Chelan is third in a series covering Washington’s 39 counties, including how they got their names. ————————————— If you look at a map of Washington, you’ll notice a long body of water gently winding across the northern Cascades. This blue swath is not a river, but Lake Chelan, a long, narrow lake that is a scenic icon that draws tourists to the fourth county in our snapshot series, Chelan County. Chelan is named after the 55-mile-long lake that snakes near its…
From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: This entertaining bit of creative thinking was covered by the Leavenworth Echo, March 25, 1904, page 3: WEDNESDAY’S FIRE SECOND THIS YEAR G.S. Merriam’s House and J.H. Mitchell’s Household Goods a Total Loss SNOW BALLS SAVED THE HOUSE Mrs. H.A. Anderson’s Lodging House Saved by Heroic Work “As if to show how utterly this town is at the mercy of the elements, and…
The recent state Republican presidential caucus wasn’t the only event generating buzz in Washington. February’s “State Library jewels” contest is over. And the winner, in a wire-to-wire performance, is the George Washington Bush family papers. The Bush family papers received 43 percent of the votes, ahead of the Heinz Ulbrecht designs for Leavenworth (33 percent) and media clips for the Progressive Party candidate for Governor in 1912 (24 percent). With March here, we’ll do another round of the “State Archives…
February has come to an end, and so has our February edition of the “State Library jewels” blog series. Throughout the week, we’ve presented to you: the George Washington Bush family papers, a collection of Heinz Ulbrecht designs for the transformation of Leavenworth, and a series of media clips regarding the Progressive Party’s candidate for Governor in 1912. Now we ask you to vote on the most interesting “jewel” that has been showcased in February. The poll will be closed…
After opening the February edition of the “State Library jewels” blog series with the George Washington Bush family papers, we’re showcasing the State Library’s collection of Heinz Ulbrecht designs for the transformation of Leavenworth. This Washington State Library collection consists of a notebook and six original blueprints involving the remodeling of Leavenworth into a mock Bavarian village to serve as a tourist attraction. Judging by the hordes of tourists who visit there, especially in December, the makeover plan has been a success. Leavenworth…
The Washington State Library recently contributed another 23,000 historic newspaper pages from seven newspapers to Chronicling America, making Washington State’s contribution to the program a total of 23 titles and over 115,000 pages. Read and research issues from these and other newspapers around the U.S. for free at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. There are now 23 newspapers from Washington State currently included in Chronicling America: Cayton’s Monthly, 1921 Cayton’s Weekly, 1917-1921 Colfax Gazette, 1900-1912 Colville Examiner, 1907-1922 Commonwealth (Everett), 1911-1914 Co-operative News, 1917-1921 Daily Republican (Seattle),…
The Washington State Library recently contributed another 50,000 historic newspaper pages from nine newspapers to Chronicling America, making Washington State’s contribution to the program a total of 16 titles and 92,000 pages. People can read and research issues from these and other newspapers around the U.S. for free at chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. There are now 16 newspapers from Washington State currently included in Chronicling America: Cayton’s Weekly, 1917-1921 Colfax Gazette, 1900-1912 Colville Examiner, 1907-1922 Commonwealth (Everett), 1911-1914 Daily Republican (Seattle), 1896 Leavenworth…
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