Articles
Beriah Brown and the Puget Sound Dispatch
From the desk of Judy Pitchford
The Puget Sound Dispatch, published in Seattle from 1871 to 1880, has been added to the Washington State Library's Historic Washington Newspapers Online.
Published Weekly from 1871 to 1880, the newspaper was launched by Beriah Brown and Charles H. Larrabee in December 1871.
Georgetown Voters Unfair to Dr. Fehr
ILS staff love to have great weekends too!!
The Columbus Day Storm of October 12, 1962
From the desk of Sean Lanksbury. PNW & Special Collections Librarian
Many Pacific Northwesterners recall the Columbus Day Storm of October 12, 1962 with the same vivid memories as we remember the Mount St.
Goat carts! WRH stumbles across a photographic genre
Sometimes a seemingly insignificant coincidence can turn into a meaningful connection... or at least send you down a rabbit hole of late-night Googling. A few weeks ago, I was visiting the Davenport, Washington public library for a couple days with Washington Rural Heritage (WRH) Project Manager Evan Robb.
Wondering about the Wobblies?
Remembering Harris McClaskey
From the desk of Rand Simmons
Washington State Library remembers former staff Harris Clark McClaskey who died September 21, 2012 at his home in Ocean Park, Washington.