ANNUAL MEETING
Historic Glendale Eats & Drinks
This is an In-Person Event on the Doctors House Lawn
We will elect new Board members, recognize volunteers and outgoing Board members, and provide a recap of the 2022-2023 year. All while enjoying our own eats and drinks with a light brunch.
Bruce Merritt will speak about Glendale’s iconic and beloved Damon’s, serving great food and fun since 1937. Joemy Wilson will trace the development of her neighborhood from its early days as the site of the Pelanconi Vineyards to the charming residential enclave it is today.
The Doctors House will open for viewing and bidding on its Architecture as Art exhibit and silent auction.
DATE & TIME
Saturday, July 15 @ 10 AM
LOCATION
Doctors House Lawn and Gazebo
1601 West Mountain Street, Glendale, CA 91201
ADMISSION
This is a free event for TGHS Members; Non-Members may attend for $15 (or become a Member today and attend this and other events for free!)
Click here to reserve your ticket by July 10
COVID Policy
TGHS will follow the Los Angeles County Health Department/City of Glendale COVID guidelines for this event. Attendees who choose to tour the Doctors House will be required to wear a mask.
The Nominating Committee
Renee Leask, Hilary Sbei, John Schwab-Sims, Arlene Vidor
Per the TGHS Bylaws Article 5.2: If the number of people nominated for the Board is not more than the number of Directors to be elected, the officer presiding at the meeting may, without further notice or action, declare at the meeting that those candidates nominated have been elected.
The TGHS Board will self-select officers in August 2023.
Thank you to our sponsors
NOMINEES FOR 2023-24 BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTION
Taleen Barsoumian
Taleen is a native Angeleno who has always had a deep appreciation for the preservation and restoration efforts of the city’s historical landmarks and sites. When she and her husband were searching for a home for their family, they landed on the Jewel City since it offered the charm and personality they were looking for while blending elements of the present with the past.
Shortly after joining TGHS, Taleen became a docent at the Doctors House Museum. The significant advances in medicine since 1888 are often brought up in her house tours since Taleen works in the regenerative medicine and advanced therapies space - a branch of medicine the Victorians would never have fathomed to exist.
She and her family live in a Spanish Colonial Revival that is listed as a contributor home to the first historic district designated in the City of Glendale
David Meunier (Incumbent)
Visiting a friend in Northwest Glendale 20 years ago, actor David Meunier was first introduced to Glendale’s unique character and history when he spotted the Moorish inspired Gates of Miradero at the top of his friend’s street. The curious landmark was never forgotten and years later, when he and his wife decided it was time to leave the architectural free-for-all of unincorporated Los Angeles, they went searching near those gleaming white gates and found a home that they would eventually place on the Glendale Register of Historic Resources.
Passionate about architecture and design, when not on set David continues to restore even the smallest of details on his Glendale home as well as undertaking the renovation of a medieval rowhouse in the south of France. Since moving to Glendale in 2014, David has been a member of TGHS and is active on its Preservation Advocacy Committee.
Tom Provost
Tom Provost is an award-winning writer/director (movies) and Emmy-nominated television editor. A native Texan, Tom is an honors graduate from the University of Texas at Austin but has now lived in Glendale longer than his formative years in Texas. A graduate professor of screenwriting at Pepperdine University, Tom is also the founder of BagsAndGrace.com, a non-profit providing bags of food, sundries and socks to the unhoused of LA County. You can find some of this writing at his blog onfoodandfilm.com.
John Schwab-Sims (Incumbent)
John currently serves as President of TGHS and has previously held the position of Vice President - Preservation. He moved from Seattle, WA and has called Glendale home for the last 10 years. He has held several positions leading Product Management teams in the Property and Casualty Insurance Industry.
John joined TGHS shortly after buying a 1928 Spanish Colonial Revival home in the Rossmoyne neighborhood of Glendale. His interest in preservation steadily grew, and he led the effort to submit the initial application for the Bellehurst Park Historic District. John and his husband, Curtis Schwab-Sims, live in Bellehurst with their daughter, Evelyn.
David VanTuyle
Born and raised in Michigan, David VanTuyle moved to Glendale to pursue a career in animation in 2013. He is currently a Story Artist working at Walt Disney Feature Animation. David has a strong passion for drawing and telling stories. He has a wide range of work spanning across television and film.
David and his wife, Brianne, bought a 1937 French Provincial style fixer upper home in the Glenwood neighborhood of Glendale in 2021. They love learning the history and what goes into preserving and restoring their home. They soon became members of The Glendale Historical Society to become more involved in the historic preservation of the Glendale community.