Rancho Cucamonga Oral History Project

Ada Cooper and Lucille Beekman

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Ada Cooper and Lucille Beekman

Miss Cooper and Mrs. Beekman recall many years in the Rancho Cucamonga area. Miss Cooper was among several women who continued family citrus operations. Now retired, she is remembered as "THE First National Bank of Upland." Mrs. Beekman's family also had citrus interests via her husband's work as a citrus cultivator. Both discuss school years, social activities, local businesses, and many local families including the Millikens.

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