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Even boring machines can be interesting.

Even boring machines can be interesting.

With Big Bertha in the news on a regular basis we got to thinking about boring machines in general. Or rather, interesting boring machines.  One in particular comes to mind, from the historic coal mining community of Roslyn, Washington: From Roslyn local historian, Sue Litchfield: Steep-pitched mines predominated the Roslyn-Cle Elum Coal Field, making it more expensive to extract coal than the relatively flat coal seams in the east and Midwest. In an effort to cut costs Tom Murphy the…

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2015 WA Rural Heritage grants go to 6 libraries

2015 WA Rural Heritage grants go to 6 libraries

–Summertime skiing at Mount Baker, 1938. From the Archives’ Mount Baker Foothills Collections at the Rural Heritage Program.   Six libraries across Washington soon will be able to begin digitizing their historic collections for the public to see and enjoy after receiving grants through the Washington Rural Heritage program. The six grant recipients are: Asotin County Library in partnership with Asotin County Museum ($5,000). Ellensburg Public Library ($2,141). Kettle Falls Public Library, Libraries of Stevens County ($4,259). La Conner Regional…

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Digitization grants awarded for Washington Rural Heritage, 2015-2016

Digitization grants awarded for Washington Rural Heritage, 2015-2016

From the desk of Evan Robb Congratulations to the latest group of public libraries and heritage organizations recently awarded digitization grant through the Washington Rural Heritage program! Over the next year Washington State Library staff will be working with these organizations to digitize unique, historically significant materials held in their collections. Awardees will be trained in all aspects of digitization, and their collections will be publicly hosted and digitally preserved through the Washington Rural Heritage website and digital repository. The…

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WSL Updates for July 9, 2015

WSL Updates for July 9, 2015

Volume 11, July 9, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) EXPLORING TECHNOLOGY: ET KITS GRANT CYCLE OPENS JULY 13 2) PACIFIC NORTHWEST DIGITAL COLLECTIONS SUMMIT FINAL REPORT AVAILABLE 3) COMMUNICATING IN THE MIDST OF CHANGE WORKSHOP 4) OUTSIDE THE LINES COMING IN SEPTEMBER 5) GREAT STORIES CLUB GRANTS AVAILABLE 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

Washington State Library Co-hosts Pacific Northwest Digital Collections Summit

Washington State Library Co-hosts Pacific Northwest Digital Collections Summit

In March 2015, the Oregon and Washington State Libraries co-hosted a summit of approximately 50 library, archives, and museum professionals to explore avenues for increased collaborative digitization throughout the region. The one-day meeting, held at the Oregon State Library in Salem, Oregon, featured presentations by collaborative projects at local, state, regional, and national levels and allowed participants to discuss topics ranging from leadership and funding of collaborative projects to metadata standards and shared infrastructure for digital projects. WSL staff representing…

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WSL Updates for April 16, 2015

WSL Updates for April 16, 2015

Volume 11, April 16, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) YOU’VE GOT THE LEGOS® – DID THEY MAKE A DIFFERENCE? 2) WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE GRANT CYCLE OPEN 3) FINANCIAL EDUCATION FOR 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIES 4) BURNOUT OR BOUNCE BACK INCOL WORKSHOP 5) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

New Digital Collection: Colville National Forest

New Digital Collection: Colville National Forest

From the desk of Evan Robb The Washington Rural Heritage project recently went live with a new digital collection from the northeast corner of our state. The Colville National Forest Collection provides access to a sampling of the archival photos, maps, and documents held by the Heritage Department at Colville National Forest Headquarters in Stevens County. Of particular note are the photos of fire lookouts that once dotted the mountaintops of the Kettle River and Selkirk Mountain Ranges. These photos…

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WSL Updates for March 12, 2015

WSL Updates for March 12, 2015

Volume 11, March 12, 2015 for the WSL Updates mailing list Topics include: 1) WASHINGTON RURAL HERITAGE GRANT CYCLE OPEN 2) RECORDED BOOKS ONECLICK RENEWALS 3) SAN JUAN ISLAND LIBRARY WINS AWARD 4) STORYCORPS COMES TO NISQUALLY 5) WELL-FED & WELL-READ – SUMMER MEAL SITES 6) FREE CE OPPORTUNITIES NEXT WEEK

From WA Rural Heritage: Celebrating 1889 inauguration

From WA Rural Heritage: Celebrating 1889 inauguration

(Photo courtesy North Olympic Heritage/Washington Rural Heritage) Since Washington’s 125th birthday celebration has come and gone, you’d think we’d be done with looking back at the year we reached statehood. Think again. This photo offers a side view of the inauguration of our  first governor of the new state, Elisha P. Ferry, in Olympia on Nov. 18, 1889, exactly 125 years ago Tuesday. More than 3,000 Washingtonians celebrated their new statehood that day, marching in parades and watching the new…

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