CARMELA DeROSE INTERVIEWED BY THE MUSEUM OF THE SAN FERNANDO VALLEY

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY   2011

Narrating Lives - Oral Histories of the San Fernando Valley

 Carmela DeRose graduation photograph taken in 1956. Collection of Ms. DeRose.

In 1956, Carmela DeRose was in the last graduating class of Saint Ferdinand Catholic High School. In 2011 she continues to live in San Fernando. Carmela's oral history gives important insights on life in San Fernando in the mid-20th century, (click on image to enlarge)

SAN FERNANDO IN THE LATE '40s

DISCOVERING OUR VALLEY  2011

Celebrating 100 years of the City of San Fernando

San Fernando vintage postcard - image in the collection of Carmela DeRose 2011 (click on image to enlarge)  Much has changed in San Fernando since this postcard was made and large box stores grew on its outskirts.