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James Fitzgerald, the Human Ostrich

James Fitzgerald, the Human Ostrich

Random News from the Newspapers on Microfilm Collection: James Fitzgerald, the Human Ostrich From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: “No, sir. This is the West, sir. When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” I was reminded of this quote from the movie The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance after breezing through several old newspaper articles regarding the life and adventures of James Fitzgerald, who was known on both sides of…

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Check out Prosser Heritage digital collection

Check out Prosser Heritage digital collection

Photo courtesy of Benton County Museum & Historical Society Whether you’re from Prosser or the Yakima Valley, or just like looking at old black and white photographs, you’ll want to take a look at the new digital collection of historical photographs documenting the early years of this town located along the Yakima River. The photo above shows a farmer operating a combine that is pulled by a horse team on the Horse Heaven Hills in 1907. The collection, entitled Prosser…

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Washington Rural Heritage awards 2010 grants

Washington Rural Heritage awards 2010 grants

Our fourth year is off to a fantastic start as we bring in brand new projects, revitalize some old ones and continue with several more. Washington Rural Heritage will fund seven projects through funds made available by a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS). Asotin County Library will partner with the Asotin County Museum to digitize historic photos, a collection of branding boards and various other items and artifacts in…

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