Nov 25, 2009 · Local historian Glenda J. Jackson again conjures up Ventura's past, with comparisons of vintage images to contemporary photography of landscapes and structures.

Oct 23, 2006 · For this new retrospective, local historian, collector, lecturer, and tour guide Glenda J. Jackson has selected rare and historic images from private collections to continue her evocative tour through her beloved city's past, begun in her 2005 companion volume on Ventura in Arcadia Publishing's Postcard History Series.

Nov 9, 2005 · Local historian Glenda J. Jackson again conjures up Ventura's past, with comparisons of vintage images to contemporary photography of landscapes and structures. The author of books on Ventura in the Images of America and Postcard History Series, Jackson regularly shares the town's rich history through historical walking tours and lectures.

Free Economy shipping on orders $50+. The county seat of Ventura County traces its history back to 1782 and the founding of Mission San Buenaventura. The "City of Good Fortune" incorporated in 1866 and today numbers more than 110,000 residents.

Nov 9, 2005 · In this new retrospective, author Glenda J. Jackson has compiled more than 200 postcards to chronicle the city's history. A resident of Ventura County since 1969, Jackson has written for numerous periodicals on antiques.

On March 10, 1866, the "City of Good Fortune" incorporated and received one of the first charters from the then 16-year-old, 31st state in the union. Today the city of Ventura bustles with more...

Nov 14, 2005 · Franciscan monk Fr. Junipero Serra, founder of the Spanish mission system in California, raised a cross on the beach on March 31, 1782, at a spot that became a general wayfarer's midpoint between Los Angeles and Point Conception. This was the dedication of Mission San Buenaventura.

Ventura (CA) (Postcard History Series) by Glenda J. Jackson (2005-11-14) Paperback – January 1, 1731

The city of Ventura traces its heritage back to the founding of Mission San Buenaventura in March 1782. The intervening eras have seen cattle drives down Main Street, revival tents in the marshy area now known as Pierpont, and the days when the Ventura trolley was the …

In this new retrospective, author Glenda J. Jackson has compiled more than 200 postcards to chronicle the citys history. A resident of Ventura County since 1969, Jackson has written for numerous...