El Segundo History Room
Welcome to the El Segundo Friends of the Library's History Room. Our room is filled with photographs and artifacts that showcase the evolution of our city through the years. For anyone looking to learn about the history of El Segundo and its people, this is the perfect place to visit. Our collection is a representation of the rich and diverse culture that our city has to offer, both past and present. We invite you to come and explore our local history and contribute to our ever-growing collection.
Everyone is invited to attend our monthly meetings, first Thursday every month in the Sue Carter Community Room in the El Segundo Public Library at 6:00pm. come join us and learn some history!
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Join us this February as we proudly celebrate our Fire Department! Their dedication and bravery deserve recognition, and we can't wait to showcase their contributions to our. Stay tuned for next month, when we will honor our Police Department and commitment to keeping us safe.
2023:
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October - ES Little League
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November - Girls Softball
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December - Boys water polo and Candy Cane Lane
2024:
January - AYSO
February - Library Park History
March - The Plunge
April - Boy Scouts
May - Girl Scouts
June - Movies made in ES
July - History of the ES Blue Butterfly
August - Theatrical Plays and musicals produced in town
September - Parks in ES and History of Rec Park
October - History of the Ralp-a-beta-basket-99 c store building
November - The McCrea Building History
December - History of the Ralph-a-beta-basket store
2025:
January - History of school buildings
February - El Segundo Fire Department
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Honoring the Lives of Our Community
NOTICES & OBITUARIES Extracted from El Segundo Herald, Daily Breeze, LA Times, and other newspapers
Click on PDF for searchable database
Address
111 W. Mariposa Ave
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone
310-524-2722 (Library)
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El Segundo Library Park Pollinator Garden (The old fountain in Library Park)
This garden was planted in April 2024 because of the generosity of the Peterson Family. Dolores “Dee” Peterson has funded this garden with the help of the El Segundo Women’s Club in honor of her husband, Richard Walter “Dick” Peterson. Dick was well known in the community and one of the founders of the El Segundo Historical Society. It is said that he was literally a walking encyclopedia of El Segundo History. He also liked gardening and was known for his orchids.
This garden has over 80% native plants, the only plants that are non-native are the butterfly bushes. See if you can spot and name the plants!
Seacliff Buckwheat with ES blue butterfly
