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Chatsworth Historical Society / Chatsworth community coordinating council Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills Medical Center Chatsworth Historical Society The CHS was formed in 1963 and upholds a three point mission in addition to the commemoration of historical dates and events: 1. To preserve and mark historic sites and landmarks of the Chatsworth area. 2. To be an agency for the collection of photographs, artifacts,and archaeological items that represent the history of Chatsworth. 3. To establish a museum to house and exhibit the collection. The first project was the saving and the moving of the Chatsworth Community Church, now called the Pioneer Church. It took hundreds of hours of volunteer labor and over $20,000 to accomplish, but the church was rehabilitated. During the bicentennial year of 1976, the completed church was rededicated and is presently leased to an Anglican Catholic Church. The Pioneer Church is Los Angeles Historical Monument No. 14. It is located in Oakwood Memorial Park, 22601 Lassen St., Chatsworth, CA 91311. The society has also worked on preserving numerous other Chatsworth historical sites and monuments, including: • Naming to historic status the 1890 olive trees on Lassen Street (Los Angeles Historical Monument No. 49) • Working to have Stoney Point named a city mountain climbing park (Los Angeles Historical Monument No. 132) • Working to help preserve the Stage Coach Trail (Los Angeles Historical Monument No. 92) In 1978, the Chatsworth Historical Society was named as conservator of the Homestead Acre, which is owned by the Los Angeles City Department of Recreation and Parks. Ongoing activities focus on the preservation and maintenance of the Homestead Acre, the name given to the 1.3 acre compound in Chatsworth Park South that contains the Hill-Palmer Cottage (Los Angeles Historical Monument No. 133), the Virginia Watson Chatsworth Museum, and the Frank H. Schepler, Jr. Memorial Library. The majority of the site is given over to gardens with more than 300 rose bushes, including modern (hybrids) and historical roses, fruit trees and native California plants. It feels good to know we're all connected. Two fundraising events are held at the Acre each year, the “Garden Festival” in April, and “Pioneer Day” in October. The Homestead Acre is open to the public for tours from 1 to 4 p.m. on the first Sunday of every month. For more information and schedule changes, please visit chatsworthhistory.com, or call us at 818-882-5614. Follow us on Twitter @kpwoodlandhills Like us on Facebook facebook.com/KPWHMCA Chatsworth Community Coordinating Council A non-profit group established 1961 for the betterment of life in Chatsworth. Members are representatives from clubs, organizations, agencies, schools, and religious bodies, plus interested individual businesses and residents of the Chatsworth community. Its primary purpose is to foster a better community in which to live. The council maintains and makes available to the community a calendar of coming events and activities. Send details of upcoming events to [email protected] For more information, visit chatsworthcommunitycoordinatingcouncil.com. For more information about Kaiser Permanente, call 1-800-464-40