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Using DNA Testing in Family Research
The Very Beginning
Tuesday, June 02
5:30pm - 7:00pm
If you want to know something about how DNA can assist you in your genealogical search, this is the class for you.
In celebration of the ReflectSpace exhibit, Alta/A Human Atlas for the City of Angels, on view at the Glendale Central Library May 9 through July 12, 2026 participants will be given an introduction to the role of DNA in tracking family history.
This workshop will be led by Charlotte Bocage, Education Chair of the Southern California Genealogical Society, who will go over strategies and tools that will help participants get started on family research.
- Registration is required
- Limited to 15 participants
- Workshop will be held in the ReflectSpace Annex on the main floor of the library
PARKING
Visitors to the Glendale Central Library receive 3-hour FREE parking across Harvard Street at the Marketplace parking structure with validation at the service desk. Accessible parking is available on any metered space for free with the use of an ADA placard when displayed. This includes parking in Lot 10 (parallel to Brand Blvd behind BevMo). ADA parking spots on the South side of Adult Recreation Center are also available for library patrons. For additional information about this event, please contact Central Library at (818) 548-2021 or send us an email at LibraryInfo@GlendaleCA.gov.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Classes & Workshops |
TAGS: | History | Glendale Central Library | Genealogy | Adults |
Glendale Central Library
Established in 1906.
Library services in Glendale were first provided in 1906. The women of the Tuesday Afternoon Club, a social and philanthropic organization, raised money through a series of lectures to fund a library collection. The library opened in a renovated pool room at Third and E (Wilson and Everett) Streets with seventy books, soon supplemented by a State Traveling Library of fifty more, and served a population of 1,186.
In 1907, the City Trustees passed Ordinance 53 which established and supported a library which "...shall be forever free to the inhabitants and nonresident taxpayers of the City of Glendale..." The first year the library had 251 books, 165 registered patrons, and a budget of $248.88.
In 1913, a Carnegie grant of $12,500 made possible the construction of the main library at Kenwood and Fifth (Harvard Street). The building was completed and dedicated November 13, 1914.
