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Local History Resources
Library Online Resources
Compiled by T.O. Librarians
Finding Aids
Pat Allen was the City Historian. Her collection includes notes for articles she wrote on local history.
Mike Hagopian was a documentary filmmaker and worked to preserve local history.
Marjorie Scott was a local newspaper journalist writing for the News Chronicle.
The Biographical files include information on historic figures of the Conejo Valley.
Information about how some of our local streets got their names, along with a little history of how a few of those roads and highways came to exist.
A list of movies and TV shows we know were fully or partially filmed on location in the Conejo Valley area. Items with a star are available in our DVD collection.
The City of Thousand Oaks GIS site has a “Story Map” showing locations of some of the most well-known movie and TV filming locations.
Historic Conejo Business Directories
- Use this to search the directories from 1964 to 1970.
- Businesses only, for Thousand Oaks and outlying areas.
Description:
- The first screen that appears when logging in to database is a grid with all of the data.
- The default search "Quick Search" will search like a keyword, across all fields.
- Use the pull down to search only selected fields.
- Sort the database or results by any field.
Go to Online Business Directories Database
Thousand Oaks Library Oral History Project
Book a session to share your memory of the Thousand Oaks Library
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To tell your story to the Oral History Project, please make an appointment by sending an email via our Ask-a-Librarian page.
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If your association is interested in hosting an Oral History event, please get in touch through our Ask-a-Librarian page.
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As a thank you for participating in the Oral History Program, everyone w
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There will be additional events held at the library. Please check our Local History page or Events page for upcoming events.
A list of existing oral history recordings:
- Conejo Valley Oral History Project led by Pat Allen with Stage Coach Inn and CLU interviewers. [PDF]
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