Glendale History Drive 2011!

The Glendale Public Library is pleased to announce the launch of History Drive 2011!

In the Library's first History Drive in 2009, when we invited folks to share images from their collection with the Library, we collected over 100 images documenting the history and culture of the Glendale and the surrounding area.

One set of photographs, donated by former Mayor John Drayman as a part of the History Drive Kick Off event in March 2009, fetures the work of local professional photographer Glenn B. Ward. Ward's images, taken primarily in the 1950s, provide a rich history of a specific time in Glendale and the nearby areas of Montrose and La Crescenta.

For History Drive 2011, we're asking for information about these pictures!

Flickr users can leave comments and tags that will help tell each picture's story: who, what where, when, anything that describes the image and its context. Those without a Flickr account can still view the images on Flickr and participate by emailing their comments to the library at centlibref@ci.glendale.ca.us.

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For more information on the History Drive, please visit the Glendale Public Library website.

Take Part in the Kick Off Event for Glendale's History Drive at the Glendale Central Library, March 14th!

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Be a part of Glendale’s history at the Kick Off of the Glendale History Drive. Help us add chapters to Glendale’s past by sharing or donating your photos and documents.

The Glendale Public Library is interested in collecting and/or scanning items to add to its collection of:

• photos and documents relating to Glendale’s cultural and civic events,
• images of landmark family celebrations in Glendale, and
• photos and documents pertaining to buildings, houses and places of interest in Glendale.

Selected items will be scanned at the Kick Off event or at a later date. Walk ins are welcome, but appointments are encouraged.

The Glendale History Drive will continue by appointment through the end of June.

The Glendale History Drive is in partnership with The Glendale Historical Society and the Historical Society of Crescenta Valley. For more information or to make an appointment call (818) 548-3752, go to the Glendale History Drive website, or download a copy of the History Drive flyer.

Participants will receive a 2009 Historic Glendale calendar courtesy of Glendale Printing Center.