Legacy Washington Projects

Image

New Land: Southeast Asian Refugees Finding Home in Washington

John C Hughes & Edward Echtle (2025) 

Image

Mr. Mainstream: Sam Reed’s Half Century of Public Service and Civility

John C. Hughes (2024)

Image

Lightning Boldt: Judge George H. Boldt and a Defining Moment in Tribal Sovereignty

John C. Hughes (2024)

Image

Confluence - The Boldt Decision at 50: Stories of Conflict and Collaboration

Edward Echtle, Jr. (2024)

Image

Love, Equally: The Journey to Marriage Equality

John C. Hughes & Bob Young (2023)

Image

Brian Sonntag: "A Watchdog That Barks"

Bob Young (2022)

Image

Daniel J. Evans: An Autobiography

Daniel J Evans (2021)

Image

Steven Gonzalez: "Justice for All Just Ain’t Specific Enough"

Bob Young (2021)

Image

Alfie Alvarado-Ramos: What Alfie is All About

John C. Hughes (2021)

Image

Cyrus Habib: "Nothing Was Impossible"

Bob Young (2021)

Image

Tom Ikeda: Things They Left Behind

Bob Young (2021)

Image

Gerry Alexander: Peacemaker Rewrites History

Bob Young (2020)

Image

Julia Butler Hansen: A Trailblazing Washington Politician

John C. Hughes (2020)

Image

Ahead of the Curve: Washington Women Lead the Way

John C. Hughes & Bob Young (2019)

Image

1968: The Year That Rocked Washington

John C. Hughes, Bob Young & Lori Larson (2018)

 ​

Image

​​​​Korea 65: The Forgotten War Remembered

John C. Hughes, Trova Heffernan & Lori Larson (2017)

Image

Who ARE We?: Washington’s Kaleidoscope

John C. Hughes & Trova Heffernan (2016)

Image

Washington Remembers World War II: Personal Accounts from the Deadliest Conflict in World History

John C. Hughes & Trova Heffernan (2016)

​​

Image

​​Pressing On: Two Family-Owned Newspapers in the 21^st Century

John C. Hughes (2015)

Image

Across the Aisles: Sid Snyder’s Remarkable Life in Groceries & Government

Jeff Burlingame (2013)

Image

John Spellman: ​​​​​Politics Never Broke His Heart

John C. Hughes (2013)

​​

Image

Where the Salmon Run: The Life and Legacy of Billy Frank Jr.

Trova Heffernan (2012)

Image

A Woman First: The Impact of Jennifer Dunn

Trova Heffernan (2012)

Image

Slade Gorton: A Half Century in Politics

John C. Hughes (2011)

​​

Image

Nancy Evans: First-rate First Lady

John C. Hughes (2010)​​​​​

Image

An Election for the Ages: Rossi vs. Gregoire, 2004

Trova Heffernan (2010)

Image

Booth Who?: A biography of Booth Gardner, Washington’s Charismatic Governor

John C. Hughes (2010)

​​

Image

The Inimitable Adele Ferguson: Bremerton’s Legendary Columnist

John C. Hughes (2011)

Image

Lillian Walker: Washington State Civil Rights Pioneer

John C. Hughes (2010)

Image

Bonnie Dunbar: An Adventurous Mind

Trova Heffernan (2009)

​​

Image

Robert J. Utter: Justice’s Sailor

John C. Hughes (2009)

Image

Charles Z. Smith: Trailblazer

John C. Hughes (2009)

Image

Carolyn Dimmick: A Judge for All Seasons

John C. Hughes (2009)

​​

 

Image

Krist Novoselic: Of Grunge and Grange

John C. Hughes (2008)

 

​

Legacy Washington is a program of the Washington State Archives

Our Mission

“...to record and document oral histories of current and former members and staff of the Washington state executive and judicial branches, the state’s congressional delegation, and other citizens who have made indelible contributions to the political history of Washington state.” (RCW 43.07.363)

Image

Support Legacy Washington

Washington State Archives Legacy Project is funded in part by the nonprofit ALL Foundation of Washington. Your financial contributions support our public events and the production and distribution of our publications and exhibits.  

Donate