Veldhuis

Veldhuis, Debbie

<div class="ExternalClass4F6C59455EA34215BCA8B9F7E17C2AED"><h2>Meet local author Debbie Veldhuis.</h2><h3>Genre: AZ History<br></h3><h3>Title: <em>Glendale (Then and Now), Phoenix Zoo</em></h3><p><br></p><p><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US">Author Debbie Veldhuis has lived in Arizona since 1959. For </span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US"><em>Glendale Then and Now</em></span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US">, Veldhuis gathered photographs from Glendale's historical society, the City of Glendale, and pioneer family collections.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215}"> </span></p><p><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US">The Phoenix Zoo </span><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US">book holds a special place for Veldhuis. She and her brother Doug were at the Phoenix Zoo on opening day in 1962. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215}"> </span></p><div><p><span data-contrast="none" lang="EN-US">Veldhuis, an author, photographer, and animal lover, spent three years in the US Army as a photojournalist on a joint service newspaper. She also retired after 37 years from the Phoenix Public Library.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215}"> </span></p></div><p><br></p></div>

Author Debbie Veldhuis	Author Debbie Veldhuis	https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/images/Local Author Fair/Veldhuis/LAF_Veldhuis_web.jpg	1079
"Phoenix Zoo" by Debbie Veldhuis	"Phoenix Zoo" by Debbie Veldhuis	https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/images/Local Author Fair/Veldhuis/LAF_Book_Veldhuis_Phoenix-Zoo_web.jpg	1080
"Glendale: Then and Now" by Debbie Veldhuis	"Glendale: Then and Now" by Debbie Veldhuis	https://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/images/Local Author Fair/Veldhuis/LAF_Book_Veldhuis_Glendale_web.jpg	1081