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4th of July Parade at the intersection of Hermosa and Sierra Madre Blvd., circa 1970. Joe A. Hinojos Collection, Sierra Madre Historical Archives.
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Local History Materials Now Available Free on California Revealed
In
2019, Sierra Madre Public Library (SMPL) was selected as a partner in the
California Revealed project. California Revealed is a state funded initiative
to help California’s public libraries, in partnership with other local heritage
groups, to digitize, preserve, and serve online historically significant
Californiana.
Four items from the Sierra Madre
Historical Archives were digitized for the project: A Dictionary of Sierra
Madre (1906), Bits from Wall’s Etched Books (1943), High Lights (1940-1948),
and the Sierra Madre News (1906-1999).
These
publications are now accessible and free to the public by clicking HERE
Explore our Local History collection
- Research the history of your home
- Find out about a local organization or business
- Select historical photographs for your project
- View early maps of your neighborhood
- Browse postcards of your community
Explore your own family history using Ancestry.com - The world’s largest online family history resource, with 7 billion genealogical records from across the globe and millions of family trees.
The Collection
Our local history collection consists of a variety of materials that tell the Sierra Madre story: photographs, slides, postcards, scrapbooks, city directories, maps, letters, periodicals, posters, works of art, sound recordings, moving images, and ephemera. Selected items are accessible via the Library's online catalog. The local history collection is built on a partnership. It is jointly owned and maintained by the Sierra Madre Historical Preservation Society and the Sierra Madre Public Library.
Access
Contact us at (626) 355-7186, or send an email to [email protected].
More to Explore
California Listens Project for Sierra Madre - NEW!
Sierra Madre Public Library's Photostream on Flickr
Timeline: Headline History of Sierra Madre features events of note by decade.
Sierra Madre Landmarks Information about local historical landmarks.