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This visually aided class introduces the beginning genealogist to the basic requirements to connect their family tree. This class will facilitate their journey through forms, charts, and records.
This introduction to genealogy 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.
ABOUT
Charlotte has over four decades of experience in genealogical research. She has taught at UCLA's Ocher Program and Family Tree University and has lectured at nationwide societies and the National Genealogical Society's Annual Conference 2022.
PARKING
Visitors to the Glendale Central Library receive 3 hours FREE parking across Harvard Street at the Marketplace parking structure with validation at the service desk. Accessible parking is available on the east side of the building. For additional information about this event, please contact Central Library at (818)548-2021 or send an email to Libraryinfo@Glendaleca.gov.
EVENT TYPE: | Classes & Workshops |
TAGS: | History | Glendale Central Library | Central Library | Adults |
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.
