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Mutiny on the Aberdeen

Mutiny on the Aberdeen

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library In the last few years we have read about cruise ship vacations gone bad, to the point where the passengers form a “mutiny.” As we can see by the May 31, 1900 article from Port Townsend’s Weekly Leader, this sort of thing is nothing new: CONDITION ABOARD OF THE ABERDEEN Wild Rumors Circulated to the Effect that Passengers Had Mutinied. INSPECTORS OF VESSELS SEVERELY CRITICISED…

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“Sensation John” Brings the Confederate Cause to Washington Territory

“Sensation John” Brings the Confederate Cause to Washington Territory

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: The fun part about murky plots and conspiracies is that they are just that– murky, leaving a mystery for historians to argue about for decades. Even at the time the daring plan of Confederate agents in Victoria B.C. to capture a Port Townsend-based Revenue Cutter was exposed, rival newspapers could not agree on the facts of the case. The following article was found in the…

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The Voyage of the “Unknown Steamer”

The Voyage of the “Unknown Steamer”

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: 160 years! And our flame continues to illuminate the world around us. The Washington State Library is celebrating its 160th birthday in 2013. Why is this an important number? First, no other public cultural or educational institution in Washington can make this claim. And second, not only are we are still here but WSL staff continue to provide excellent access to the information needs of…

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