born in Santa Maria to Edward and Frances Sainz. He was an 8th generation Californian and lived on the Las Flores Ranch just west of Los Alamos. He attended Santa...
by FOLAC TEAM | Jul 9, 2026 | FOLAC Monuments
Faustina Olivera (1892-1909) Maria Olivera was born in 1832 to Antonio Olivera and Conception Romero. She was baptized in Ventura and lived her childhood in Santa Barbara. She was known as “Faustina.” She married Froylin Servin on April 3, 1855. She never used her...
by FOLAC TEAM | Jun 12, 2026 | FOLAC Monuments
Charles Henry Pearson (12/5/1852-4/13/1942) Charles Henry Pearson was the builder/owner of C.H. Pearson’s Cheap Cash Store on the southwest corner of Bell and Centennial, where Clementine Carter is today. He moved to Los Alamos in 1879. Together with Frank Whitcher,...
by FOLAC TEAM | Apr 21, 2026 | FOLAC Monuments
Henry, Herman and August (Gus) Holt came to Santa Barbara County from Germany in 1870. The brothers owned thousands of acres of farmland in the area of Los Alamos and Cat Canyon. Louis Holt, a nephew of the family moved into the area from Germany about 1898. When...
by FOLAC TEAM | Jan 19, 2026 | FOLAC Monuments, Uncategorized
Welcome to FOLAC Weekly Monuments, a new weekly online journal from Friends of Los Alamos Cemetery (FOLAC) to honor local history, care for a remarkable place, and invite the community to help support its preservation. Tucked along Drum Canyon Road just south of town,...
