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Washington State Railroads and Lumber Mills Today, I received an interesting vintage postcard from a new friend who had found it on Ebay. Postmarked 10 May 1915, it was a confirmation from the Mumby Lumber and Shingle Company of Bordeaux, Washington sent to George F. Nilder (or Hilder), a representative of the Chicago, Milwaukee and [...]
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When Grandpa Had A Blunderbuss One of the great misconceptions I embraced for many years was that the generations before mine were less educated and therefore should be considered ignorant of our ‘modern society’. How utterly pompous and idiotic was that line of thinking? Along Came The Sixties Of course I was wrong. Yes, granted [...]
They Wanted No Alcohol in Oregon Territory When I became aware that the Ken Burns series Prohibition was going to be aired, it reminded me that in my research of the William Livingston Holmes family of Oregon City, OR I had run across this letter signed by several ladies of the Oregon City area supporting [...]
An all years Tumwater High School (WA) reunion is coming up soon for all alumni. Here’s a copy of the email I received today from Kim Marquette. Please download the fact sheet at the end of this article. THS 50th Celebration Reminder Please mark your calendar for the 50th Celebration of Tumwater High School…We have [...]
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