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A New Book Turns Seattle History Upside Down

David Brewster - January 21, 2023

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Old Seattle: Origin Stories of the Legendary Seafair

Junius Rochester - June 4, 2023

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The Real Duwamish

David Buerge - June 10, 2022

A tragic, 167-year-old question in local history: Why did the Duwamish receive no reservation in their homeland?

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Ominous Echoes of the KKK in Oregon and the Northwest

Rich Wandschneider - November 6, 2025

What our Washington State Constitution has to say About Religion

Junius Rochester - November 2, 2025

What We Thought the Future Would Be (How did that work...

H. Stuart Elway - October 31, 2025

The Black Ball Line and Birth of Washington State Ferries

Bruce Ramsey - October 28, 2025

Competing Stories Complicate America’s Upcoming 250th Birthday Party

Walter Parker - October 24, 2025

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Long-Awaited: An Indigenous History of Lake Forest Park

Doug MacDonald - October 19, 2025

Protecting a Lie: Pete Hegseth’s Massacre at Wounded Knee

Rich Wandschneider - October 14, 2025

The Man Behind Building Yesler Terrace as a Model Development

Junius Rochester - September 28, 2025

The Mysterious Origins of Christopher Columbus

Junius Rochester - September 25, 2025

Mining for History in Newspaper Archives

Bruce Ramsey - September 5, 2025

How WWI Affected Seattle

Junius Rochester - August 30, 2025

The Deplorable Monarch

David Brewster - August 28, 2025

The Northwest’s First Doctors

Junius Rochester - August 27, 2025

211 Years Ago Today: When Canada Burned Down Our White House

Tayloe Washburn - August 24, 2025

John Ledyard: The Guy before Lewis & Clark

Junius Rochester - August 14, 2025

Madison Park: Home of Seattle’s First Pro Baseball Champs

Junius Rochester - August 3, 2025

80 Years Ago This Weekend: Devastation of Hiroshima

Joel Connelly - August 2, 2025

Why is Scoop Jackson’s Name on a New York City Playground?

Barry Mitzman - July 31, 2025

Those Who Opposed Hitler

Joel Connelly - July 20, 2025

The Chaotic Decade of Seattle in the 1930s

David Brewster - July 6, 2025

Pasapalloynin: Chief Joseph’s July Fourth Celebration

Rich Wandschneider - July 4, 2025

Standing Strong: America has been Built by Immigrants

Jean Godden - July 4, 2025

The Northwest’s First Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

Junius Rochester - June 29, 2025

How Russian Explorers Led Exploration of the Northwest

Junius Rochester - June 22, 2025

90 Years Ago: A Sensational Kidnapping of a Weyerhaeuser

Junius Rochester - May 12, 2025