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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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Vote for your fave Library jewel!

Vote for your fave Library jewel!

Yeah, it might now be June, but we’ve started the online poll for the May edition of our State Library “jewels.” The three candidates are: 1) 19th century adventurer Ranald MacDonald; 2) A 1917 map of what was then Camp Lewis 3) A nearly complete copy of the Congressional Serial Set Go to the online poll below and choose your favorite treasure for this month. The poll closes Friday at noon.  We’ll blog about the winner that afternoon.  Make sure…

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Recyling is here to stay

Recyling is here to stay

Sustainability has become a major buzz word here at Stafford Creek Corrections Center.  By partnering with Evergreen Community College a lot of programs have been started at Stafford Creek that have been a benefit to the inmates as well as to the environment.  Prairie grass from Fort Lewis is being reseeded in greenhouses, honey is being harvested from bees, fresh fruit and vegetables are hitting the dining hall tables, and garbage is being sorted.  However, that is not all that…

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