2012 Calendar page 12, June

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2021.005.012

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Image

Description

The 2012 RCMAHS June calendar cover is black and white, and "June" is written in both English and Spanish. There are multiple images of Julia Hernandez as well as a description section. The two pictures are of Hernandez standing in front of a fence and another one where she is sitting down wearing a large hat. The text states: "Julia was born in Valle De Santiago, GTO Mexico on May 28, 1896. Her parents were Fermin Lopez and Juana Rivera and they also had three sons. Julia lost her mother at a very young age. Her Aunt (Father's sister) helped in raising the children. She came to the United States at a young age. She lived in Texas, then moved and settled in Riverside, California. Julia became the Mother of eleven children, Mary, Mercedes, Vera, Minnie, Raymond, Josephine, Zeke, Virginia, Connie, Cruz, and Carmen. She lived at 2364 Tenth Street, Riverside, California. She operated her business of cooking and selling Mexican food from a grange converted into a kitchen. She became an American Citizen on June 13, 1958, and passed away on September 16, 1958. Linda Salinas-Thompson June 2011 Julia Hernandez." There is also a picture of her naturalization certificate for the United States.