The History Forum met at the Oysterville Schoolhouse this morning -- our next to last meeting for this Sept '23 - May '24 season. The subject: Wrecks'n'Rescues -- the main speakers Michael Lemeshko, Phil Allen, Doug Knutzen and me (a little...
Pacific County History Forum 3-6-2024 On YouTube! I hope you have time to look at this video. It's the best one yet! As usual a great Forum AND the best video. Except for the body in the red jacket that keeps getting in front of the camera in the...
Today's History Forum -- our seventh! -- was all about fish! Pacific County fish tales going all the way back to the 1860s and right up into present times. The changes on the river and the riverbank -- the methods, the equipment, the boats, and...
When it comes to internet information about Oysterville, I try not to look. It's better for my peace of mind, my blood pressure, and my general feeling about the intelligence of my fellow-historians and travel enthusiasts, in general. But,...
February 18, 2024 Tucker is my seventh cousin on the Espy side if I'm remembering correctly what Cousin Ralph told us long ago. That being true, his children are my seventh cousins once removed and (I think) they and Charlie are eighth cousins! ...
Despite several setbacks (speakers who were unable to attend due to illness) our History Forum yesterday was grand! The subject was Agriculture in Pacific County in all its facets -- from its beginnings to now and concerns for the future. ...
Will we see you next Wednesday, December 6th at the Oysterville Schoolhouse? I surely hope so. It's going to be all about oysters and clams -- history, stories, maybe even a recipe or two for your holiday enjoyment! If you've been attending our...
YOU ARE INVITED TO A BOOK TALK (BY ME) WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15th 2:00-3:00 p.m. OCEAN PARK TIMBERLAND LIBRARY When the Timberland Library asked me to give a book talk about ANY of my books, I just plain couldn't decide. So, if you come to Ocean...
Another question asked at last week's History Forum was: What ever happened to that infamous sawmill -- the first in Washington Territory -- that Ed Loomis and Wallace Stuart set up? After a bit of hemming and hawing, several of us had part...
...or even if you didn't, pour yourself a cup of coffee, fire up your computer and go to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcCjIOEeXDg. Michael Lemeshko's video (all in one piece this time and complete with visual aids!) is up and running. And,...
Our third History Forum was a great success, if I do say so myself! Each of the previous sessions have been fabulous, but more on the "lecture" side of things rather than like a true Forum. So, today before I introduced our Guest Historians, I...
Who'da thunk that I'd be looking forward to blustery old November with such excitement? And even before the holidays begin!! (Although I have to say that I did see some Christmas fruh-frah for sale at the Ocean Park drug store yesterday and had...