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 First
Friday Lecture:
Buried Past Comes Alive
The August 6 First Friday Lecture will feature
author Lynda Mapes and her book Breaking Ground: The Lower Elwha
Klallam Tribe and the Unearthing of Tse-whit-zen Village. The
program will be held in Port Townsend's historic City Council
Chamber at 7:00 p.m. Admission is by donation and supports
historical society programs.
Lynda Mapes is an award-winning journalist with more than twenty
years' experience in newspaper reporting, much of it with the
Seattle Times. Her book tells the dramatic story of the
unearthing of the historic village on the Port Angeles waterfront.
In 2003, a backhoe operator hired by the state of Washington to dig
a massive dry dock discovered what the world would soon learn—he was
working atop one of the oldest and largest Indian village sites ever
found in the region. Eventually hundreds of burials were disturbed
and 10,000 artifacts uncovered. Tribal members worked alongside
state construction workers encountering more and more human remains
including intact burials. Finally, in an unprecedented decision, the
state agreed to find a new site.
Mapes spent more than a year interviewing tribal members,
archaeologists, historians, city and state officials, and local
residents and business leaders. She explores how the site was chosen
and how the decisions were first made to proceed and then to abandon
the project, as well as the aftermath and implications of those
choices.
 SMITHSONIAN
EXHIBIT COMING TO JCHS
The
Jefferson County Museum, in cooperation with Humanities Washington,
will host the Smithsonian Institution's Journey Stories
traveling exhibition from September 4 to October 17. Visitors
will navigate four centuries of American history using a wide range
of visuals, audio clips, music, maps and artifacts. Journey
Stories brings to life the personal paths of immigrants, slaves,
explorers, business tycoons and historical figures whose travels
have led from the Mayflower to the Pacific Northwest.
"We are very pleased to be able to bring Journey Stories to
Jefferson County," said Bill Tennent, JCHS executive director. "it
allows us the opportunity to explore this fascinating aspect of our
own region's history and we hope that local residents will share
their personal journey stories with us."
Local student's work will be included in the exhibit, including
projects from the upcoming Victorian Living Summer History Camp,
beginning July 26. Campers will be exploring four women who settled
in Jefferson County.
Stop by the historical
society's booth at the Jefferson County Fair and share your journey
story. What brought you and your family to Jefferson County?
The exhibit will include local stories and artifacts.
CLICK HERE for more information.
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