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Category Archives: History
Seattle City Light Leases Georgetown Steam Plant to Local Non-Profit
Thanks to Mary M. by Nathan MacDonald on August 25, 2021 1906 steam plant to become a museum and cultural center Seattle City Light has signed a long-term lease and operating agreement with the newly formed Georgetown Steam Plant Community Development Authority (GTSPCDA), a non-profit organization … Continue reading
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Frances Perkins – labor and safety law history
by Heather Cox Richardson honoring Labor Day
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Retreating from Afghanistan – a lesson from 1842
Ed note: Afghans remain fiercely independent, resenting control by any foreign power. Just ask the British, Russians and now the Americans. What’s historically been called “The Great Game” is entering a new, sad and treacherous chapter. Negotiations with the Taliban … Continue reading
Heather Cox Richardson – August 12, 2021
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Great Pictures from the past
Thanks to Bob P
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All created equal – a reminder
From historian Heather Cox Richardson
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Driving the old 2 lane roads
Thanks to Gordon G. For those who never saw any of the Burma Shave signs, here is a quick lesson in our history of the 1930’s and ’40’s. Before there were interstates, when everyone drove the old 2 lane roads, … Continue reading
Trump try to reorder to Middle East
by Heather Cox Richardson Thanks to Mary Jane F.
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May 11th update
by Historian Heather Cox Richardson
Horses we’ve known
by historian Heather Cox Richardson
Long live the Queen
Thanks to Ann M.
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History of April 15th and shift in US Policies by Heather Cox Richardson
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The Last Time a Vaccine Saved America
from the New Yorker by Howard Markel, a professor at the University of Michigan, is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and a Guggenheim Fellow. Ed Note: Thomas Francis, Jr. is the father of one of our residents–Mary … Continue reading
Crosscut Festival
Thanks to Mary M. May 3-8 is the Crosscut Festival, our annual showcase of brilliant minds tackling the region’s and nation’s major issues, with both local and national speakers. This year’s line-up of featured speakers is really impressive. Mossback will be participating in the … Continue reading
LOST HISTORY FROM KODAK
Thanks to Sybil-Ann Interesting pieces of history with a fun poem at the end. Cowboys around the Hoodlum Wagon, Spur Ranch, Texas, 1910. Judging by the saddle style, this unidentified cowboy was working in the late 1870s or 1880s. … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Maine
March 14, 2021 Heather Cox Richardson Mar 15 As the man who taught me to use a chainsaw said, it is immortalized by Shakespeare’s famous warning: “Cedar! Beware the adze of March!” He put it that way because the importance … Continue reading
Sights and sounds of the 50’s
Thanks to Rosemary W. Click the link for so many memories.
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