Calabasas residents are urged to tell their stories as part of the
“California of the Past” Digital Storytelling Program.

In 2007, “California of the Past” was developed as a project for libraries and local non-profits to gather stories of California’s past, immigration stories, World War II memories, farm tales, tribal heritage, and sage advice from citizens over 100 years old. By 2009, over 30 libraries across the state of California had joined the program combining emerging technology, community partnerships and local history to create hundreds of digital stories and hold dozens of community presentations.

Calabasas was chosen as a host site to collect stories for the "California of the Past" program. Residents are encouraged to share their stories of coming to Calabasas or California, their days in school, stories of neighborhoods from the past, tales of local historic events, family stories and any other information that contributes to the spirit of the project. The stories will be reviewed before being recorded, to keep them focused and concise. The footage, along with any photos that may apply, will be edited by the Calabasas Media Operations Department into a short 2-5 minute story video. The final videos will be available to check out at the library, a copy made for the storyteller, and uploaded to the Calabasas Digital Stories page blip.tv/calabasas-digital-stories.

Residents interested in sharing their stories can make an appointment by contacting Arvin Petros at (818) 224-1631 and apetros@cityofcalabasas.com  or Karilyn Steward at (818) 224-1753 and ksteward@cityofcalabasas.com

** The Digital Story Station is funded by a grant from the California State Library **