Hitchcock's Grandmother in P.G.?

This week, a Pagrovian came in with a "stump-the-librarian" question. When she went to school in P.G., a few decades ago, she heard that Alfred Hitchcock's grandmother lived in Pacific Grove. She's wondering if it's true.

We have yet to reach a definitive answer, but this is what we have found so far.

• Alfred Hitchcock's grandmothers were: Anne Hitchcock & Emma Whelan.


• Neither of those names appear in the Library's Local History File.


• Neither of those names appeared in a spot check of Polk City Directories for this area.


• Biographies of Hitchcock indicate that he asked and encouraged his mother to move to California. However she never did. No mention was made of his grandmothers.


• Biographies also indicate that Hitchcock owned some property at the end of Canham Road near Scotts Valley at one time, (in addition to his home in Los Angeles). Apparently he sold the property and made L.A. his main home.

If you have any leads or information about Hitchcock's grandmother living in P.G., please let us know.