Oysterville Daybook Archives

Everybody knows… or do they?

Everybody knows… or do they?

At The Village Entrance     As a writer of local history, one of my primary sources of information is our very own Pacific County Historical Society.  Established in 1966, it is (according to its official website) a private, not-for-profit,...

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Happy Birthday to Oysterville!

Happy Birthday to Oysterville!

Hip Hip Hooray!  Raise the Flag!  Fire the Cannon!  Today marks the 156th anniversary of the founding of Oysterville!  According to the account by Robert Hamilton Espy, he and Isaac Alonzo Clark kept their rendezvous with Chinook elder Klickeas on...

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Checking the Facts

Checking the Facts

The Wrong Man In a recent review of my book North Beach Peninsula’s IR&N the writer commented on my “meticulous research.”  I was thrilled!  I do try to be thorough when I am writing about historical events, but the problems are legion.  Take,...

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