Podcast appearances and mentions of washington territory

History of South Africa podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 15:32

EARLIER THIS YEAR, as you may remember, country music singer Zach Bryan had a few too many alcoholic beverages before pulling out his phone and opening “X,” the app formerly known as Twitter. “Eagles > Chiefs,” he tweeted tipsily. “Kanye > Taylor. Who's with me?” It's not clear exactly what Bryan intended — most likely he was joke-trolling the Taylor Swift fan community, which, as he realized the next morning when he awakened with a penitent headache and looked at his phone, is about as good an idea as sneaking up behind a sleeping grizzly bear for the old “popping a paper bag” prank. A few days of red-faced apologies later, Bryan deleted his Twitter account, explaining that he'd decided it was too tempting for him, especially after a few beers. “It gets me in trouble too much,” he wrote, on an Instagram post. “Don't drink and tweet! Don't drink and tweet!” This seems to have done the trick; the kerfuffle faded quickly away. Probably that's because Bryan's last line rang like a bell. Nearly everyone who has a social media account and is not an absolute teetotaler has had the experience of waking up the next morning after a friend's birthday party and discovering that he has embarrassed himself with a late-night Facebook post that seemed like the right thing to do at the time, but ... The first drunk tweet in Oregon history didn't end nearly so benignly. Maybe it would have, if Twitter had been a thing in March of 1838 when, fortified with a nice zesty jolt of French brandy, the Rev. Herbert Beaver took quill pen in hand and sat down to compose it; but, then again, maybe not. Now, I have to confess that I have no hard evidence that Beaver was drunk when he belted out his handwritten “tweet.” But, one of the unintended consequences of the tweet, much later, would be the publishing of Beaver's household liquor consumption, which was absolutely heroic. I figure a fellow who burns through the alcoholic equivalent of 17 “fifths” of Jack Daniels every month probably can be assumed to be no stranger to the whole “Dutch courage” thing, when sitting down to write an angry letter.... (Fort Vancouver, Washington Territory; 1830s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/2411d.herbert-beavers-drunk-tweets-677.509.html)

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Episode 207 - A Moon of Wonders and Dangers, Supernatural Horsemen and HMS Geyser Turns Tail

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 24:41

We're in the midst of 1856. This is the year lung sickness took hold of the country, and it's effect was to push some people of the land over the edge. Nongqawuse living in Gxarha had prophesized about salvation which was at hand. The former Anglican now born-again Xhosa Mhlakaza had thrown himself into the messianic messaging business. You heard last episode about the causes of the Xhosa Cattle Killing, now we're going to deal with how it spread. The amaXhosa were not alone. Around the world, frontier battles had lit up the globe, the pressure of these new arrivals on indigenous people had burst into flames. In Seattle, U.S. Marines had been dispatched by ship in January 1856 to suppress a Native American uprising. The First People's were resisting pressure to cede land - they were being herded into reservations and opposed the plan. Just to set the tone, a few days before the attack on Seattle, Washington Governor Isaac Stevens had declared a "war of extermination" upon the Native American Indians. Seattle was a small, four-year-old settlement in the Washington Territory that had recently named itself after Chief Seattle - a leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish peoples of central Puget Sound. In Utah, the Tintic war had broken out in the same month between the Mormons and Ute people - it ended when the Federal Government took the Ute's land but intermittent clashes and tension continued. This went on all the way to the Second World War in the twentieth century, with the Ute's demanding compensation. In India, the Nawab of Oudh, Wajid Ali Shah, was exiled to Metiabruz and his state was annexed by the British East India Company. Following our story about Surveyors in South Africa, it is interesting to note that in March 1856 The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India officially gave 'Peak XV' the height of 29 thousand and 2 feet. We know Peak XV now as Mount Everest and its actually 29 000 and 31 feet. Also in March 1856, the Great Powers signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the Crimean War. Soon thousands of British German Legion veterans of the Crimean war would arrive in South Africa. In May 1856, Queen Victoria handed Norfolk Island to the people of Pitcairn Island — famous for being descendents of the Mutiny on the Bounty. The Pitcairners land on Norfolk Island promptly extend their Pitcairn social revolution idea - to continue with women's suffrage. David Livingstone arrived in Quelimane on the Indian Ocean having taken two years to travel from Luanda in Angola on the Atlantic Ocean across Africa. And in South Africa, since April, amaXhosa had been killing their cattle upon hearing of the Prophet Nongqwase of Gxarha, whose pronouncements were now being managed by Mhlakaza her uncle. King Sarhili had visited the mysterious River and pronounced his support for her visions which spoke of salvation through cleansing of goods and cattle. Killing cattle and throwing away goods, she warned of witchcraft destroying the Xhosa, she had been spoken to by two men in a bush. Nongqawuse and her little ally, Nombanda, were visited by Xhosa from far and wide to hear her story directly. The most privileged visitors were taken to the River and the Ocean, but most of these men and women heard nothing - no voices although Nongqawuse continued to relay the two stranger's messages to those present. A minority began to claim they heard the voices. Rumours of the happenings spread like wild fire and the official sanction of King Sarhili Ka-Hintsa of the amaGcaleka removed the last doubts from many who desperately wanted this prophecy to have power. And yet most of the amaXhosa chiefs intitially opposed the prophecies, but were ground down mentally, dragged into the worse form of cattle killing by the commoners. The believers began the comprehensive work of destruction. This back and forth went on until what is known as the First Disappointment.

Episode 207 - A Moon of Wonders and Dangers, Supernatural Horsemen and HMS Geyser Turns Tail

History of South Africa podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2025 24:41

We're in the midst of 1856. This is the year lung sickness took hold of the country, and it's effect was to push some people of the land over the edge. Nongqawuse living in Gxarha had prophesized about salvation which was at hand. The former Anglican now born-again Xhosa Mhlakaza had thrown himself into the messianic messaging business. You heard last episode about the causes of the Xhosa Cattle Killing, now we're going to deal with how it spread. The amaXhosa were not alone. Around the world, frontier battles had lit up the globe, the pressure of these new arrivals on indigenous people had burst into flames. In Seattle, U.S. Marines had been dispatched by ship in January 1856 to suppress a Native American uprising. The First People's were resisting pressure to cede land - they were being herded into reservations and opposed the plan. Just to set the tone, a few days before the attack on Seattle, Washington Governor Isaac Stevens had declared a "war of extermination" upon the Native American Indians. Seattle was a small, four-year-old settlement in the Washington Territory that had recently named itself after Chief Seattle - a leader of the Suquamish and Duwamish peoples of central Puget Sound. In Utah, the Tintic war had broken out in the same month between the Mormons and Ute people - it ended when the Federal Government took the Ute's land but intermittent clashes and tension continued. This went on all the way to the Second World War in the twentieth century, with the Ute's demanding compensation. In India, the Nawab of Oudh, Wajid Ali Shah, was exiled to Metiabruz and his state was annexed by the British East India Company. Following our story about Surveyors in South Africa, it is interesting to note that in March 1856 The Great Trigonometrical Survey of India officially gave 'Peak XV' the height of 29 thousand and 2 feet. We know Peak XV now as Mount Everest and its actually 29 000 and 31 feet. Also in March 1856, the Great Powers signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the Crimean War. Soon thousands of British German Legion veterans of the Crimean war would arrive in South Africa. In May 1856, Queen Victoria handed Norfolk Island to the people of Pitcairn Island — famous for being descendents of the Mutiny on the Bounty. The Pitcairners land on Norfolk Island promptly extend their Pitcairn social revolution idea - to continue with women's suffrage. David Livingstone arrived in Quelimane on the Indian Ocean having taken two years to travel from Luanda in Angola on the Atlantic Ocean across Africa. And in South Africa, since April, amaXhosa had been killing their cattle upon hearing of the Prophet Nongqwase of Gxarha, whose pronouncements were now being managed by Mhlakaza her uncle. King Sarhili had visited the mysterious River and pronounced his support for her visions which spoke of salvation through cleansing of goods and cattle. Killing cattle and throwing away goods, she warned of witchcraft destroying the Xhosa, she had been spoken to by two men in a bush. Nongqawuse and her little ally, Nombanda, were visited by Xhosa from far and wide to hear her story directly. The most privileged visitors were taken to the River and the Ocean, but most of these men and women heard nothing - no voices although Nongqawuse continued to relay the two stranger's messages to those present. A minority began to claim they heard the voices. Rumours of the happenings spread like wild fire and the official sanction of King Sarhili Ka-Hintsa of the amaGcaleka removed the last doubts from many who desperately wanted this prophecy to have power. And yet most of the amaXhosa chiefs intitially opposed the prophecies, but were ground down mentally, dragged into the worse form of cattle killing by the commoners. The believers began the comprehensive work of destruction. This back and forth went on until what is known as the First Disappointment.

Builders were hard to hire for scary lighthouse job

New Books in Historical Fiction

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 10:32

THE EIGHT STRANGERS must have been a little puzzled when they arrived in Astoria, in the fall of 1878. They'd been brought in at considerable expense from far away by the U.S. Lighthouse Board to work on a new lighthouse construction project. But now that they were finally here, they weren't even allowed to go into town for a drink. They were whisked away, across the river onto the lonesome wilds of the Washington Territory, and put up in an empty lightkeeper's house at Cape Disappointment. So, where was the lighthouse they'd been hired to work on? All they knew was that it was on a small, rocky island. But where? More than three weeks dragged by. Finally, when the seas were relatively calm, the revenue cutter Thomas Corwin arrived to take them to the job site. And an hour or so later, their eyes widened with horror as they beheld what they'd signed up to build. Staring at the tiny speck of granite jutting out of the flying spray and foam, the workers now understood why their employer had been so secretive — and why it had been necessary to recruit them from far-distant cities that had never heard of Tillamook Rock.... (Tillamook Rock, Clatsop County; 1870s, 1880s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1511a.building-tillamook-rock-363.html)

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A Confluence of HIstory and Inspiration with Julie McDonald Zander

Women of the Northwest

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 31:01 Transcription Available

Send us a textJulie's websiteThis episode features a discussion with Julie McDonald Zander, an inspiring woman who turned her journalism career into a personal history business. Fascinated with history, Julie's passion led her to the creation of Chapters of Life, where she has published more than 75 books and beautifully captured various individual and local histories. An interesting highlight was Julie's work with Rosie the Riveters, preserving their powerful stories.Julie McDonald Zander, an avid fan of history, earned a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from the University of Washington. After working two decades as a newspaper reporter and editor, she launched a personal history business to capture and preserve life stories. Her company, Chapters of Life, has published more than seventy-five books. She and her husband live in the Pacific Northwest, where they raised two children.Her nonfiction book about Matilda Koontz Jackson, Washington Territory's Grand Lady: The Story of Matilda (Glover) Koontz Jackson, was a finalist for the Western Writers of America Spur Award and the Will Rogers Medallion. It can be found at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, Walmart, and other retailers. Subscribe to the Women of the Northwest podcast for inspiring stories and adventures.Find me on my website: jan-johnson.com

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Robin Oliveira, "A Wild and Heavenly Place" (Putnam, 2024)

New Books Network

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 37:59

When Samuel Fiddes and Hailey MacIntyre meet by chance in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1878, their worlds appear to be far distant from each other. Samuel lives with his little sister, Alison, in a tenement—the two of them scrabbling to keep themselves fed and clothed. Hailey enjoys a comfortable middle-class life, although the expectations placed on her as a young woman restrict her future not simply to marriage and motherhood but to a union with the “right” man, defined in terms of wealth and prestige. Despite this social gap, Samuel and Hailey form an instant bond after he rescues her younger brother from a near-fatal run-in with a careless carriage driver. Both know that Hailey's parents disapprove of their friendship, never mind a budding romance, but a mix of attraction and teenage rebellion draws them together. Then fate intervenes. Financial disaster strikes the MacIntyre family just as things start to look up for Samuel and Alison. Hailey's father decides to move his family to Washington Territory, where he plans to oversee a coal mine. A few months later, Samuel sets off with Alison to follow them. But the Seattle of 1880 is nothing like what any of them expect. It will take a lot of time and effort, it turns out, for Samuel and Hailey to find each other in their wild and heavenly place. Robin Oliveira is the New York Times bestselling author of three previous works of historical fiction. A Wild and Heavenly Place (Putnam, 2024) is her latest novel. C. P. Lesley is the author of two historical fiction series set during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible and three other novels. Her latest book—The Merchant's Tale, cowritten with P.K. Adams—appeared in November 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

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Robin Oliveira, "A Wild and Heavenly Place" (Putnam, 2024)

New Books in Literature

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 37:59

When Samuel Fiddes and Hailey MacIntyre meet by chance in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1878, their worlds appear to be far distant from each other. Samuel lives with his little sister, Alison, in a tenement—the two of them scrabbling to keep themselves fed and clothed. Hailey enjoys a comfortable middle-class life, although the expectations placed on her as a young woman restrict her future not simply to marriage and motherhood but to a union with the “right” man, defined in terms of wealth and prestige. Despite this social gap, Samuel and Hailey form an instant bond after he rescues her younger brother from a near-fatal run-in with a careless carriage driver. Both know that Hailey's parents disapprove of their friendship, never mind a budding romance, but a mix of attraction and teenage rebellion draws them together. Then fate intervenes. Financial disaster strikes the MacIntyre family just as things start to look up for Samuel and Alison. Hailey's father decides to move his family to Washington Territory, where he plans to oversee a coal mine. A few months later, Samuel sets off with Alison to follow them. But the Seattle of 1880 is nothing like what any of them expect. It will take a lot of time and effort, it turns out, for Samuel and Hailey to find each other in their wild and heavenly place. Robin Oliveira is the New York Times bestselling author of three previous works of historical fiction. A Wild and Heavenly Place (Putnam, 2024) is her latest novel. C. P. Lesley is the author of two historical fiction series set during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible and three other novels. Her latest book—The Merchant's Tale, cowritten with P.K. Adams—appeared in November 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/literature

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Robin Oliveira, "A Wild and Heavenly Place" (Putnam, 2024)

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 37:59

When Samuel Fiddes and Hailey MacIntyre meet by chance in Glasgow, Scotland, in 1878, their worlds appear to be far distant from each other. Samuel lives with his little sister, Alison, in a tenement—the two of them scrabbling to keep themselves fed and clothed. Hailey enjoys a comfortable middle-class life, although the expectations placed on her as a young woman restrict her future not simply to marriage and motherhood but to a union with the “right” man, defined in terms of wealth and prestige. Despite this social gap, Samuel and Hailey form an instant bond after he rescues her younger brother from a near-fatal run-in with a careless carriage driver. Both know that Hailey's parents disapprove of their friendship, never mind a budding romance, but a mix of attraction and teenage rebellion draws them together. Then fate intervenes. Financial disaster strikes the MacIntyre family just as things start to look up for Samuel and Alison. Hailey's father decides to move his family to Washington Territory, where he plans to oversee a coal mine. A few months later, Samuel sets off with Alison to follow them. But the Seattle of 1880 is nothing like what any of them expect. It will take a lot of time and effort, it turns out, for Samuel and Hailey to find each other in their wild and heavenly place. Robin Oliveira is the New York Times bestselling author of three previous works of historical fiction. A Wild and Heavenly Place (Putnam, 2024) is her latest novel. C. P. Lesley is the author of two historical fiction series set during the childhood of Ivan the Terrible and three other novels. Her latest book—The Merchant's Tale, cowritten with P.K. Adams—appeared in November 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/historical-fiction

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Circuit Preacher Tales III: Longshoreman's Funeral

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2024 10:02

The Reverend preached the funeral service to an empty church, while the deceased's friends and colleagues fought in the parking lot over who got to ride in the taxicabs. But the hostilities were forgotten when they arrived at a roadhouse. (Tacoma, Washington Territory; 1880s) (For text and pictures, see https://offbeatoregon.com/1603c.circuit-preachers-longshoreman-funeral.html)

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Ep. 35: Robin Oliveira - A Wild and Heavenly Place

Page One Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 55:42

Page One, produced and hosted by author Holly Lynn Payne, celebrates the craft that goes into writing the first sentence, first paragraph and first page of your favorite books. The first page is often the most rewritten page of any book because it has to work so hard to do so much—hook the reader. We interview master storytellers on the struggles and stories behind the first page of their books.About the guest author:Robin Oliveira is an award-winning NYT bestselling author of four books. Her latest historical novel, A WILD AND HEAVENLY PLACE is a sweeping tale about the birth of Seattle and two star-crossed lovers that discover it. Her debut novel, MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER won the prestigious Shaara Prize Winner for Civil War Fiction and was an instant NYT bestseller about medicine and nursing in the civil war and inspired by her background as a nurse specializing in Critical Care and Bone Marrow Transplants, which we will get into a bit today. Robin holds a B.A. in Russian and studied at the Pushkin Language Institute in Moscow when Russia was still the USSR. In addition to a degree in nursing, she holds an MFA in Writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She is known for her meticulous research which helps her create compelling and authentic story worlds as she does in her second novel, I Always Loved You, which traces the lives of the Impressionists in Paris, France. Her third novel, Winter Sisters, explores the disappearance of two little girls during an historic blizzard in Albany, N.Y., When she is not writing or reading - her favorite activity, she loves to travel, cycle and hike near her home outside Seattle. About the host:Holly Lynn Payne is an award-winning novelist and writing coach, and the former CEO and founder of Booxby, a startup built to help authors succeed. She is an internationally published author of four historical fiction novels. Her recent novel, ROSE GIRL is an Amazon bestseller, earned a prestigious Kirkus starred Review and named Editors Choice from the Historical Novel Society. Her debut, The Virgin's Knot, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers book. She lives in Marin County with her daughter and enjoys mountain biking, surfing and hiking with her dog. She earned her MFA from USC, BA in journalism from University of Richmond and has served on the faculty of Stanford, San Francisco State University, California College of the Arts and the Academy of Art University. To contact her or learn more about her books and private writing coaching services, please visit hollylynnpayne.com or find her at Instagram and Twitter @hollylynnpayne. Stay in touch:You can listen to Page One on Apple podcasts, Spotify, Pandora, Stitcher and all your favorite podcast players. Hear past episodes.If you're interested in getting writing tips and the latest podcast episode updates with the world's beloved master storytellers, please sign up for my very short monthly newsletter at hollylynnpayne.com and follow me @hollylynnpayne on Instagram, Twitter, Goodreads, and Facebook. Your email address is kept private and you can always unsubscribe anytime. The Page One Podcast is created at the base of a mountain in Marin County, California, and is a labor of love in service to writers and book lovers. My intention is to inspire, educate and celebrate. Thank you for being a part of this loving, creative community! Be well and keep reading.~Holly~ Thank you for listening to the Page One Podcast, where master storytellers discuss the stories and struggles behind the critical first page of their books. If you liked this episode, please share it on social, leave a review on your favorite podcast players and tell your friends! I hope you enjoy this labor of love as much as I love hosting, producing, and editing it. Please keep in touch by signing up to receive my newsletter at www.hollylynnpayne.com with the latest episodes each month. Delivered to your inbox with a smile. For the love of books and writers,Holly Lynn Payne@hollylynnpaynewww.hollylynnpayne.com

CASCADIA #6: Mount Baker the Secret Keeper

Curious Cat

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 31:47

Have any deep, dark secrets you need to purge in a safe way? Let me suggest you take a trip to the North Cascades, specifically Mount Baker. Find a clear patch of trail and shout your secrets into the crisp clear banks of this peak. She's been keeping secrets for centuries. From ghost towns to missing persons to hidden Bigfoot lairs, Mount Baker would rather erupt than reveal your secrets to a soul. But, like usual I'm getting ahead of myself. Mount Baker is also known as Koma Kulshan, or simply Kulshan. It is 10,781 feet high and an active glacier-covered andesitic stratovolcano. Mount Baker has the second-most thermally active crater in the Cascade Range after Mount St. Helens. The mountain lies about 30 miles due east of Bellingham, Washington. After Mount Rainier, Mount Baker has the heaviest glacier cover of the Cascade Range volcanoes.It's volume of snow and ice is greater than that of all the other Cascade volcanoes (except Rainier) combined.It is one of the snowiest places in the world, In fact, in 1999, Mount Baker Ski Area set the world record for recorded snowfall in a single season - which was a grand total of 1,140 inches!Mount Baker is visible from Southern Canada and as far south as Tacoma, Washington.From Kiddle - indigenous peoples have known the mountain for thousands of years, but the first written record of the peak is from Spanish explorer as Koma Kulshan or Kulshan. This means "white sentinel" or "Puncture wound" (i.e. crater) The first governor of Washington Territory, Isaac I. Stevens, wrote about Mount Baker in 1853: "Mount Baker is one of the loftiest and most conspicuous peaks of the northern Cascade range. It is nearly as high as Mount Rainier, and like that mountain, its snow-covered pyramid has the form of a sugar-loaf. It is for this region a natural and important landmark. Show Sources and Materials:David Paulides' YouTube Video on Washington and FloridaFacts about Mount Baker from Kiddlehttps://blogs.scientificamerican.com/history-of-geology/the-mythical-fire-mountains-of-the-cascades/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Baker *********************************************************************Curious Cat is lacing up their hiking boots to explore the rumor riddled Cascade Mountain Range, a land of fire and ice. Sasquatch, UFOs, remote viewing, bottomless pits, unexplained missing persons, and more, if you have any supernatural experiences from CASCADIA, drop us an email at Curious_Cat_Podcast@icloud.com and YOU might be featured on a future episode! Look for CASCADIA episodes on your regular Curious Cat feed. Original art by @norasunnamedphotos find the artist on Instagram and look for their newest designs on Society6. Curious Cat is a proud member of the Ethereal Network. We endeavor to raise the vibration of the planet one positive post at a time!Curious Cat Crew on Socials:Curious Cat on TwitterCurious Cat on InstagramCurious Cat on TikTokArt Director: NorasUnnamedPhotos (on Insta)

73- The Evergreen State & the Panic of 1893

Exploring Washington State

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 44:31

What was described as America's "Gilded Age" came to an excruciating end less than four years after Washington Territory became a state when the country was hit by the worst economic catastrophe it had ever seen. The Panic of 1893, a four-month bout of financial hysteria, struck the country in late spring of that year. Thousands of banks and businesses failed during the depression that followed, railways went bankrupt, credit effectively dried up, unemployment rose, and tens of thousands of ordinary people lost their homes and money. The previous several years' galloping optimism in the Northwest abruptly gave way to widespread pessimism.The economic disaster lasted several years, and it was not surpassed in terms of scope, severity, or longevity until the Great Depression of the 1930s. Every section of the Evergreen State's economy was heavily damaged and the state's ambitious young cities were particularly hard hit.Listen now to learn 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!

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Cascade of History - Episode 04: Jean Sherrard & Clay Eals of "Now & Then"

COLUMBIA Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2022 58:55

Feliks Banel's guests on this episode of "Cascade of History" include Jean Sherrard and Clay Eals of The Seattle Times' "Now & Then" feature; Loran Bures of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War and a new grave marker in Tacoma for a Black sailor in the Civil War who came to Washington Territory in 1888; and Ken Zick LIVE from Totem Bowl (aka Tech City Bowl) on the BREAKING HISTORY NEWS that the Kirkland bowling alley is NOT closing for good on October 2, 2022. This LIVE broadcast of "Cascade of History" was originally presented on Sunday, October 2, 2022 via SPACE 101.1 FM from studios at historic Magnuson Park in Seattle

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Troy Moss Talking History. Puget Sound Indian War of 1855-1856.

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2022 46:25

Troy Moss is our guest for this episode. This is his second time on the show.Troy is an amateur historian who has had a love of history since he was a little kid. Today Troy spends a lot of his free time researching Washington State history. Our episode today is focused on the Puget Sound Indian War of 1855-1856. Troy has a passion for maps especially old maps. We chat about maps of Washington both Washington Territory and Washington State. Using maps Troy and his friend Jerry Kenyon recreated William Tolmie's 1833 expedition from Fort Nisqually to Mt Rainier you can listen to Troy and Jerry talk about the journey on episode 117,Troy provides background on the Native American tribes and how they interacted with the original traders that began arriving in the Puget Sound in the 1700's By the 1850's thesettlers were having issues with the Native Americans and in the Puget Sound this came to a boil in 1855.Troy provides a lot of information in a easy going manner and makes history fun and entertaining. Perhaps he should of been a history teacher. We are looking to increase our historical content we share on this show. If you have any suggestions of historical topics to cover please let us know.Thanks for tuning into this episode of the Exploring Washington State Podcast! If the information in our conversations and interviews are enjoyable and valuable to you, please head over to iTunes, subscribe to the show, and leave us an honest review.Your reviews and feedback will not only help us continue to deliver great, helpful content, but it will also help us reach even more amazing listeners just like you!If you want to read about some of the many amazing places to explore in Washington State, you should just pack your bags and go! Explore Washington State is the perfect place for inspiration. Check it out today. Support the show

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8/13: #DurhamReporting: Indications that Priestap and Strzok have testified before the Grand Jury. Svetlana Lokhova, author, The Spy Who Changed History.@RealSLokhova #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety

The John Batchelor Show

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2022 15:41

Photo: Shortly before Washington Territory became a state in 1889, members of the King County Grand Jury gathered for a formal portrait. Like other grand juries, past and present, they were appointed to examine accusations against anyone charged with a crime. If the grand jury decided that there was just cause for the accusation, it indicted the person, who then had to stand trial for the crime. This 1889 photo shows the members of the last King County Grand Jury in Washington Territory. @Batchelorshow 8/13: #DurhamReporting: Indications that Priestap and Strzok have testified before the Grand Jury. Svetlana Lokhova, author, The Spy Who Changed History.@RealSLokhova #FriendsofHistoryDebatingSociety https://www.scribd.com/document/554985416/US-v-Sussmann

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COLUMBIA Conversations Episode 30: Dr. Michael C. McKenzie of Keuka College

COLUMBIA Conversations

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2022 24:56

On this episode of COLUMBIA Conversations, host Feliks Banel speaks with Dr. Michael McKenzie, professor of philosophy and religion at Keuka College in Keuka Park, New York. He's author of a piece in the Winter 2021-2022 edition of COLUMBIA magazine about the wintertime forced relocation of Northern Paiute people from Oregon to Washington Territory. For more information about Dr. McKenzie's book, "A Country Strange and Far: The Methodist Church in the Pacific Northwest, 1834–1918": www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/9781496218810/ For more information or to subscribe to COLUMBIA Magazine: www.washingtonhistory.org COLUMBIA Conversations is a production of COLUMBIA Magazine, a publication of the Washington State Historical Society.

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Circuit Preacher Stories 3: Longshoreman's Funeral

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 9:27

The Reverend preached the funeral service to an empty church, while the deceased's friends and colleagues fought in the parking lot over who got to ride in the taxicabs. But the hostilities were forgotten when they arrived at a roadhouse. (Tacoma, Washington Territory; 1880s) (For text and pictures, see http://offbeatoregon.com/1603c.circuit-preachers-longshoreman-funeral.html)

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20- Benjamin F. Kendall Part I

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2021 27:07

Learn the story of the man who made more enemies than he did friends, the man who served as a spy for the union in the early stages of the Civil War, and who began to wage war on his enemies in Washington Territory through the means of his own newspaper.He will meet an end that remains mysterious to this day.Merchandise for the History of the Evergreen State is now available at https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comA special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.You may notice that the podcast no longer has advertisements in it, so I am not making any money from the show, so if you'd like to show your support and thanks for the show, please consider becoming a monthly supporter of the show, or even just a one time donation will be greatly appreciated, and will go towards research materials for future episodes of the podcast:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenPod

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15- Victor Smith vs. Port Townsend

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2021 27:20

On the 1st of August, 1862, Victor Smith, Collector of Customs for the District of Puget Sound, sails into Port Townsend on the lighthouse tender USS Shubrick to move the Customs records to Port Angeles, designated as Washington Territory's new Port of Entry. The citizens lock up the records, but Smith threatens to order the Shubrick to shell the Customs House and commercial district with her three 12-pound cannons. Reluctantly, the city council relents and Smith takes the records to Port Angeles. Over the next four years, the citizens of Port Townsend in Jefferson County will persist in their attempts to have Smith dismissed from office and will finally succeed.Listen now to learn more!Merchandise for the History of the Evergreen State is now available at https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comA special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.You may notice that the podcast no longer has advertisements in it, so I am not making any money from the show, so if you'd like to show your support and thanks for the show, please consider becoming a monthly supporter of the show, or even just a one time donation will be greatly appreciated, and will go towards research materials for future episodes of the podcast:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenPod

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The search for old cannons buried by the US Army 150 years ago in Washington Territory

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2021 22:08

On this episode of The Resident Historian with Feliks Banel: the enduring fantasy of cannons lost by the US Army in the Evergreen State. Then, on “All Over The Map,” the giant Winlock Egg celebrates a birthday. And, From The Archives: a haunted hotel in Tokeland on the Washington coast.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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11- Catastrophe of the Steamer Pacific

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2021 42:21

The Steamship Pacific, pulled out of it's retirement of the mudflats of San Francisco during the Cassiar Gold Rush, was en route from Victoria, British Columbia to San Francisco when she collided with the S/V Orpheus about thirty miles south of Cape Flattery off the coast of Washington Territory on the night of November 4th, 1875.What happens next would take what could be more than 300 lives, with only two men surviving the Catastrophe of the Steamer Pacific.Listen now to learn more about the deadliest shipwreck to ever happen off the shores of the the Evergreen StateMerchandise for the History of the Evergreen State is now available at https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comA special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.Have any questions, comments, concerns, or just want to chat, please reach out to Historyoftheevergreenstate@gmail.comYou may notice that the podcast no longer has advertisements in it, so I am not making any money from the show, so if you'd like to show your support and thanks for the show, please consider becoming a monthly supporter of the show, or even just a one time donation will be greatly appreciated, and will go towards research materials for future episodes of the podcast:https://www.buymeacoffee.com/EvergreenPod

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8- The Pig War

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2021 44:54

An unfenced potato patch and an unruly Berkshire pig almost led to the United States and Great Britain to go to war at the then far flung San Juan Island in Washington Territory. Listen now to learn more!Merchandise for the History of the Evergreen State is now available at https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comA special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.You may notice the podcast no longer has ads in it, so I'm not making any money from the show, so if you'd like to become a monthly supporter or just give a one time donation, it would be greatly appreciated and will go towards research materials for future episodes: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.comThank you for listening!

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Oregon family's three-generation commitment to sharing the stories behind the names of towns, rivers and other geographic features

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2021 19:56

On this episode of The Resident Historian with Feliks Banel: three generations of one family have researched and authored seven editions of ‘Oregon Geographic Names.’ Then, on “All Over The Map,” exploring the history of the Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail. And, From The Archives: the complicated legacy of Washington Territory’s first governor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Bothell man reveals the secrets hidden in an old Seattle cemetery for Union Army Civil War veterans

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 17:35

On this episode of The Resident Historian with Feliks Banel: a Bothell man is researching and leading tours of Seattle’s Grand Army of the Republic Cemetery. Then, on “All Over The Map,” the twisted tale of the U.S. Mint’s 1925 Fort Vancouver Centennial coin. And, From The Archives: 1889 was a spring and summer of fires across Washington Territory.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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1- The Washington Fire Storm of 1889

Beyond The Balance Sheet Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2021 27:21

My apologies for the quality of this episode. This was the first episode I ever recorded, and I wanted to show where I've come from, so I decided not to re-record this episode. Though I plan to revisit the subject matter at a later time sometime next year.In this first episode, I tackle the summer of 1889, a destructive summer of fires for Washington Territory. Seattle, Ellensburg, and Spokane Falls would all burn to the ground within a two month period.Find out more on this first episode of The History of the Evergreen State.Merchandise for the History of the Evergreen State is now available at https://washington-history-by-jon-c.creator-spring.comA special thank you goes out to Al Hirsch for providing the music for the podcast, check him out on YouTube.You may notice the podcast no longer has ads in it, so I'm not making any money from the show, so if you'd like to become a monthly supporter or just give a one time donation, it would be greatly appreciated and will go towards research materials for future episodes: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.comThank you for listening!

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Helping Clients With Behavioral Health Issues Navigate the Criminal Justice System

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2021 34:05

Elizabeth Kelley is a criminal defense lawyer with a nationwide practice specializing in representing people with mental illness and intellectual/developmental disabilities. She built her practice integrating both criminal defense and mental illness because she firmly believes those with mental disabilities do not belong in the criminal justice system, and jail and prison are not treatment. Elizabeth discusses the range of people with all different types of mental and intellectual disabilities she represents in her practice, the detrimental effects the criminal justice system has on people with mental disabilities, and the lack of programs and resources for these individuals. IN THIS EPISODE: [01:38] How Elizabeth started in law and within her speciality. [10:09] The variety of ways Elizabeth is approached by different clients for cases. [13:16] The criminal justice system is the worst place for a person with mental disabilities. Proving to be destructive to that individual and their mental health. [15:39] Elizabeth's overall observations of the criminal justice system. [19:36] There is a nationwide shortage of appropriate resources, services and providers for offenders. In addition, many programs may have exclusions to which people can join. [23:29] Has Elizabeth seen facilities that have “locked down” or forcible options demonstrate success with somebody who has behavioral health issues? [29:14] One case that was especially influential in Elizabeth's career. KEY TAKEAWAYS: As an attorney, Elizabeth serves a wide range of individuals with mental and intellectual disabilities, ranging from bipolar and schizophrenia to autism and fetal alcohol syndrome. The legal system is becoming more aware of the fact that people with mental disabilities should be diverted out of the system, and the current punishments to people with mental illnesses are inappropriate and, in some cases, destructive to that individual. In the cases that Elizabeth deals with, they often require a team of different experts, specialists and resources, which can often create another obstacle for the client and family in an already difficult situation. It's important for individuals with mental or intellectual disabilities to have representation that will work for them and their disability. LINKS MENTIONED: Elizabeth Kelley Website https://www.elizabethkelleylaw.com/ Twitter https://twitter.com/MentalHealthEsq LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-kelley-14110430/ BIO: I am a criminal defense lawyer with a nationwide practice focused on representing people with mental disabilities. My family settled in the Palouse Country of Washington Territory in 1872. I was born and raised in Spokane and I returned to the Inland Northwest in 2012. My experience includes: Co-chairing the Criminal Justice Advisory Panel of The Arc's National Center on Criminal Justice and Disability. Editing of Representing People with Mental Disabilities: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (American Bar Association 2018) and Representing People with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (American Bar Association 2020). Serving on the Council of the ABA's Criminal Justice Section as well as on the Editorial Board of the Criminal Justice Section Magazine. Serving on the ABA's Commission on Disability Rights. Serving as a Non-Governmental Observer on behalf of the ABA of the Military Commission Hearings at Guantanomo. Serving three terms on the board of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), chairing its Mental Health as well as Membership Committees, serving on the Problem-Solving Courts and Body Camera Task Forces, and becoming a Life Member. Traveling to Liberia in 2009 and 2014 as part of a delegation sponsored by the U.N. Commission on Drugs and Crime and NACDL to train that country's criminal defense bar. Lecturing across the U.S. as well as abroad on representing people with mental disabilities and frequently providing commentary for radio and television. Serving as President of The Spokane Symphony, as well as the boards of The Arc of Spokane and the Museum of Arts and Culture (The MAC). Completing my 200 hour and 500 hour Yoga certification.

S2 E27 The State of Voting and Representation

Citizens Prerogative

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2021 44:50

Episode discussion topics Our right to vote is under siege by proposals across 43 out of 50 states in the Union (Washington Post, March 11, 2021). This is one of the rare cases DC is fortunate not to have a statehouse. We provide a May round-up on what's passed, below under the more info section. First, we review a "brief" timeline on the Hokey Pokey dance for who could vote when and where within the United States. Thank you to Wikipedia for the info. (Full list here, accessed Jun 4, 2021). 1789 The Constitution of the United States grants the states the power to set voting requirements. Generally, states limited this right to property-owning or tax-paying white males (about 6% of the population).[1] However, some states allowed also Black males to vote, and New Jersey also included unmarried and widowed women, regardless of color. Since married women were not allowed to own property, they could not meet the property qualifications.[2] 1791 Vermont is admitted as a new state, giving the vote to men regardless of color or property ownership.[5] 1807 Voting rights are taken away from free black males and from all women in New Jersey.[2] 1870 The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prevents states from denying the right to vote on grounds of "race, color, or previous condition of servitude". Disfranchisement after Reconstruction era began soon after. Former Confederate states passed Jim Crow laws and amendments to effectively disfranchise African-American and poor white voters through poll taxes, literacy tests, grandfather clauses and other restrictions, applied in a discriminatory manner. During this period, the Supreme Court generally upheld state efforts to discriminate against racial minorities; only later in the 20th century were these laws ruled unconstitutional. Black males in the Northern states could vote, but the majority of African Americans lived in the South.[17][18] Women in Utah get the right to vote.[21] 1882 Chinese-Americans lose the right to vote and become citizens through the Chinese Exclusion Act.[11] 1883 Women in Washington Territory earn the right to vote.[24] 1887 Citizenship is granted to Native Americans who are willing to disassociate themselves from their tribe by the Dawes Act, making those males technically eligible to vote. Women in Washington lose the right to vote.[24] Women in Utah lose the right to vote under the Edmunds–Tucker Act.[25] Kansas women earn the right to vote in municipal elections.[20] Arizona, Montana, New Jersey, North Dakota, and South Dakota grant partial suffrage to women.[13] 1913 Direct election of Senators, established by the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, gave voters rather than state legislatures the right to elect senators.[31] White and African American women in the Territory of Alaska earn the right to vote.[32] Women in Illinois earn the right to vote in presidential elections.[25] 1914 Nevada and Montana women earn the right to vote.[20] 1917 Women in Arkansas earn the right to vote in primary elections.[20] Women in Rhode Island earn the right to vote in presidential elections.[25] Women in New York, Oklahoma, and South Dakota earn equal suffrage through their state constitutions.[25] 1918 Women in Texas earn the right to vote in primary elections.[33] 1920 Women are guaranteed the right to vote by the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. In practice, the same restrictions that hindered the ability of non-white men to vote now also applied to non-white women. 1924 All Native Americans are granted citizenship and the right to vote through the Indian Citizenship Act, regardless of tribal affiliation. By this point, approximately two thirds of Native Americans were already citizens.[35][36] Notwithstanding, some western states continued to bar Native Americans from voting until 1948.[37] 1943 Chinese immigrants are given the right to citizenship and the right to vote by the Magnuson Act.[39] 1948 Arizona and New Mexico are among the last states to extend full voting rights to Native Americans, which had been opposed by some western states in contravention of the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924.[37][40] 1961 Residents of Washington, D.C. are granted the right to vote in U.S. Presidential Elections by the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution.[11] 1962-1964 A historic turning point arrived after the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren made a series of landmark decisions which helped establish the nationwide "one man, one vote" electoral system in the United States. In March 1962, the Warren Court ruled in Baker v. Carr (1962) that redistricting qualifies as a justiciable question, thus enabling federal courts to hear redistricting cases.[45] In February 1964, the Warren Court ruled in Wesberry v. Sanders (1964) that districts in the United States House of Representatives must be approximately equal in population.[46] In June 1964, the Warren Court ruled in Reynolds v. Sims (1964) that each chamber of a bicameral state legislature must have electoral districts roughly equal in population.[47][48][49] 1964 Poll Tax payment prohibited from being used as a condition for voting in federal elections by the Twenty-fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.[30] 1965 Protection of voter registration and voting for racial minorities, later applied to language minorities, is established by the Voting Rights Act of 1965.[11] This has also been applied to correcting discriminatory election systems and districting. In Harman v. Forssenius the Supreme Court ruled that poll taxes or "equivalent or milder substitutes" cannot be imposed on voters.[30] 1966 Tax payment and wealth requirements for voting in state elections are prohibited by the Supreme Court in Harper v. Virginia Board of Elections.[23] 1970 Alaska ends the use of literacy tests.[44] Native Americans who live on reservations in Colorado are first allowed to vote in the state.[50] 1971 Adults aged 18 through 21 are granted the right to vote by the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. This was enacted in response to Vietnam War protests, which argued that soldiers who were old enough to fight for their country should be granted the right to vote.[31][51][52] 1973 Washington, D.C. local elections, such as Mayor and Councilmen, restored after a 100-year gap in Georgetown, and a 190-year gap in the wider city, ending Congress's policy of local election disfranchisement started in 1801 in this former portion of Maryland—see: D.C. Home rule. 1986 United States Military and Uniformed Services, Merchant Marine, other citizens overseas, living on bases in the United States, abroad, or aboard ship are granted the right to vote by the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act.[59] 2013 Supreme Court ruled in the 5–4 Shelby County v. Holder decision that Section 4(b) of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. Section 4(b) stated that if states or local governments want to change their voting laws, they must appeal to the Attorney General.[62] Call to Action: Email or call your Congressional Senator to voice your support for HR1 - For the People Act of 2021 which passed the House and sits on the doorstep of the Senate. Now is a critical time. Also, it's worth mentioning that a more focused bill, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act seems to have enough support to pass the Senate, as of this moment anyway. Find out what it takes to vote in your county and get it taken care of, then vote in candidates who support everyone's access and right to vote. Your hosts: Michael V. Piscitelli and Raymond Wong Jr. More info According to Voting Laws Roundup: May 2021 by the Brennan Center for Justice, states have already enacted more than 20 laws this year that will make it harder for Americans to vote — and many legislatures are still in session. Between January 1 and May 14, 2021, at least 14 states enacted 22 new laws that restrict access to the vote. At least 61 bills with restrictive provisions are moving through 18 state legislatures. Just to illustrate the variety of voting conditions available to citizens across the thousands of counties among the 50 states, here's a chart. :-) Please feel free to share your thoughts through our Contact Us page or on Facebook. Learn more and reach out Head to Citizens Prerogative for additional information and log in or sign up to leave a comment. 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Uncovering Washington Territory's racist 'Chinese Police Tax' from the 1860s

Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2021 21:31

On this episode of The Resident Historian with Feliks Banel: uncovering the strange story of Washington Territory’s racist 'Chinese Police Tax' from the 1860s. Then, on "All Over The Map," it was the axe that almost made Puget Sound famous. And, From The Archives: rare audio recordings from the May 18, 1980 eruption of Mt. Saint Helens. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Renaming the Columbia Territory to honor George Washington

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 14:46

On this episode of The Resident Historian with Feliks Banel: the future Confederate sympathizer who gets the credit (and the blame) for calling it Washington Territory instead of Columbia Territory. Then, on “All Over The Map,” you’ll be floored by the Navy artifact that turned up at Magnuson Park. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Who signed Washington Territory's birth certificate?

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2021 13:15

On this episode of The Resident Historian with Feliks Banel: who was the lame-duck president who signed Washington Territory's "birth certificate" on the cusp of the Presidential Inauguration of 1853? And, a landmark of railroad history -- and visual icon spanning I-90 near Ellensburg -- is about to open to the public.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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SPORT Wenatchee looking to break ground this spring

Slices of Wenatchee

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 30, 2021 5:37

Good Morning it's Saturday January 30th, and this is The Wenatchee World's newest podcast, Slices of Wenatchee. We're excited to bring you a closer look at one of our top stories and other announcements every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Today - SPORT Wenatchee, a playground for everyone, is looking to break ground in spring. This episode is brought to you by Equilus Group Incorporated. Equilus Group, Inc is a Registered Investment Advisory Firm in the states of Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com. Member SIPC and FINRA. - Now our feature story. Rooftop pickleball courts and lounge views of the Columbia River and Pybus Public Market. Batting cages. Golf simulator. Sports bar and restaurant. Gymnastics and martial arts room. Ninja course. Climbing walls. Trampolines. The list of activities expected at a new entertainment center in Wenatchee is almost as long as the big slide that developers have in the works for SPORT Wenatchee, too. co-owner Taryn Harris describes it as a giant indoor playground for everyone. Harris and her mother, Sue Harris, of SPORT Gymnastics, are co-owners of the project along with local developer Flint Hartwig and Wenatchee Applesox owner Jose Oglesby. Hartwig is hoping to draw additional investors, including a restaurateur. The ownership group is close to finalizing a $2 million purchase of three connected buildings from the Port of Chelan County. The property is located on the corner of Columbia Street and Orondo Avenue. Earlier this week, they launched social media sites promoting SPORT, which is tentatively planned to be open for business in spring 2022. Hartwig expects construction costs to total roughly $14 million. Hartwig first approached Taryn and Sue Harris in late 2019 with the idea that Wenatchee needs a family entertainment center. Harris agreed, and noted that with families who have kids of a bunch of different ages it's really hard to take everybody out to do something — and what's something for everybody? The center will be divided into several sections. The Adventure Zone, a balcony dubbed The Donut where parents can have a drink and watch their kids play, and the Play Zone - targeted toward younger kids. The center will even have a room for jiu jitsu training. Hartwig hopes the center can act as a respite from online social circles and be a gathering place where people from different backgrounds can meet face-to-face. Hartwig said he thinks SPORT Wenatchee could reach a quarter of the local population, explaining the center should appeal to thousands of kids, as well as adults interested in the rooftop lounge, pickleball, restaurant, yoga, regulation-length batting cages or jiu jitsu. The project is located within an area designated by the city of Wenatchee as an Opportunity Zone, which, allows investors to reinvest money from recently sold stocks or property that would have been taken by a capital gains tax. For more information follow along at at sportwenatchee.com. - Now, our weekly profile of one of the World's 30 Under 35 award recipients. Quincy native Stephanie Boorman started her career with the City of Quincy as a temporary receptionist, answering phones and greeting customers. That was nine years ago. The temp job led to a full-time job, then she became an administrative assistant in 2014, and, in 2017, an executive assistant. She also is involved in the community, as chairwoman of the Dru Gimlin 3-on-3 Basketball Tournament and on the board for the Ben Horning Memorial Foundation, which holds the Beat the Beast run every year during Farmer-Consumer Awareness Day. She was elected as the 2021 Quincy Rotary Club president, which she regretfully stepped away from to focus on the upcoming addition to her family. Her path has taken some turns. After graduating from Quincy High School, she spent a year studying abroad in Denmark. She then started college with the intent of earning a bachelor's degree and applying to the nursing program. To help pay for college, she started working full-time at Payless ShoeSource and by the time she was 21, was managing her own Payless ShoeSource store. She ultimately left school to work full-time. Her oldest daughter, Lily, was born a year later. And her family also has grown. Stephanie married her high school sweetheart, Nic, in 2018, which also gained her a second daughter, her step-daughter Aria. In 2018, Stephanie and Nic added a third daughter, Addie, and on Nov. 20 this year welcomed their fourth daughter, Erika. Boorman says that first and foremost it's her family that inspires her to succeed. Her oldest daughter, especially, inspires her every day to be successful. Our local community also inspires her. - William Craven, the descendant of a miner, was elected Roslyn's mayor in 1975. He was the first Black mayor in all of Washington. In its heyday, the remote mountain town in an otherwise mostly white county boasted several Black fraternal organizations including the first Prince Hall Masonic Lodge in the Washington Territory. - Thanks for listening. Today's episode is brought to you by Equilus Group, Inc- Building Your Financial Success. Learn more at Equilusfinancial.com The Wenatchee World has been engaging, informing and inspiring North Central Washington Communities since 1905. We encourage you to subscribe today to keep your heart and mind connected to what matters most in North Central Washington. Thank you for starting your morning with us and don't forget to tune in again on Tuesday! Support the show: https://www.wenatcheeworld.com/site/forms/subscription_services/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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A Righteous Decision

Welcome To Olympia

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2020 30:26

Charles Mitchell was the only know Black slave to live in Washington Territory.

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The Circuit Preacher Chronicles: A longshoreman's funeral