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Article: Historical Society collects items to preserve for the future
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- Daily Breeze
- Article date:
- April 2, 2005
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313The San Pedro Bay Historical Society collects the items you
don't want.
With an archive of materials nestled in a sixth floor office in
the Municipal Building, the society maintains a vast collection of
photos, firsthand accounts of events, ephemera, maps and other items
pertaining to San Pedro's past.
"We are the attic of San Pedro," said Anne Hansford, the
archivist. "We have quite a variety of items."
Entering the society on a recent Wednesday triggers the ringing of
a clanging brass overhead bell.
Usually Hansford or one of her assistant archivists greets
visitors, asking what topic they're interested in researching. After
insisting they sign in on a thin, metal-ring notebook, ...