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Three New Titles Added to Washington Classics

Three New Titles Added to Washington Classics

From the desk of Judy Pitchford Digital Collections has added 3 more titles to our Classics in Washington History. Under Native Americans – Indian myths of the Northwest by William Lyman. This book attempts to cite original sources for Indian Myths. It also identifies the scholars and investigators of the myths that Mr. Lyman felt were reliable. Under Natural History – Some hydroids from Puget Sound by Gary Calkins A paper from the Proceedings of the Boston society of natural…

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Annals of old Angeline

Annals of old Angeline

As National Poetry Month draws to a close, we stumbled upon a quaint obituary poem in our Digital Collections. Annals of old Angeline : “Mika Yahoos delate klosch!,” was written by Bertha Piper Venen in 1903 to honor a beloved icon of early Seattle. Princess Angeline, originally named Kikisoblu, was the eldest daughter of Chief Seattle.  She was also one of the few natives who stayed in Seattle after most relocated to the Port Madison Reservation in the mid-1800s.  Angeline worked…

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The Whitman Tragedy – Part 1

The Whitman Tragedy – Part 1

The Whitman Massacre of November 29, 1847 provides a painful window into a time of conflicting cultures, priorities and prejudices. Piecing together what happened from contemporary accounts can be both frustrating and fascinating. Were the Cayuse Indians misguided, evil, deceived, or somewhere in between all of those? Were the missionaries heroic martyrs or discouraged idealists? Did sectarian prejudice between Catholic and Protestant exacerbate a volatile situation? You can explore a variety of theories, personalities and testimony surrounding this horrific event…

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