Retaining Valley History

-The shelves hold stories. Hundreds of accounts and tales about the everyday lives of Southern Californians over a century - what they ate and celebrated, the plants they collected and smelled, the items they bought and sold. Susan Abrams iin the Daily news.

Inside a specially designated room within the Calabasas Library, scholars, history buffs and students will learn of the sunshine and rolling hills, ranches and massive oak trees, American Indian trails and free spirits that helped shape the West San Fernando Valley.

The library and members of the Calabasas Historical Society have been working to assemble a new archive for the public that combines a collection formerly housed at Pierce College and the society's own artifacts.