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The last of the three great National Parks we are featuring this month is Washington’s North Cascades Park. It is also the last of our parks to be designated as such, with park status only coming in 1968 with the passing of the North Cascades National Park Act. The park along with two “National Recreation Areas”, Ross Lake and Lake Chelan, and all are managed as the North Cascades National Park Complex. However long before it became a National Park this area…
From the desk of Jeff Martin Army letters from an Officer’s Wife, written by: Frances M.A. Roe Appleton And Company, New York and London Publication date: October 1909 Note: In 1871, Lieutenant Colonel Fayette Washington Roe (1850-1916) was sent to Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory. His wife, Frances M.A. Roe, describes their experiences while stationed at the fort in this collection of letters. “It is late, so this can be only a note to tell you that we arrived here safely, and…
Washington is home to three National Parks (aren’t we lucky?) Each park has its own unique features and opportunities for exploration and discovery. As the state library we have a mission to collect, preserve, and make accessible to Washingtonians materials on the government, history, culture, and natural resources of the state. As the national parks are one of our state unique treasures we have a variety of items in our collection that focus on Olympic, Rainier and the North Cascades…
Selected Resources National Park Service 2016 marks the centennial anniversary of the National Park Service. “That’s 100 years of protecting America’s natural, historical and cultural treasures from all over the United States. These more than 400 beautiful, historic and exquisite sites cover over 80 million acres consisting of approximately 18,000 miles of trails, more than 75,000 archaeological sites and at least 247 species of threatened or endangered plants and animals.” (Text from http://bit.ly/2allmnJ.) Interior Department National Park System. National Park System…
From the desk of Jeff Martin A Pioneer’s Search for an Ideal Home Written by: Phoebe Goodell Judson Union Printing, Binding and Stationary Co., Bellingham, Washington Publication date: 1925 Phoebe Goodell Judson who crossed the Plains in 1853 and became a resident on Puget Sound before the organization of Washington Territory. A Book of Personal Memoirs (Published in the author’s 95th year) CHAPTER I It is the oft repeated inquiry of my friends as to what induced me to bury…
From the desk of Rand Simmons This August 25th the National Parks Service (NPS) celebrates one hundred years of service to the nation and, indeed, to the world. The year was 1916, but national parks, designated by various federal agencies, have existed far longer than the NPS. The first was the District of Columbia, authorized on July 16, 1790. It included the National Capital Parks, National Mall and the White House. My personal relationship with National Parks was shaped by where I was born…
From the desk of Jeff Martin: Maps add a visual element to history. The State Archives and the State Library hold extensive map collections dealing with the Washington State and the surrounding region. Maps for these digital collections are drawn from state and territorial government records, historic books, federal documents and the Northwest collection. Here are two examples from this growing collection. Author: Roberts, Henry, Lieut. Title: Chart of the N.W. coast of America and the N.E. coast of Asia, explored in…
Here is Jeff’s latest spy; a fascinating record of travels in Washington and Oregon at the turn of the 20th Century. From the desk of Jeff Martin Written by Elma MacGibbon Shaw & Borden Co., Printers and Publishers, Spokane, Washington Publication date: 1904 INTRODUCTION I have had the opportunity, during the last few years, to travel very extensively throughout the West, and considerable in the East, with my husband, and finding people in general greatly interested in my oral description…
The latest state document discovery from Jeff Martin The Fourteenth Session: A brief history of the men who represented the million and a half people of the state of Washington in the legislature of 1915 Prepared by Alfred T. Renfro Beaux Arts Village, Washington Publication date: 1915 A brief history of the men who represented the million and a half people of the State of Washington in the Legislature of 1915. It is not the purpose or object of this book…