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Author Talk with Ivy Anderson and Devon Angus

Northwest Maritime Center 431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

First Friday Author Talk: A discussion on the history of sex work with the co-writers and editors of Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute REGISTER VIA SIMPLETIX Friday, May 5 at 7:00 PM Livestreamed and in-person at Northwest Maritime Center Suggested donation: $10 This program will be offered in-person (capacity limited to 75) and by livestream. All registered attendees will receive a recording of this program. Join writers and historians Ivy Anderson and Devon Angus in a discussion about the history of sex work and their book, Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute (Heyday Books). They will also share themes in Alice's story that extend to issues facing sex workers today, thoughts about shifting ideas of gender roles, and some newly uncovered research about Alice herself and the history of sex work in Washington State. About Alice: Memoirs of a Barbary Coast Prostitute In 1913 the San Francisco Bulletin published a serialized, ghostwritten memoir of a prostitute who went by the moniker Alice Smith. “A Voice from the Underworld” detailed Alice's humble Midwestern upbringing and her struggle to find aboveboard work, and candidly related the harrowing events she endured after entering “the life.” While prostitute narratives had been […]

The Origins of Marine Sailing with Gary Wessen

Northwest Maritime Center 431 Water Street, Port Townsend, WA, United States

Friday, October 27 at 7:00 PM Northwest Maritime Center Suggested donation: $10 Register Here Taught by Gary Wessen (2020 DAHP Career Achievement Award) and in collaboration with Jefferson County Historical Society, explore the complexities and questions of early maritime sailing. The ideas discussed in this talk have drastically evolved archeologists' thinking and theories. These questions include: • How did people travel to locations they couldn't walk to? • How far back in time does maritime travel date? • What evidence do we have to prove our theories? Investigating the origins and early history of ocean sailing is a particularly difficult challenge for archaeologists. This presentation considers: • Anthropological ideas about cultural adaptations to maritime environments • What kinds of indirect arguments can be used to evaluate possible evidence, • What currently available evidence from around the world suggests about the antiquity of this type of activity Join JCHS with archaeologist Gary Wessen to learn about the origins of marine sailing. Register here.

Ashes to Archives: The 1900 Fire at Memorial Field

Join us for an enlightening evening as the Jefferson County Historical Society presents From Ashes to Archives: New Research about the 1900 Fire at Memorial Field, hosted at the Northwest Maritime Center. Delve into the rich history of the area now known as Memorial Field. At the turn of the last century, this vibrant neighborhood was a cultural and economic hub in Port Townsend, home to many Chinese and Chinese American residents and businesses, among others. On September 24, 1900, a devastating fire ravaged the area, essentially leveling the city block and disrupting countless lives. At this event, Ruth Kodish-Eskind (Diversity in Local History Intern at JCHS) will share exciting new research, shedding light on: Specific businesses that were operating on that block at the time of the fire. Details about the lives of four neighborhood residents before and after the fire. Current understandings about how the fire may have started that challenge previously held beliefs. Lasting impacts of the fire on the business and residential district. Intricacies of the research process. In addition to the presentation, JCHS staff will be sharing many of the primary source materials utilized in this research project, including maps, newspaper articles, census records, photographs, […]

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