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If Trees Could Talk: Famous Trees around Washington

If Trees Could Talk: Famous Trees around Washington

We have many historically significant trees in Washington, and many State Archives records document the people and events related to the state’s most historic trees. Although State Archives collections mainly consist of state and local government records, many archival collections also contain photographs. Archivist Jewell Dunn recently turned up one of the last photos of the Medicine Creek tree after it was topped by an arborist to be preserved. The plaque seen in the Medicine Creek tree photo at right…

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New Billy Frank Jr. Biography from the Washington State Legacy Project

New Billy Frank Jr. Biography from the Washington State Legacy Project

Drawing from oral history interviews with Billy and those best acquainted with him, Legacy Project Director Trova Heffernan traces Billy’s development from angry young man on the banks of the Nisqually to passionate elder statesman and chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. The book is filled with photographs and contains an extensive family tree.

Didyaknow…?

Didyaknow…?

  … that Sunday marked the ninth anniversary of the Nisqually earthquake? The  quake literally rocked Capitol Building dome off its base on February 28, 2001.  The massive 32 million-pound dome, built in 1928, had not been attached to the base.  That’s right: no bolts, no fasteners, no iron steel rods connected the dome to the base.  Mere gravity held the dome down, but when the 6.8 quake hit, it lifted the dome a bit.   The entire building was shut down for years to repair the…

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“Speaker for the Salmon” featured on Library poster

“Speaker for the Salmon” featured on Library poster

A long-time activist of tribal rights who has a reputation for conversing with salmon is the latest face to appear on a State Library’s Washington Reads poster. That poster, now available for download and purchase online, features the Nisqually Indian Tribe’s Billy Frank Jr., the longtime chairman of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission. Frank is one of the Pacific Northwest region’s foremost Native American leaders, and he also is involved with several civic activities, including being a longtime trustee of the Washington State Historical Society….

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