WORKING IN LONG BEACH
Long Beach Water Department
The LBWD website tells us that, “the Long Beach Water Department was established by a vote of the people in 1911. In 1931, the Water Department was put under the direction of an independent, five-member Board of Water Commissioners. That same year, the Water Department also became one of the founding member agencies of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD).”
If one or more of your ancestors worked for the LBWD, read about the department’s history at
http://www.lbwater.org/history-department. You can download a pdf that covers the department’s history 1945–2000 at http://lbwater.org/sites/default/files/file_attach/pdf/history.pdf.
The Water Board has its own webpage at http://www.lbwater.org/board-history. Past and present commissioners are listed, and a short history of the Board is provided.
Want more information? The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has a webpage devoted to Long Beach at their website:
http://www.mwdh2o.com/DocSvcsPubs/mwd_newsletter/aug2011/article3.html.
RESEARCH TIP: Municipal workers are often listed by name under their city departments in old 19th century directories. If you know that some of your relatives worked for the water department or the fire department, or that they were on a school board, don’t forget to look for their names in the FRONT section of the directory under “City Departments.”
photo: QHGS
If one or more of your ancestors worked for the LBWD, read about the department’s history at
http://www.lbwater.org/history-department. You can download a pdf that covers the department’s history 1945–2000 at http://lbwater.org/sites/default/files/file_attach/pdf/history.pdf.
The Water Board has its own webpage at http://www.lbwater.org/board-history. Past and present commissioners are listed, and a short history of the Board is provided.
Want more information? The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California has a webpage devoted to Long Beach at their website:
http://www.mwdh2o.com/DocSvcsPubs/mwd_newsletter/aug2011/article3.html.
RESEARCH TIP: Municipal workers are often listed by name under their city departments in old 19th century directories. If you know that some of your relatives worked for the water department or the fire department, or that they were on a school board, don’t forget to look for their names in the FRONT section of the directory under “City Departments.”
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