Cue the fanfare! Dateline>City of Angels is proud to debut its very first Podcast Report.

Dating to the 1850s, Old Savannah Cemetery is located in Rosemead, Calif., at the end of the Santa Fe Trial, making it one of our nation’s most historic pioneer graveyards. Over the last few years, preservationists have fended off a plan to remove and replace the tombstones with a Memorial Wall and city park. However, Savannah is still beset by a host of issues that threaten its survival.

Synopsis: In this podcast, I interview pioneer descendant and Savannah Board President Randy Wiggins about the graveyard’s past, present and future. Plus, there’s an added Halloween treat in the form of the ghostlore surrounding the Snoddy family plot (photo).

Title/Download: Probing Old Savannah Cemetery
Album: Dateline>City of Angels Podcast Reports
Episode: No. 1, October 31, 2008
Duration/File: 00:06:31; 3.1 MB, MP3 Stereo

Clicking the blue player tab above delivers a live audio stream of the podcast, which can also be downloaded via the title link. Of course, visitors with podcatching software can also receive the podcast through this site’s RSS feed. More info about Savannah pioneers can be found at the cemetery’s Webblog.