Podcasts about fort ward

Fort Ward was a United States Army coastal defense post built on Bainbridge Island to protect the Bremerton naval shipyard. It was a functioning installation until the 1920s, when it was officially closed in 1928 and turned into a summer camp for underprivileged boys and girls. The navy took over the facility as a recreational camp for sailors in 1938, and the following year it became a secret navy listening post (Station S) for intercepting Japan's military transmissions, as well as tracking enemy shipping in cooperation with other coast defense installations in the Evergreen State.From 1940 through 1953, a Naval Reserve Radio School was also stationed there. The navy closed Fort Ward that same year, and the waterfront area becomes Fort Ward State Park in 1960. (now known as Fort Ward Park, which is part of the Bainbridge Island Metro Park & Recreation District).Why was Bremerton and its naval shipyard so vital?Listen now to find out the answer, and much more.A special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.Find merchandise for the podcast now available at:     https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comIf you enjoy the podcast and would like to contribute, please visit: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenpodIf you have any questions, episode ideas you'd like to see explored, or just have a general comment, please reach out at Historyoftheevergreenstatepod@gmail.comTo keep up on news for the podcast and other related announcements, please like and follow:https://www.facebook.com/HistoryoftheevergreenstatepodcastThank you for listening!

What will the future of island parks and recreation hold for you? The BI Metro Parks & Recreation District is currently updating their Comprehensive Plan, which will forecast trends and identify priorities from 2020 to 2026. You can contribute your own ideas by answering their online survey before June 30th. If you love visiting island parks or have participated in any of the hundreds of recreational activities offered by the Parks & Recreation District, be sure to listen here as Parks & Recreation Senior Planner Perry Barrett explains the process currently underway to update the Park District's Comprehensive Plan. Using the department's online forum, you can submit input on a variety of park-related issues, including trails, recreation programs, the development of the Sakai property, the proposed swimming pool expansion, and more. To learn more about the Comprehensive Plan, log onto www.biparks.org and click on the survey link at www.bainbridgeparksplan.participate.online. This episode references other BCB podcasts focused on island parks. For more about the Fort Ward restoration project, visit https://www.bestofbcb.org/cafe-062-fort-ward-restoration/. And for more information about the proposed renovations to Battle Point's KidsUp playground, click here:https://www.bestofbcb.org/cafe-084-kidsup-playground/ This podcast is the first in what will be a recurring series with the Parks & Recreation District offering in depth descriptions of specific topics, so be sure to keep listening in for more information about our island parks.  Credits: BCB host: Jo Jenkins; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker.

What will the future of island parks and recreation hold for you? The BI Metro Parks & Recreation District is currently updating their Comprehensive Plan, which will forecast trends and identify priorities from 2020 to 2026. You can contribute your own ideas by answering their online survey before June 30th. If you love visiting island parks or have participated in any of the hundreds of recreational activities offered by the Parks & Recreation District, be sure to listen here as Parks & Recreation Senior Planner Perry Barrett explains the process currently underway to update the Park District's Comprehensive Plan. Using the department's online forum, you can submit input on a variety of park-related issues, including trails, recreation programs, the development of the Sakai property, the proposed swimming pool expansion, and more. To learn more about the Comprehensive Plan, log onto www.biparks.org and click on the survey link at www.bainbridgeparksplan.participate.online. This episode references other BCB podcasts focused on island parks. For more about the Fort Ward restoration project, visit https://www.bestofbcb.org/cafe-062-fort-ward-restoration/. And for more information about the proposed renovations to Battle Point's KidsUp playground, click here:https://www.bestofbcb.org/cafe-084-kidsup-playground/ This podcast is the first in what will be a recurring series with the Parks & Recreation District offering in depth descriptions of specific topics, so be sure to keep listening in for more information about our island parks.  Credits: BCB host: Jo Jenkins; audio editor and publisher: Diane Walker.

From the Sandspit to Winslow Way and Fort Ward, from Kingston to Indianola and the piers of Seattle, strange phenomena abound. You can hear all about it here as Bainbridge Public Library's John Fossett, BCB's Diane Walker, and The Art Project's Susan Wiersema share true ghost stories from Bainbridge Island and beyond. These stories were read aloud at the Art Project on Friday evening, October 26, 2018 under the direction of Susan Wiersema. We hope you enjoy them, and have a Happy Haunted Halloween.

From the Sandspit to Winslow Way and Fort Ward, from Kingston to Indianola and the piers of Seattle, strange phenomena abound. You can hear all about it here as Bainbridge Public Library's John Fossett, BCB's Diane Walker, and The Art Project's Susan Wiersema share true ghost stories from Bainbridge Island and beyond. These stories were read aloud at the Art Project on Friday evening, October 26, 2018 under the direction of Susan Wiersema. We hope you enjoy them, and have a Happy Haunted Halloween.

Who remembers when the first television came to Bainbridge Island? Listen here as lifelong Island resident Karen McCormic Beierle shares her memories of growing up on Bainbridge, including the 1949 earthquake that destroyed the Pleasant Beach School. Born in the late 1930s, Karen grew up in the Point White/Lynwood area. She left the island briefly to attend college and begin a teaching career, then returned to raise a family here in the home she and her husband still occupy in Fletcher Bay. In this 19-minute podcast excerpted from a one hour and 47 minute interview with BIHM volunteer Tom Arnold, Karen describes the Point White ferry, Lynwood and Fort Ward in the 1940s, and the Navy’s presence in the area. After we hear of her experiences in the 1949 earthquake, the podcast concludes with Karen sharing some of her perspectives on the return of Bainbridge Island’s Japanese-American residents following their internment during World War II. Credits: BIHM host: Tom Arnold; audio tech: Chris Walker; publisher, Diane Walker.

Who remembers when the first television came to Bainbridge Island? Listen here as lifelong Island resident Karen McCormic Beierle shares her memories of growing up on Bainbridge, including the 1949 earthquake that destroyed the Pleasant Beach School. Born in the late 1930s, Karen grew up in the Point White/Lynwood area. She left the island briefly to attend college and begin a teaching career, then returned to raise a family here in the home she and her husband still occupy in Fletcher Bay. In this 19-minute podcast excerpted from a one hour and 47 minute interview with BIHM volunteer Tom Arnold, Karen describes the Point White ferry, Lynwood and Fort Ward in the 1940s, and the Navy's presence in the area. After we hear of her experiences in the 1949 earthquake, the podcast concludes with Karen sharing some of her perspectives on the return of Bainbridge Island's Japanese-American residents following their internment during World War II. Credits: BIHM host: Tom Arnold; audio tech: Chris Walker; publisher, Diane Walker.

The community of Fort Ward is working together to restore the fort's historic bakery building for use as a community hall and gathering place. A collaborative effort of Friends of Fort Ward, the Fort Ward Youth Advisory Committee, the Bainbridge Island Metro Park and Recreation District, Kitsap County Sewer District No. 7, and residents of the Fort Ward neighborhood, the project also has the support of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. In this podcast, BCB host and Fort Ward resident Christina Hulet talks with Friends of Fort Ward board president Douglas Crist about the project and the building's history. Listen here to learn more about these exciting restoration plans, the Fort Ward neighborhood, and the key historic role Fort Ward played in WWII. For more information about the project, visit https://fortwardhall.org/. Credits:  BCB host: Christina Hulet; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Diane Walker.

The community of Fort Ward is working together to restore the fort's historic bakery building for use as a community hall and gathering place. A collaborative effort of Friends of Fort Ward, the Fort Ward Youth Advisory Committee, the Bainbridge Island Metro Park and Recreation District, Kitsap County Sewer District No. 7, and residents of the Fort Ward neighborhood, the project also has the support of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. In this podcast, BCB host and Fort Ward resident Christina Hulet talks with Friends of Fort Ward board president Douglas Crist about the project and the building's history. Listen here to learn more about these exciting restoration plans, the Fort Ward neighborhood, and the key historic role Fort Ward played in WWII. For more information about the project, visit https://fortwardhall.org/. Credits:  BCB host: Christina Hulet; BCB audio editor and social media publisher: Diane Walker.

Atomic scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, and the World War II era, are being brought back to life by the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum. In this 15-minute podcast conversation with Bainbridge Historical Museum's board member, Dennis Tierney, we learn about the upcoming public event called "An Evening with J. Robert Oppenheimer". That in-character interpretation of Oppenheimer -- the "Father of the Atomic Bomb" -- will be on stage at the auditiorium of the Bainbridge Island Museum of Art on the evening of November 15th, following appetizers and a reception. On-stage that night as Oppenheimer will be Clay Jenkinson, a nationally renowned humanities scholar, author and social commentator. Clay has appeared here before sold out crowds in previous Historical Museum fundraisers in roles such as Thomas Jefferson and Teddy Roosevelt. Jenkinson is celebrated as an entertaining presenter, and as a researcher and commentator for films of Ken Burns and an NPR radio series. In this podcast, Dennis Tierney explains that Oppenheimer was not only a remarkably well-educated scientist, but he also held sway with his scientific and engineering peers by virtue of his commitment to academic learning, even in diverse areas of languages and religious thought. And yet, after years in the 1940s pulling together the efforts of top scientists and engineers of his day in the Manhattan Project, he was later attacked during the McCarthy era for his prior beliefs and activities and deprived of his security credentials. In this BCB podcast conversation, Dennis also explains that this event sets the stage for the opening, on the December 7th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, of a new historical exhibit about Bainbridge Island in World War II. There, the Historical Museum will revisit not just the dreadful military internment of Japanese Americans, but also the code-breaking radio activities at Battle Point and Fort Ward, and the building of mine-sweepers for the Navy in the former boat works of Eagle Harbor. In support of this November 15th fundraiser, Dennis reflects on the valuable role played by the Historical Museum in helping us connect to our local history, and in supporting a stronger sense of community through a deeper form of citizenship. Tickets for the event are available through the Museum's website. The ticket price includes the 6:30pm Art Museum reception, appetizers and beverages, the 7:30pm performance, and some financial assistance to the nonprofit Historical Museum. Credits: BCB host, audio editor and social media publisher: Barry Peters.

In this episode of Bainbridge On Campus, Finn Manders interviews Aila Ikuse, Kate Merifield, Erik Appleberry, and Mark Dettman about their involvement in the Fort Ward Community Hall project that is taking place on the south end of the island. The four students are members of the Youth Advisory Committee for the project and are responsible for helping to restore a former 100 year old bakery into a community hall for the public. They have made a huge amount of progress in restoring the building through grants, hard work, and donations, but are still collecting donations to get them to their of $300,000 goal. Visit their website at http://fortwardhall.org/ to learn more about their outstanding progress, the organisation and project, and how you can support them in restoring the magnificent building. Credits: Host: Finn Mander, Edited by: Finn Mander, Published by: Finn Mander  

In this episode of Bainbridge On Campus, Finn Manders interviews Aila Ikuse, Kate Merifield, Erik Appleberry, and Mark Dettman about their involvement in the Fort Ward Community Hall project that is taking place on the south end of the island. The four students are members of the Youth Advisory Committee for the project and are responsible for helping to restore a former 100 year old bakery into a community hall for the public. They have made a huge amount of progress in restoring the building through grants, hard work, and donations, but are still collecting donations to get them to their of $300,000 goal. Visit their website at http://fortwardhall.org/ to learn more about their outstanding progress, the organisation and project, and how you can support them in restoring the magnificent building. Credits: Host: Finn Mander, Edited by: Finn Mander, Published by: Finn Mander