Junius Rochester: “Hawaiians and Peltry in the Pacific Northwest: the Kanaka Connection”
Suzzallo Library fifth floor conference room Suzzallo Library, Seattle, United StatesLong-time Guild member Junius Rochester presents, “Hawaiians and Peltry in the Pacific Northwest: the Kanaka Connection."
The Beginning of Seattle Pacific
Upper Gwinn Commons, Seattle Pacific University 3310 Sixth Avenue West , Seattle, WA, United StatesSeattle Pacific University’s Friends of the Library hosts a special event featuring a panel discussion of Howard Snyder’s new book, Rooted in Mission: The Founding of Seattle Pacific University 1891–1916.
Dr. Snyder, along with other SPU faculty and staff, will discuss the founding of Seattle Seminary within the context of Seattle as a growing urban center.
The Lake Washington Ship Canal and Locks: Overlooked Stories from around the Lake, moderated by David B. Williams
Seattle Pacific University, Weter Hall, Room 202 3317 Fifth Avenue West, Seattle, WA, United StatesUPDATE: This program will take place at Weter Hall 202, Seattle Pacific University.
Join local experts Carol Arnold, Sarah Frederick, and Sarah Samson as they discuss how lowering the lake altered the shoreline and the people who inhabited it.
Annual Meeting
Suzzallo Library fifth floor conference room Suzzallo Library, Seattle, United StatesThis year we are excited to honor University of Washington historian Dr. Quintard Taylor with the Guild's PNW History Award. We annually give this award for a lifetime of achievements and contributions to history, particularly in the Pacific Northwest. Dr. Taylor is well-known for his groundbreaking website www.blackpast.org and was recently profiled in the Seattle Times.
Paula Becker: Looking for Betty MacDonald, The Egg the Plague, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and I.
Suzzallo Library fifth floor conference room Suzzallo Library, Seattle, United StatesPaula Becker will talk from her new book, Looking for Betty MacDonald, The Egg the Plague, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and I. Becker drew on MacDonald’s archives to write this biography of the popular author of a children’s books series and a memoir of her life on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula.