Northwest History
Thursday, February 13, 2025

Which North American Cities Present Themselves Historically?

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Help me out here with my next book, a comparative study of some North American cities--but which ones? I want to write about a book about ho...
Thursday, January 30, 2025

The Saga of Branchy and the Problem with Wikipedia

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I administer a Facebook group named Spokane History Researchers where folks trade questions and answers about local history. The other day w...
Wednesday, October 16, 2024

CampingCon 2024

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Well THAT was fun! I am just back from CampingCon 2024 , held at Camp Thunderbird in Mimbres, New Mexico. A Campingcon is a conference focus...
Friday, November 27, 2020

Which Spokane Historical Markers are Most Likely to be Removed?

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Americans are involved in a national reconsidering of our history right now, and particularly of historical monuments. Statues of treasonous...
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

A Public History Ghost Story

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When you are a public historian, the public finds you. I get calls and emails all the time with research queries, historical items that peop...
Thursday, April 18, 2019

Nominate Someone for the Washington History Awards

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Readers, I just received notice from the Washington State Historical Society that they have extended the deadline for award nominations to ...
Thursday, February 28, 2019

Short Lesson: The Green Book, or, Driving While Black in Jim Crow America

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I love good historical podcasts and have been working them into my public history classes. I find a podcast episode that I think my students...
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Thursday, October 18, 2018

404: When Digital Projects Disappear

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There used to be a great website about LGBTQ history in Spokane. I blogged about it. It included transcripts from dozens of oral interviews...
Tuesday, May 8, 2018

Exploring the Early-20th Century Criminal Underworld at the Washington State Archives

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The Washington State Archives recently put a fascinating collection online:  a fascinating new digital collection: the Vancouver Police ...
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