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Washingtonians in World War I

Washingtonians in World War I

2018 marks the 100th Anniversary of the end of World War I, the “War to End All Wars.” Centennial events have taken place for the past several years throughout Europe, and last year the Washington State Library was honored to assist students from the American School in Paris as they embarked on a project to gather information about the Americans laid to rest at Suresnes American Cemetery. This Paris cemetery contains the remains of 1,541 Americans who died in World…

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Archives Spotlight: The top secret Hanford Project

Archives Spotlight: The top secret Hanford Project

More than 51,000 people worked at the Hanford site between 1943 and 1945. Less than 500 knew what they were making. Plutonium is a radioactive element derived from uranium, and was discovered at the University of California, Berkeley, in 1941. Scientist Glenn Seaborg wrote a detailed description of plutonium and its potential uses. It could be a plentiful energy source, or used as a component in a major explosive weapon, he wrote. Of course, the creative insights fell upon deaf…

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Major Gen. Nam Pyo Park
Korea 65 exhibit profiles: Nam Pyo Park and Johnathon Kupka

Korea 65 exhibit profiles: Nam Pyo Park and Johnathon Kupka

Last Thursday’s launch for the new Legacy Washington exhibit, “Korea 65: The Forgotten War Remembered,” was a great event that brought a large crowd to the Capitol. You can watch TVW’s coverage of the exhibit launch here. The exhibit explores the stories of 13 Washingtonians who experienced the Korean War in different ways, from U.S. soldiers who fought in the war, to a nurse who worked in a MASH unit, to Korean Americans who grew up in Korea during or…

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Pearl Harbor at 75

Pearl Harbor at 75

Pearl Harbor turns seventy-five From the desk of Rand Simmons Only five men are still alive that experienced the Japanese attack on the USS Arizona at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. All five are in their mid-nineties. One of them, 96-year-old Lauren Bruner, lives in Washington State. Yesterday all but one gathered in Hawaii to celebrate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Moments before 8 a.m. on December 7, 1941, the United States was ‘suddenly and deliberately attacked.’ Hundreds of Japanese fighter planes and bombers launched…

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Legacy Washington releases book of World War II profiles

Legacy Washington releases book of World War II profiles

(Image courtesy of Legacy Washington) A new book featuring a dozen gripping profiles of Washingtonians who served in World War II has just been released by the Office of Secretary of State’s Legacy Washington team. “Washington Remembers World War II” tells personal stories from the global conflict in which the state played a key role. The book is a tribute to the veterans and citizens who lived through unimaginable horrors, as well as the “Rosie the riveters” on the home…

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Wyman honors World War II writing contest winners

Wyman honors World War II writing contest winners

Secretary Wyman with three of the World War II writing contest winners (from left), Sajid Amin, Remi Frederick and Elizabeth Min. (Photo courtesy Laura Mott)  Secretary Wyman has honored four students as state champions in an essay and letter-writing contest marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. The contest, sponsored by our Legacy Washington program, asked students in grades 8 through 11 to either write a letter to a veteran (living or deceased) or an essay…

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Winners of World War II writing contest announced

Winners of World War II writing contest announced

Four Washington students have been named state champions in an essay and letter-writing contest marking the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. The competition, sponsored by the Office of Secretary of State’s Legacy Washington program, asked students in grades 8 through 11 to either write a letter to a veteran (living or deceased) or an essay describing what the war means to them. This year’s winners (and the names of their letters/essays) are: 8th grade: Remi Frederick…

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Library tourney quarterfinal #4: Asahel Curtis photos vs. Dr. Seuss booklet on malaria

Library tourney quarterfinal #4: Asahel Curtis photos vs. Dr. Seuss booklet on malaria

Our fourth and final quarterfinal of the Library Jewels tourney is here: a collection of photos by Asahel Curtis and others going up against a Dr. Seuss World War II booklet on malaria. The winner will advance to the tourney semis next week. You can vote for your favorite just by using the online poll below. The poll closes Thursday at 9 a.m., so don’t forget to vote! Dr. Seuss World War II booklet on malaria Collection of photos by…

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Dr. Seuss malaria booklet bounds to second round

Dr. Seuss malaria booklet bounds to second round

There must be many Dr. Seuss fans among voters taking part in our Library Jewels tourney. The World War II booklet by the famous children’s author scored a resounding win over a 1924 Washington road map, 66 percent to 34 percent. The booklet advances to the second round, where it will face a collection of photos by Asahel Curtis and others. We’ll start the tourney’s second round this afternoon with a nearly-500-year-old rare atlas facing a 1910 photo album of…

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Library tourney Game 8: Dr. Seuss malaria booklet vs. 1924 WA road map

Library tourney Game 8: Dr. Seuss malaria booklet vs. 1924 WA road map

We’ve finally reached the eighth and final game of the first round of the Library Jewels tourney. It’s a World War II booklet on malaria by Dr. Seuss against a 1924 road map of Washington. Wanna vote? Just use the online poll below. You have until Friday at 10 a.m. to vote, so don’t miss out! Dr. Seuss World War II booklet on malaria 1924 Washington road map [poll id=”74″]