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November 2007

Traveling to a Boy Scout Jamboree
Earl recounts the experience of taking the train to Pennsylvania.
By Earl Duell
Central Valley High's First Cross Country Team
When football didn't work out for Keith, he help start a Cross Country team at CV in 1942.
By Keith L. Yates
Swirls and Snuggles
Warm family traditions around the kitchen with Grandma.
By Marge Huntington
From Dinosaurs to Chickens
Raising chickens in the Depression in Ruby Creek, Idaho
By Cora Oliver
A Bad Start in My First Car
Getting in trouble with my 1930 American Austin Bantam
By Jerry Davison
When I Was Eight
A perspective from an 8 year old
By Lee Rogers
Logging Section Fifteen
Logging in the Thompson Creek area above Newman Lake on George Cunningham's land
By Peggy Cunningham
Sunday Drives in Dad's Hudson
Touring around Spokane in a 1937 Hudson Terraplane
By Jim Nelson
Cheerio! Fortissimo!
Playing the accordian under the direction of Van Dee Sickler.
By Joan Meade Morse
Japanese Fu-Go Balloons
The first Intercontinental Weapon System launched by Japan lands in Washington
By Willard Pennell
The Orpheum of Old
Bob Wright and Coral Carr dress the part of the movie playing to help draw in customers to the theater.
By Michael Wright
Situation Normal All Fouled Up
A comedy of errors as I joined the Spokane Naval Reserve
By Larry (Bud) McGee

October 2007

Simply Skating
Roller Skating at Monterey and Dishman Roller Skating Rink, 1952
By Stephanie Prentiss
Halloween Ghouls & Goodies
Halloween neighborhood party, 1950
By Nancy Chevigny Dahlke
For the Love of Airplanes
Bud Shaw talks about his days at Spokane Naval Air Reserves
By Stephanie Regalado
The Boge Bros. Bakery
Driving a delivery truck at the bakery.
By Fred Beckemeier
Before Commercial Fertilizers
Planting sweet clover in Whitman County near Garfield, Washington as a fertilizer.
By Willard Pennell
Life of a Classic Vintage
Rita's first car was a 1961 Ford Falcon.
By Rita LaReice
Buzzing the Wood
Cutting firewood for the Greenwood Grange near Kettle Falls, Washington
By Dale Walston
Mercy Mission
Deathly sick while at Spokane Naval Air Station
By Rodney Hahn
Ross Point Memories
Ross Point Baptist Camp, 1966, Post Falls, Idaho.
By Mark Sims
Goose Hunter
Shooting a goose with a rifle, 1944.
By Bill Flynn
A Monumental Story Continued
A monument to those killed while building Grand Coulee Dam.
By Susan Gallyon Dechant
A Veteran of the Fire Wars: Ranger Frank D. Haun
Forest Ranger in Gold Creek and Seeley Lake Districts, Montana
By A.H. Abbott and O.D. Simpson
Homesteading Near Colville
Building a family and farm.
By Charles Hoyt

September 2007

EZ Loader Boat Trailers
Starting EZ Boat Loader company in Spokane.
By Lucas Beechinor
The Lion from Spokane
Gail Cogdill is drafted out of Washington State to play football with the Detroit Lions.
By Jay Dean Gunter
P.T.A. "High Kicks"
Dorothy Gaylord Phillips performs with the Lewis & Clark High School PTA.
By Shannon Genzone
Strumming to Stardom
Roger Berger plays and sings his way to fame on KSPO, and KXLY.
By Stephanie Regalado
Naval Air Station Spokane
The history of the Spokane Naval Air Station at Geiger Field.
By Aimee E. Flinn
Laddie, Heel!
Dog training in 1959
By Patricia Lewis
A Special Northwestern Combine
The Idaho National Harvester builds a new combine machine, 1905.
By Glenn M. Leitz
Sugar Reports at Ft. George Wright
Posing for the Fort George Wright Review newsletter.
By Robert L. Hopp
God in the Forest
A poem about Camp Reed.
By Myrtle Gaylord
A Lasting Memory of Elvis
Her father drove Elvis around Spokane.
By Gaylene Moos Pope
Hunting Traditions
Learning to hunt.
By Cora Oliver
The Magical East Baldwin Avenue Neighborhood
Memories of a Spokane neighborhood.
By Kurt Kromholtz

August 2007

Pea Picking
Farming in Fairfield, Washington.
By Jennell E. Branson
Open Road Pioneers' Club for Boys
Starting the boys club in Spokane.
By Keith L. Yates
Walking with Daddy
A poem about dad.
By Patti Richardson
From Street Racing to Drag Strips
Joe Blaylock drag racing feats.
By Lucas Bechinor
Leonard Magart and His Shadow Bay Resort
Shadow Bay Resort on Marshall Lake.
By Gerardette Sager
Cool Bathing Suits
Arlene and her sister model their bathing suits.
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
Camp Reed as I Remember It
Attending Camp Reed
By Herb Partridge
The Making of Camp Reed
The history of Camp Reed on Fan Lake, Deer Park, Washington.
By Lucas Beechinor
Station Keeper at Geiger
Bob Waite talks about his duties as a Station Keeper at Geiger Field.
By Stephanie Regalado
Horses and Men
Building State Route 20 from Tonasket to Republic.
By Donald R. Johnson
Elvis Visits Spokane
An in-depth story about Elivs visit and concert at Joe Albi Stadium August 29, 1957.
By Alan Hanson

July 2007

The Exciting Career of Spokane County Sheriff Floyd Bower
Sheriff in Spokane County, 1925.
By Rae Anna Victor
Daredevil Days
Riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Coeur d'Alene.
By Eugene R. Soper
Springtime Walk
Memories of Dad by his five daughters.
By Mo Palmer
Riding the Trains on Vacation
Taking trips on the Great Northern Railway.
By Donna Matheny Deeble
Memories at Riverside Hall
Round Hall dancing barn near Potlatch.
By Lucas Beechinor
The All-Girls Marching Pirettes
The first Pirette Marching Unit at Rogers High School.
By June Summers
Those Mighty Marching Pirates
The Marching band at Rogers High School.
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
Horsing Around with the McLellan Family
Raising horses at Seven Mile bridge area.
By Carol McLellan Franson
The Night Winona Burned
Fire burns wheat crops in Winona, Pasco, and Kahlotus.
By Cecil Morrow
A Humble Start for Willie Fritz
Hard work pays off for Willie.
By Gary Graupner
Liberty Lake Memories
Summer fun at Liberty Lake.
By Don Coyle
Poopsie: My First Car
Buying my first car from Stoddard-Wendle Fordtown, 1959.
By Kurt Kromholtz

June 2007

Downriver Park
Forming a park in Spokane
By Devon Smith
Door-To-Door Lessons
The life of John Tuft.
Stephanie Regalado
Training From Our Dad
Memories of Danny Anderson.
By Heidi and Kelsey Anderson
The Essence of Pa
Memories of Bob Carnegie.
By Nan Carnegie Robison
Great Depression Struggles
Clarence Nickerson works at Hazelwood Dairy during the Depression.
By Lucille Huotari
A Dad and His Daughter
Memories of Ronald Aubrey.
By Tammy Hipp
Surviving Life's Trials
Memories of Henry Risley.
By Hilda Maston
Blacksmith Grandpa Hoyt
Charles Henry Hoyt, a blacksmith in Spokane.
By Charles Hoyt
Unconditional Love
Memories of the Kennedy family.
By Jackie Kennedy McIntyre
Reminders of Yesterday
C.H. Hemmings of Sprague, Washington.
By Ann E. Yates
My One Armed Grandpa
Memories of John Beechinor
By Lucas Beechinor
Always Time for Fly Fishing
Thomas Yates memories.
By Keith L. Yates
Dad and the Spare Nickel
Buying one apple for a nickel and then splitting it between two girls.
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
From a Childs View
Dean Ratzman's children share some memories.
By Betty Ratzman
Heroes to a Child
7th Grade class at Post Falls share memories about a family hero.
Tromping a Snow Path
Jacob Dean always put his family first.
By Evelyn Allen
Daily Adventures with Dad
Memories of Don Moos
By Bill Moos

May 2007

A Youthful Passion for Fun
Spokane Harley Davidson Motorcycle Club adventures.
By Milly Killingsworth
The Boone Street Barn
Working together at the Spokane Coliseum leads to marriage.
By Amanda Ehnes
Aunt Vi's Long, Long Commute to School
Walking to school in 1950 leads to a story and photo in the Seattle Times
By Jo J. Adamson
Single and Having Fun
Dressing up like Charlie Chaplin
By Doris Sims
A Son's Tribute to His Mother
Memories of Elma
By Elmer Dempsey
Life Down on the Farm
Life on a farm
By Bernice Horch Beyer
A Pioneer Spirit of Old
Homestead life in Hood River
By Winnie Moore
My Grand Style Mother
Memories of my mother
By Joanne Kennedy
From a Mother's Point of View
Memories of Joyce Scher by her son Rick
By Joyce M. Scher
Jumping for Joy
Memories of Beth Swank
By Tracy Swank
My Stay-at-Home Mother
Memories of Amy Lloyd
By Joan Richey
Handmade by Mom
Memories of Juanita Johnson
By Gail Jantz
Seeing Double
Memoires Zola and Lola Ames
By Lola McCreary
Spring Planting
Memories of Marialice Holt
By Joy Painter
Riding with Mom
Motorcycle riding with Eva McLaughlin
By Harley McLaughlin
Monday Memories
Memories of Clara Denison
By Ardell Boleneus
My Swiss Miss Mother
Memories of Marthe Alice Lettenmaier
By Patrick Lettenmaier
Endless Jobs for Mother
Memories of mother on the farm
By Dorothy Stephens
Memories from Baldwin Street
Memories from the Logan neighborhood
By Nancy Monk
Window Shopping with Mom
Memories of Rhea Hammond
By Joyce Shaffer
Playing Dress Up
Memories of mother
By Cindy Long
Artistic Mother
Memories of Altha Norris
By Keith L. Yates
Mom's Calls
Memories of mother
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
Cooking Was Her Claim of Fame
Rose Driscoll memories from Kettle Falls and Headquarters, Idaho
By Betty Ratzman
Awkward Beginnings Didn't Deter
Dating experiences out of the ordinary
By Carly Menard

April 2007

Selling Magazines Door to Door
Selling magazines for the Cromwell Publishing Company in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
By Keith L. Yates
We Saw Elvis
Memories of the Elvis concert at the Spokane Memorial Arena on August 30, 1957
By Tom Jackson, Paul and Charlotte Cooper, John Hendrix, Caroline Baker, Sharon Brazington, and Richard Reidburn
Valley Flood of the Sixties... and the Lady who Prayed it Away
Flooding in the Spokane Valley during 1957
By Gary Graupner
A Day in the Life of a Hardrock Miner
Mining in the Star Mine in Burke, Idaho
By Lowell L. Vanskike
The Spokane Hotel
History of the Spokane Hotel from 1889 until 1962
By Robert B. Hyslop
1895 Eight Grade Final Exam
A high school final exam Running the Elevator at the Crescent Department Store
Working as an elevator operator at the Crescent
By Carol Snow
Higher Than Eagles
Spokane's World War II Pilot Lt. Eugene Shauvin
By Larry Whitesitt

March 2007

Whitetails To Deer Park
History of Deer Park. Naming the streets.
By Flynn Espe
Chilling Events on East Baldwin
Telling ghost stories to the neighborhood gang.
By Kurt Kromholtz
Fire Lookout: A Boy's Summer of 1941
Manning a fire lookout tower on Marble Mountain in the Colville National Forest
By John Carroll Ellingson
Dating in a Small Country Town
A farm boy romances a local girl in Garfield, Washington
By Willard Pennell
Learning the Dental Trade
Dr. Charles Olsen teaches his neighbor the trade
By Jean Adams
Campbell House Writings
Letters from maid Iris Nelson while working at the Campbell House in Spokane
By Suzanne Lynch
It's the Plumb Truth
The plumbing family of Helmuth Beyer
By Bernice Beyer
David Bemiss Grade School
Photo of the 1938 class
Delivering Messages
Working for the Western Union as a delivery boy in 1940.
By Mel Cruger
Gram's Story
Growing up in Sandpoint, Idaho
By Cecil Hicks

February 2007

Fun on the Job at Trentwood
Working for The Aluminum Co. in 1943.
By Norma Panther
Parting Gifts
Delivery driver for Appleway Motors in 1944.
By Cecil Whipple
Ready and Able
Working for St. Luke's Hospital
By Viola Randolph
My 1940s Home Ec Life Lessons
Home Ec classes at Whitworth College in 1941.
By Candace Hansen
Blanchard Valley School
Class photo from 1936
College and the Married Life
Attending Spokane University
By Amber Glen
St. Joseph Family Center
History of St. Joseph Orphanage in Spokane from 1890 to present
By Stephanie Regalado
Sig Hansen Left His Mark at Central Valley High School
A favorite teacher at Central Valley
By Keith L. Yates
Remembering Farmington
History of Farmington, Washington
By Flynn Espe
Dating Trouble with Parents
Mel and Betty dating troubles
By Betty Rubertt
Dating in the 1930s
North Central High School students dating ventures.
By Doris Sims

January 2007

Brotherhood of Friends
Fun at the BOF Lodge in Spokane
By Trudy Weston
Whitman County Winter
The winter of 1948-1949
By Willard Pennell
On the Level
Bricklayer Dick Hubbard's story
By Shannon Genzone
A Monumental Story
A memorial in honor of those who died building Grand Coulee Dam
By Susan Dechant
Not Exactly the Caddy Shack
Caddy work at the Spokane Country Club
By Gene Woodwick
My First Job at V.O.A.
Working for Volunteers of America in Spokane
By Suzanne Gaylord Patneaude
Dad
A Poem
By Dusty Niendam
Growing Up in the Depression Years
Farming in Eastern Washington
By Ralph Fuller
An Original Mayflower
My 1953 Plymouth Station Wagon
By Gary Graupner
A Trumpet Duet
Rogers High School friends
By June Summers

December 2006

Cascades Double Take
A photo then and now of Lyman Glacier
By Gary Dowler
For the Love of Fine Horses
Harry Gumm and his horse business
By Stephanie Regalado
From Trolleys to Buses
Driving for the Spokane United Railways
By Naomi Clark
Remembering World War Two
Memories of December 7, 1941
By Keith L. Yates
A Messenger Boy for Old National Bank
Delivering messages for Old National Bank
By Robert Hopp
Vegaline
Spokane's Original Bio-Fuel manufactured by Power Oil & Gas Co. and The Union Iron Works
By Glenn Leitz
Memories of the Crescent
Working at the Crescent in 1951.
By Mari Sullivan
Bussing at the Apple Bower
A buss boy's adventure inside the Davenport Hotel
By Patrick Lettenmaier
Homegrown Health Cures
Home remedy cures with no side effects
By Hilda Maston
Gonzaga's Winning Edge
Gonzaga University's hockey team.
By Paul Delaney
Homemade Hockey
Playing hockey with Vernon Doyl at Manito Park
By Shannon Genzone
A Memorable Thanksgiving
A military Thanksgiving meal
By Jean Adams

November 2006

A.M. Cannon Park
History of the Cannon Park from 1907
By Devon Smith
The Winter of 1979
A very cold and snowy winter.
By George Taylor
Dancing Into Each Others Heart
A military man finds his sweetheart at a dance
By Rose Carmen
M.M. Cowley
Early Pioneer Figure
By Keith L. Yates
Rogers High School's First Cheerleader
Thresa Perry Poffenroth tells of the first cheerleading squat at Rogers in 1932.
By Stephanie Regalado
Pandean Club
A musical club from North Central, Lewis & Clark and Rogers High School
By June Summers
The Rookery Building
History of the Rookery block in downtown Spokane.
By Robert B. Hyslop
The Magic of Chemistry
Learning from a home chemistry set in 1946.
By Kurt Kromholtz
Sunday Dinner at the Spokane Hotel
Eating out at the Spokane Hotel
By Marilyn Newkirk

October 2006

Pataha Flour Mill
Grinding flour in Garfield County
By Jim Schwab
Tea Time
Having tea with my dolls.
By Kathleen Cronin
Dating at Central Valley High
Dating adventures in 1945
By Keith L. Yates
Ritzville's Colorful Wiltse
History of Albert Wiltse and Ritzville.
By Harland Eastwood
Barlow Construction
Building service stations around Spokane.
By Gail Melanson
Blodgett Merchantile Company
History of the Blodgett Merchantile and family.
By Stephanie Regalado
Babe Ruth Visits Spokane
The Great Bambino visits the Davenport Hotel in 1926.
Empire State Building
History of the Empire State Building at the southwest corner of Riverside and Lincoln.
By Robert B. Hyslop
Friday Night Toolin
Driving the streets of Spokane in 1946
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
My Four Lakes
Living on four different lakes.
By Bernice Beyer
The Edna E. Davis School
Spokane's school for the deaf.
By Lisa Hemken

September 2006

Spokane Air Show Tragedy
A crash of planes in 1944 ruins a military air show.
By Dick Krutch
Foggy Days
Driving to Lake Christina in British Columbia.
By Dale Walston
A Good Day Fishing
Fishing on Pend Oreille Lake in 1965
By Bernice Beyer
Any Ice Today, Lady?
Delivering ice to homes in Hillyard.
By Carrol Marquardt
Otis High Basketball Team
Photo from 1931
Capone
History of Al Capone's brother Vincenzo Capone
By Ailleene Swenson
The Seventh Air Force
Flying missions over the South Pacific in 1943.
By Captain Bob Strong
When Neighborhoods Were Neighborhoods
Memories of the North Maple area.
By Doris Sims
Desert Sands
Cooking at the Oasis Restaurant inside the Desert Hotel.
By Rose Poutre
100 Years of Insurance
History of Fidelity Associates Insurance and Financial Services.
The Naked News
Summer adventures in the North Idaho Panhandle.
By Grant Lundin
Nostalgic Memories of Harvesting Wheat
Wheat harvest in the Tonasket area.
By Donald R. Johnson
111 Years of Meetings in Colfax
History of the Athenaeum Club
By Lenore Steffan
My Mom... No Stranger to Automobiles
Mom's Ford Model T Touring car
By Lillian Burke
The Empty Plate
A Poem
By Joe Klimes

August 2006

Do You Know Josie?
Looking for Josie Hamilton.
By Nancy Rowley
Music Lessons for Spokane
Musical lessons from Margaret Anderson.
By June Summers
Struck By Lighting
Lighting strike at Kaniksu National Forest nearly kills John Laughlin.
By Peggy Cunningham
The Bike Races
Bike racing around Baldwin Avenue
By Kurt Kromholtz
Bob, Brad and the All-Boy Band of North Central
Bob Lewis Marches with the North Central High School band.
By Patricia Lewis
Moran Cemetery
History of the Moran Cemetery
By Don Olmsted
Sixty Years of Steam
Fairchild's Central Heating Plant
By Michael Hinz
A Modern Home
Buying your home from a Sears Roebuck catalog.
Lance Hills
Outside of Cheney connects a Regional Pioneer.
By Glenn Leitz
Journal of a Mule Train Packer
Mule packing for the North Idaho mines.
By James Watt

July 2006

The Fastest Way Around a Short Track
Morris Gaylord's racing at Spokane Sports Center
By Stephanie Regalado
A Tennis Family
Photo of John Ulowetz family
My Life as a CCC Boy
Working for the Civilian Conservation Corps at Camp Growden on Sherman Pass.
By Rusty Clemons
Spokane Junior College
History of Spokane Junior College
By June Summers
The Tiny House Reunion
A family reunion
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
The Birth of a Gordon Avenue Doll
Growing up on Gordon Street
By Lilly Burke
Spokane's Greatest Athlete
Jack Harvey, tennis and badminton champion
By Frank Gaylord
Moran Grade School Reunion
History of the Moran Grade School.
By Don Olmsted
Petland: One Woman's Century
History of Mamie Rand
By Emily Green
The Perfect Couple
The yelling neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Irby.
By Margaret Huntington

June 2006

Those Delinquent Reilly Boys
A auto prank at Gonzaga College, then coffee at Johnston's Coffee House.
By Bob Reilly
The Home Run of the Brave
Watching scary movies at the Rex Theatre
By Jerry Davison
The Ti-Girls at Lewis & Clark
Photos of Bette Pymm Doyle as a Ti Girl and majorette.
By Frances Pymm Oliver
Bath Time in the 40s
The entire family takes a bath in a washtub.
By Bernice Beyer
Neyland's Resort at Liberty Lake
Sun tanning and boy watching at Liberty Lake
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
Camp Sweyolakan
Summer memories from 1944
By Anna Mae Henry
Ice Cream Anyone?
History of Behm's Valley Creamery
By Carol Behm Elliott
A Warm Summer Day
Photo of Hyde boys
By Gene Hyde
Charliebeth and the New Electric Hot Water Tank
Selling dad's favorite cow for a hot water tank in 1943.
By Keith L. Yates
Lake Leo
Homesteading in 1904 in the Pend Oreille Lakes west of Tiger, Washington
By Don Olmsted
Fred Astaire or Chicken Little
Tap dancing lessons in 1933 led to recitals at the Rialto Theatre and the Women's Club of Spokane.
By Larry McGee
Our Blockful of Kids
The ten and eleven-hundred block of east Baldwin.
By Kurt Kromholtz

May 2006

Air Force Band Brought Honor to the Inland Northwest
The 560th Army Air Force Band.
By Keith L. Yates
Finding Work in the Depression
Building Grand Coulee Dam
By Patricia Lewis
Raised in the Madsen Hotel
The Wilbur, Washington hotel was my home.
By Frank Hanson
Hidden Treasure
The Cheney Historical Museum
By Joan Mamanakis
The Welcome House
Rev. Herbert and Mabel Anderson provided a home for serviceman stationed in Spokane.
By Stephanie Regalado
Burke: Idaho's Newest Ghost Town
The Hecla Mining Company's history tied to Burke.
By Lowell L. Vanskike

April 2006

Building a Sawmill
Logging and running a saw mill near Thompson Creek north of Newman Lake in the mid 1930s.
By Peggy Cunningham
An Alaskan Adventure
The Alaskan Railroad Construction Company builds the Government Railroad in 1910.
By Peggy Cunningham
Life on the Bellwood Farm
Near Valleyford, Washington was once a large dairy operation.
By Vern Eden
A Little Reminder of a Big Adventure
The story of Mary Alice and husband Robert Rieper and their journey by covered wagon to Deer Park in 1899.
By Karla Rose
A Tribute to True Friends
North Central High School friends.
By Anna Mae DeFreese Henry
Life at Sacred Heart School of Nursing
Bertha Thulon's nursing school memories from 1914.
By Karla Rose
Lilac Festival Time in Spokane
Memories from many years of parade watching.
By Marilyn Newkirk

March 2006

Marching To Different Drums
Marching with the Red Feathers unit at North Central
By Bernice Horch Beyer
The Sisters of the Holy Names and Fort Wright
History of the Sisters school and education in Spokane.
By Ron Belisle
What's a Tilakums?
The Spokane Chronicle kids club.
By Mark Weadick
The Campbell House
Restoring Helen Campbell's Blue Silk Drapes.
By Suzanne Lynch
An Earlier Time
Neighborhood memories on Gardner Avenue and around Spokane.
By Robert Scheel
L. Merlin Norris
Preacher, photographer, reporter and scout executive and adventures at Spokane University.
By Keith L. Yates
White Hair of the Spider
Lucile Hird and her gift of Laqueus.
By Rita LaReice
Where Have All The Drive-Ins Gone?
History of drive-ins across Eastern Washington including Ownbey's Drive-In, Deer Drive-In, East Trent Motor-In, East Sprague Drive-In, North Cedar Drive-In.
By Rolin Miller

February 2006

Chattaroy School Burns Down
A fire in 1934 burns down the local school house.
By Verle Burch
Teenage Mischief
Having fun around Spokane
By Bud McGee
All the Pioneers Are Not Dead
Jesse and June Green move from California to Spokane in 1959 in a home-made camper.
By Jesse Green
Rose Lake
Rose Lake, Idaho history.
By Edward Johnson
The Old Homestead
Homestead living in the Deer Lodge National Forest of Montana in 1919.
By Viola Ala
Corbin Park
The Secret Race Track.
By Gene Ambacher
Daily Chronicle Tilakums
History of the kids club, Tilakums
By Richard Ennis
Spokane Hotel Memories
Memories of the Spokane Hotel and the Silver Grill.
By Helen Dennis
Ruby City Cemetery Found
A lost cemetery is found.
By James O'Brien, Lynda O'Brien, Jerry Smith, Laurie Smith
The Mayors of the City of Spokane
History of the city Mayors from 1881 to 2006.
By Karla Rose
Norway's Royalty Charms Spokane
A Royal visit by Crown Prince Olav and Crown Princess Marta in 1939.
By Margorie Coombs
Billy Peterson and Me
Lillian and Billy Peterson still a kiss in the cloak room.
By Lillian Bonnie Burke

January 2006

Spokane - Nashville of the West
Singing groups like Clyde and Slim sing on KFPY in Spokane each week.
By Keith L. Yates
The Palouse Highway
Building the Palouse Highway in 1936.
By Delta Don Olmsted
Hillyard Family Home
Patrick Foley works for the Great Northern Railroad.
By Carol Foley Meehan
Memories of Logan Grade School
Memories from 1937 and 8th grade class photo from 1941.
By Philip Heine and Dorothy Wright Damrell
Snow Surveying
Glenn Nogle and Guy Imus take snow measurements for Washington Water Power Company in the North Cascades mountains in 1948.
By Mary Ann Kozel
Grandfather's Blacksmith Shop
Photo of H.A.Krum's shop in 1905
By Peggy Cunningham
The House R.A. Jones Built
Superintendent of Spokane City Waterworks during the Great Spokane Fire of August 4, 1889.
By Matthew Collin
Seth Woodard
Spokane Valley Pioneer from 1882.
By Harold E. Skinner

December 2005

Gold, Frankincense and What?
The gifts presented to Jesus at His birth, including Myrrh.
By John Tissot
Spokane Women's Club
History of the club from 1905.
By Stephanie Regalado
Spokane Junior Miss Pageant
Judging at the second annual pageant in 1969.
By Leon Ross
My Christmas Sweetheart
Rondy Ledford travels through a winter storm to be home for Christmas.
By Brenda Kay Ledford
McGee's Service Station
History of Sid McGee and his gas stations.
By Bud McGee
The Story Behind Rockwood Clinic
History of Rockwood Clinic and Captain William Robinson, founder.
By Stephanie Regalado Logan Elementary School
History of Logan and a 7th grade class photo from 1940.
Let the Trumpet Blare
Playing in the Rogers High School pep band in the 1940s.
By Bernice & Walter Beyer
Were We Montanies?
Traveling from Great Falls, Montana to Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.
By Leslie P. Yates

November 2005

Tightening Belts - Rationing During WWII
Tax Tokens and Rations during the war years.
By Delta Don Olmsted
Washington's Tax History
Major Washington State Tax History
The Handsome Horseman
History of George Horch and his horses.
By Bernice Beyer
A Passing of Time
Memories of grandmother.
By Dan Pawlowski
A Rumble Seat
Double dating in a 1930 Model A Ford Roadster.
By Madge Saunders
Captain Midnight
Comic book relief in the 1950s.
By Terry Nelson
Apron of Love
My mothers kitchen apron and the love she showed.
By Frieda H. Morgenstern
Hopalong Cassidy and Professor Barry
Popular TV show impressed the kids.
By Ruth Burke
1933 Wilson Grade School
Photo of 2nd grade in 1933.
The Home Place
History from the south Moran Township in 1936.
By Delta Don Olmsted
An Old Fashioned Barbershop
History of the Audubon Park Barbership and Nick Nickerson.
By Mark Carter
Cashup Davis - Wilderness Innkeeper
History of James "Cashup" Davis and the Steptoe Butte Hotel he built.
By Mark Carter
Please Connect Me to Main 327, Operator
The Spokane telephone exchanges from 1902 to 1960.
By Nella Rice
Rainbow Gasoline
A True Oil Company Station
My Date with Dwayne
A date that didn't start off right and ended up even worse.
By Louise Hoff
Letters from a Sailor
Roy Kenneth Grant sends letters home in 1944.
By David W. Grant
Washington National Guard
History of the guard unit
The Last Ballgame
Looking after my little sister in the 1950s
By Margaret Brennan

October 2005

Two Spokane Sailors Almost Cause an International Incident
Sandy Sinclair and Keith Yates get in a little trouble during WWII.
By Keith L. Yates
You Can Do It, But...
Learning to play the clarinet at Rogers High School.
By Lillian Bonnie Burke
Heidi, the Piano Playing Boxer
The family dog that could play the piano.
By Bill Davison
Cold Hands, Warm Heart
Trying to play high school football.
By JimSullivan
Scary House, Happy Memories
Memories from North Monroe street.
By Artye Lee Scott
The Genie and the Gyro
Inventions by Frank Johnson in 1967.
By Mark Carter
My First Trip to Spokane
Memories of Tripple XXX Rootbeer, the Milk Bottle and other Spokane highlights in 1931.
By Leslie P. Yates F
irst Day of School
First grade at Hamilton Grade School in 1925.
By Lillian Bonnie Burke
Hamilton Elementary School
History of the school from 1908.
Riding the Flumes
The glory days of logging by the Alward family at Brickel Creek in north Idaho in 1925.
Wheat Harvest Photo Essay
Harvesting wheat in the Palouse country.
By Willard Pennell
Boy Scouts Rescue Drowning Women
Wray Farmin saves lives at Camp Cowles on Diamond Lake in 1921.
By Greg Mott
What's My Line?
Television show history.
By Terry Nelson
The Serenaders
Spokane choral group of the 1940s
By Benita Mason
Spokane Was Not Third-World Hillbilly
Memories from around Spokane.
By Richard L. Jones
From Washington County to Washington Territory - A Man Named George
History of George W. Runnels from 1857.
By Nellie Runnels

September 2005

Daddy the Spokane Policeman
History of Jim Fuchs as a Spokane cop in the 1930s.
By Lisa Hemken The Evergreen Zoo
Evergreen Zoological Park at Sprague and Vista founded by Art Warsinski
By Mark Carter
"Wild Horses" at the Boots and Saddles Club
Painting of wild horses.
By Ingrid Anderson
Farming South Moran
Art Stephan successful farming operation in 1914.
By Delta Don Olmsted
Steamroller
A 10-year-old remembers seeing his first steamroller working.
By Burt Hinckley
Those Old Wash-Day Blues
Electricity on the farm changes how washing is done.
By Hilda Maston
Sale Day
A farm auction recollection.
By Donald R. Johnson
Horse Theft Mania in Spokane
Stealing horses in Spokane in 1891.
By Erin McPherson
Horse Thief: The Worst Outlaw of All
History of a horse thief.
By Erin McPherson
Butch Cassidy Bites the Dust
Did Butch Cassidy actually die in Spokane?
The Monroe Street Bridge
A look back at the three Monroe Street bridges.
By Mark Carter
The Glover Mansion
History of James Glover and business ventures.
By Sarah Dalrymple
Boyhood Memories of Newport
George Graupner history and his grocery store in Newport, Washington.
By Gary Graupner
Telephone Communication Timeline
History of Spokane telephone industry.
By Willard Pennell
Summer Harvest on the Mountain
Harvesting wheat in Walla Walla in 1941.
By Laverne Bilyeu
First Day of "Real" School
Green Mountain School northeast of Newman Lake in 1930.
By Peggy Cunningham
Valley Chapel
The Valley Chapel church.
By Delta Don Olmsted

August 2005

Joe Albi Stadium
Memorial to a big sports fan, Joseph A. Albi.
Life on a Dairy Farm
The Meadow View Dairy west of Coeur d'Alene.
By Clare Earl Johnson
Lifestyles with Stoves
Switching from wood cooking to electric in the 1940s.
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
The Old Iron Stove
A Poem
By Mary R. Leason
Victory Gardens
Growing home gardens for the war effort in the 1940s.
By Sarah Dalrymple
Spokane in the 1950s
Tooling Riverside to ugly gym uniforms
By Marilyn Magney Newkirk
From Certified Pioneer Stock
History of Hughena Elizabeth Hecht-House
By Sherri House-Rhoads
Union Station
From construction to demolition, 1914-1973
My Brush With History
Living in Grand Coulee during the construction of the dam.
By John Edward Ernest
Birdwatching at Camp Cowles
Attending the Boy Scout camp on Diamond Lake.
By Darryl Dickey

July 2005

The Doll Hospital & Winkler's Broom Factory
Attending school at Logan School and nearby businesses.
By Darryl Dickey
A Page from the Past
Growing up in Peaceful Valley.
By Patricia Lewis
Carnation Milk Salesman
Driving for the Carnation Milk Company in 1952.
By George Taylor
The Bride's Revenge
Making fun of a husband's lunch packed by his wife.
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
Summer Theater
Showing home movies in basement theater.
By Bernice Beyer
Old Rex
Working the ranch with a favorite horse.
By Dale Bacon
Spokane Children's Home
History of the Spokane institution for more than 60 years.
By Lisa Hemken
Ditch Walking
Irrigation systems in the Spokane Valley in 1943.
By Keith L. Yates
Modern Electric Water Company
History of a water company from 1905.
Our National Banner
History of our American Flag.
By Earl Echelberry
Mrs. Kraft's Homemade Ice Cream
A favorite summer treat.
By William Kraft
The Kool-Aid Kaper
My first kool-aid stand in 1936.
By Jerry Davison
National Indian Congress
From 1925 the National Indian Congress Gonzaga High School Class of 1945 memories.
By Dick Krutch

June 2005

Launching a Renewel of The Fox Theater
Dick Hazelmyer, dresses up in "Destination Moon" outfit for a promotion.
The Evergreen Accordion Club of Spokane
Joan Morse tells of the history of accordion club from 1940s.
By Lisa Hemken
Electric Cooking School
Learning to cook with electricity in 1931. Kindergarten Class on West Mission
Photo of Kerdergarten class of 1931
By Barbara J Nobles
The House on 35th
Memories of grandpa's house on 35th street.
By Steve Morrison
Bobby Wayne
Rockabilly innovator from Spokane in 1955.
By Mark Carter
A memorial day I'll Never Forget
Memorial Day 1936 flying exhibition by the National Guard at Felts Field.
Larson's Clothing Store
Photo from 1954 of Larson's Clothing Store. Midnight Prohibition Shootout- Mistaken Identity or Murder?
Ludwig
Johnsen dies in a shootout during a Prohibition raid.
By Laura Harders
Sawmills of Nine Mile Falls
Long Lake Lumber Company and others along Long Lake.
By Margaret Sontag & Benita Mason
The Cane on the Barn Wall
Memories of the Junior Livestock show in 1938.
By Julie Painter Pittmann
Yates' Yellow Bike
My new Zenith bicycle in 1938.
By Ronald Yates
The Coveted Compote
A wedding gift is cherished.
By Marjorie Coombs
Prohibition Bootlegger
Lew Ward and his bootlegging experiences.
By Lewis Ward
The Bucking Truck of Zephyr Lodge
Working at Zephyr Christian Conference grounds at Liberty Lake.
By Keith L. Yates

May 2005

I Survive
The making of the Great Northern Depot Clock Tower banks for Expo 74.
By Will McLaughlin
Avalanche Takes Johnny Knock
Bob Hansen tells of a avalanche that kills his friend.
By Mark Carter
When I was Five
Memories of young man in 1935.
By Bernice Beyer
A Man's Castle
Living in a shack of a house.
By Donald R. Johnson
Codd & Allen Sawmill in King Valley, Idaho
By Donna Carnegie
Rebuilding Fort Spokane
Planning for the restoration of Fort Spokane
By John Anspauch, Dean Bakke, Robert Twyman, Mark Weadick
The New World
Homesteading on Peone Prairie.
By Frank Johnson
John C. Poetz, Spokane Architect
Working in the shadows of Kirtland Cutter
By Aimee Flinn
Armed Forces Day Parade- Sights and Sounds
Memories from a Lilac Parade.
By Katie Ewart
Milkin' Time
The never ending chore of milking cows in the 1930s.
By Denton Harris
What ever happened to the Bijou and the Lone Ranger?
Favorite movie memories from the 1940s.
By Gary Luerding
The Little House that Grew on the Palouse
Farming off Mt. Hope Road.
By Irene Kirkpatrick Brinson
The Crescent- Spokane Isn't the Same Without it
Memories from the Crescent.
By Marion Daines
Newlyweds in a Spokane Valley Pump House
Working for Modern Electric Company as a ditch walker.
By Ronald W. Yates

April 2005

The Winter of 1948-49...and a Baby on the Way
By Peggy Cunningham
What the Marine Corps Offered You in 1948 Military pay in 1948.
By Jim Schwab
Growing Up with WWII Coupons Living with rations during WWII.
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
A North Central Neighborhood in the 1930s and 1940s Neighborhood memories
By Doris Sims
A Taste of the Old Country: Spokane's German Paper Immigrants publish their own paper.
By Erin McPherson
Spangle Stallions The horse breeding operation of Henri D'Hondt in Spangle, Washington.
By Larry D'Hondt
Indian Canyon Golf Course Opens in 1936
Photo essay
Yesterday When I was Young
Growing up in the 1960s.
By Richard L Jones
The Second Battle Of White Bird: Over the Hill in a Maxwell
Traveling over mountain passes in a Maxwell.
By Rosemary Hanford Henrickson
Grandpa and Two Trains
Moving to Spokane and working for the Millwood Lumber Company in 1905.
By Dick Krutch

March 2005

Early Spokane Schooldays
Attending school in Yardley at Alcott School in 1918.
By Maynard Eash
Just a Pile of Bricks: The Schlosser Smokestack
Schlosser Greenhouse in Hangman Creek Valley in 1915.
By Stephen D. Schlosser
Rabbits - From Hutch to Skillet to Table
Raising rabbits for meat in the Depression.
By Arlene Goodrivch Rowles
Taps
Memories from hearing the famous Taps song.
By Marge Huntington
Oroville Overflow- The Great Flood of 1948
Floodwaters quickly drown out a town.
By Daniel A McDougall
How to Wash Woolen Underwear
By Marilyn Wagenius
Delivering Mail with Horse and Cart
Delivering mail in Spokane in 1935 with horse and cart.
By Harold F Van Horne
History of the Cost of a Postage Stamp
The Spokane and Inland Electric Railroad
History of the railroad from 1905.
By Don Olmsted
I was Fired Three Times in One Day
Working at the Diamond Match Company
By Loren Robinson
Inland Empire Model T Ford Club
By Marith McCoul
The Spitoon
Spitting tobacco into a Spitoon.
By C.J. Mouser
Growing Up
Saying goodbye and dealing with death.
By Dick Krutch
The Smells of Easter
Memories from Easter in the 1950s.
By Roseanne Dowell
Dancing Feet at Central Valley High- Learning the CV Shuffle
Dancing with the Three Musketeers in 1942.
By Keith Yates
My Favorite Store When I Was a Kid
Buying snacks from the five and ten cent store.
By Dusty Niendam Date: 1930

February 2005

Memories of the Richfield Men
Early service station men remembered.
At the Track - A family Tradition
Dennis Kellogg's midget car racing at Mead's Alcan Speedway in the 1940s.
By Mark Carter
In the Swim
A Modest Look at Swimsuits
By Donald R. Johnson
Willie Willey
History of nature boy, Willie Willey.
By Keith Yates
The Franz Family Adventure
Henry Franz family homesteads at Badger Lake, south of Cheney, Washington.
By Luella Dow
WWII Buddies
32nd Infantry Division memories.
By Dale Walston
Naming the Prairie: Moran and the Bull
How Moran Prairie got its name.
By Don Olmsted
Tiger Jack Fox - Spokane Boxing Great
Boxing in the 1940s and 1950s.
By Darryl Dickey
President Taft Visits Lewiston
A presidential visit in 1911.
By Dick Riggs
Avalanche Tomatoes, Potatoes, and Big Trouble on Mountain Roads
Trapped at Lolo Pass by an avalanche in the 1960s.
By Dale Bacon
Wally's World
Photos from the Wally Hagin Collection.
There is a Song in my Heart
Alvina Thom often sang for her daughter.
By Bernice Beyer

January 2005

Under the Viaduct - Rolfe's Lube
Noble A. Rolfe's service station under the train viaduct in downtown Spokane in 1936.
By N.A. Rolfe
Five Worst Winters in the Inland Northwest
A winter countdown.
By Ronald Miller and Charles Ross
Cold Power
Lewis & Clark High School buddies form a rock band in the 1970s.
By Aimee Goodwin
Ford's Model TT Truck of Many Uses
Purchasing Ford trucks for the farm.
By Grant Lundin
St Joseph's Old Folks Home
The Sisters of Providence open a home for the aged.
By Dick Krutch
Exploring Winona, A Town of Mysteries
Winona, Washington history.
By Jennifer Ingram
Spokane University, A Forgotten Part of Inland Northwest History History of Spokane University.
By Keith Yates
I Remember the Good Old Days Memories of hard work at home.
By Velda Van Zee
Montgomery Ward & Co. History of the famous store.
By Hughena House
A Classy Classic Seeing a Horch Phaeton car.
By Bernice Beyer
Jailbreak in Spokane! In the Prisoners' Own Words A prison break gone bad.
By Rick Dettwiler

December 2004

St. Aloysius Church
History of St. Al's on the Gonzaga campus.
By Richard Krutch
The Black Box
Listening to a radio in 1935.
By Al-Jack Dymond
I Heard Angels Sing
Remembering the first time she heard music from a radiol
By Peggy Cunningham
Which Peavey? A brief look at Joseph Perrier-Peavey
History of Joseph Peavey and the Peavey tool.
By Donna Carnegie
Campbell House
A Spokane historic home.
By Patti Larkin
The Mudslidin' Train
The Camas Prairie Railroad derailment of 1954.
By Janiece Pilik
Press Paper, 2 cents
Selling the Spokane Press newspaper for 2¢.
By Bob Peters
Basketball Champions of Spokane County, Valleyford High School
The undefeated Valleyford basketball team of 1932.
By Ralph Johnson
Two for One Price
Louis Ward horse selling business in the 1920s.
By Lew Ward
Lone Scouting Days
A charter member of the Lone Scouts of America in 1915.
By R. Glen Olmsted
The American Flag - A Life Journey
By Artye Lee Scott
A Pocketful of Puppy
Opening Christmas presents early.
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
Survivor - A Mail Clerk's Story and the Avalanche of 1910
Stevens Pass trail wreck kills over 100 people.
By Dolores Hensel Yates

November 2004

Opportunity Township Hall Landmark in the Valley
Home of the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum.
Harvest Special
Working a stationary threshing machine in 1938 between Mt. Hope and Valleyford, Washington.
By Frank Johnson
Saturday at the Movies: Kids from the '40s Remember
By Janet Hathaway
Dancing Footwear Taps on Boots for a Cowboy
The Leeson girls begin tap dancing lessons in 1941.
By Mona Leeson Vanek
Cars, Cars, Cars: Central Valley Cruisers
Cars that kids drove to school in the early 1940s.
By Keith Yates
Washington Air National Guard: Eighty Years of Service
Submitted by 141st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
Grace Babtist Church: From Sawdust floors to Elegant Edifice
History of Grace Baptist Church from 1890.
By Mark Carter
Tiger Tale: Homestead on Tiger Hill
Homesteading in Tiger, Washington in 1916.
By Dorothea Nordstrand
A Good, Good Thing: Emerging Through Trials With Joy
Farm life with Harvey Stueckle and his family in Whitman County in 1915.
By Marla Hyder

October 2004

Zephyr Lodge on Liberty Lake: A Colorful Past
History of camp on Liberty Lake.
By Keith L. Yates
Remembering Nell Shipman: Hollywood Actress in Spokane and Priest Lake
Minnehaha Park was the filming site for actress.
By Jennifer Ingram
Pounders Jewelry
49 Years of Golden Service
End of an Era: A Mom & Pop Grocery Store
Mike's Cash Grocery.
By Ed Stevens
Stout-Hearted Seven: Young Historians Learn About Life on the Oregon Trail
By Matt Kaiser
Tracking the Cougar
Washington State University's humor magazine.
By Jennifer Ingram
Expo Flashback
By Paul Swift
Growing Up in Mr. Hill's Backyard
Growing up in Hillyard from 1940.
By Rich Matheny
Halloween Story
By Ronald E. Provinsal
Pranks and Other Memories
By Bob Hansen
Kettle Falls, the Columbia River, and Apple Pie
Bruce Schrecengost travels to Spokane in 1939 with his family.
By Bud McTavish
Too Many Spuds
Farming in the Depression.
By Marjorie Vincent Coombs

September 2004

The Spokane Trophy: Honoring Our Sons in the Navy
Navy trophy had its beginning in Spokane in 1907.
By Aimee E. Flinn
Spokane's Own Naval Hero
History of Robert John Monaghan.
By Aimee Flinn
Those Special 1940s Dresses
Sewing dresses and in the 1940s.
By Beverly Hill McKinney
The Apple Farm: An Oroville Adventure
Working in the orchards of Oroville, Washington.
By Darryl Dickey
Chief Spokane Garry: The Pacific Northwest's First Teacher
By Keith L. Yates
John Ball: Early Pacific Northwest Teacher
By Keith L. Yates
Jay P. Graves and the Spokane & Inland Empire Railroad Company: From Local Streetcar Line to Regional Electric Railway
By Lorri Moulton
First Impressions of America :Tacoma: 1905
Attending Whitworth College in Tacoma
By Janet Hauck
KSPO Disc Jockey: Bud Miller: "I'm still around"
By Bud Miller

August 2004

Expo '74 Flashback: GM's People Mover Carl Bernson: Growing Up in Spokane
By Carl Bernson
Old Idaho Sign Stands Once Again
Rebuilding the Heyburn State Park sign in a CCC camp in 1935.
By Kenneth J. Hart
Growing Up With My Scots-Irish Grandma
By Bonnie Burke
Camp Growden: CCC Camp Photo Essay
Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Kettle Falls, Washington.
By Allen A. Finley
Tomato Buggy Travelall
Driving a 1963 International Travellall.
By Mark Carter
My Sisters
Memories from Washougal, Washington.
By Dale Bacon
Avista's Contribution to History
History of Washington Water Power Company
By Natalya Shcherbina
Feeding the Harvest: Cook Shacks on Wheels
Working in a cook shack during harvest in the 1920s.
By Jennell E. Branson
Another U.S.S. Spokane: A Winning Parade Float
By Maribel Sullivan
Never Ending Harvest
Memories of a deep south rice harvest in 1942.
By Margaret Kienbaum
Trouble at Lancaster Creek
Small town memories from Lancaster, Washington in 1938.
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
Flapping in the Breeze
Hanging the clothes out to dry on a line.
By Lee Hill-Nelson
Oliver Nelson Bell: The Conclusion
History of Oliver Bell
I Remember Nana
A Poem
By Greg Asimakoupoulos

July 2004

Wilber in Flames
Wilbur, Washington burns down in 1901.
Early Colfax Floods
Bonded Adjustment Company: Collecting Debts Since 1916
Submitted by Bonded Adjustment Company
A Bang-Up History of Fireworks
History of fireworks.
By Maria L. Hyder
The Sounds of Peace; A Girl Remembers V-J Day
The end of WWII
By Isabelle "Lovey" Green
Playing Hooky, For the Love or Baseball
Skipping classes at Tonasket Public Schools in Tonasket, Washington.
By Donald R. Johnson
St. John, Washington Centennial Celebration
Little School on the Moran Prairies
By Don Olmsted
Aboard the "Spoke" U.S.S. Spokane
The U.S.S. Spokane named after town.
By Aimee E. Flinn
The Bobmobile: And other Wild & Dangerous Rigs
Street racing in makeshift scooters during the 1930s.
By Dick Krutch
Ford Model A: A Rig for Rough Roads
By Lee Carpenter, Jr.
Klahowya! Remembering Chinook Jargon
Understanding the Indian language.
By Dale Robertson
Spokane's High Bridge Tourist Camp

June 2004

Expo '74s Clock Tower Souvenir Coin Banks
Making clock tower banks for the fair.
By Ralph Johnson
Reardan Mule Days Celebrates 100 years
By Dale Swant
Wild Mustangs
Running into wild horses in 1941.
By Ralph Johnson
Bridal Gowns and Love Stories: Renewed and Reunited
A Widow, a $30 Horse, and a Log Cabin
Living in Fighting Creek, Idaho in 1933.
By Lew Ward
City of Mercy: Baxter Army Hospital, 1942-1945
History of Army hospital in Spokane.
By Aimee E. Flinn
The Family Behind White Elephant Stores
History of John Conley and his Surplus Stores.
By Mark Carter
Magicians in the Cookhouse
Cooking for the harvest.
By Willard Pennell
Kaufer's Religious Supplies: A Fourth Generation Business Since 1904
History of Philip A. P.A. Kaufer and his stores.
Mother and Me: Patty Duke's Greatest Role
By Patty Duke
Bang the Pots again...the 40's Revisited
By Wynee Crombie
Buggies to Trolleys to Buses Part III
By Don Olsmted

May 2004

Sheridan Grade School
7th Grade class from 1937.
By Thomas J. Summerson
Never Put Your Aggie in the Pot
Shooting marbles.
Rediscovering America in 1944
Excerpt From Article "We Rediscover America"
By Eric Johnston
For the Love of Chocolate
A love story.
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
The Front Porch
By Dick Krutch
How to Stop a Runaway Team of Horses
Manito Park Celebrates 100 Years
Manito Park timeline.
A Whale of a Tale
A whale arrives in Spokane on tour in 1930.
By Peggy L. Cunningham
Yoke's Rich Regional History
History of Chuck Yoke and his grocery store business.
By Marshall Yoke
An Expo '74 Memory
Memories from the World's Fair in Spokane
By Bonnie Burke
In Her Shadow
History of Sacagawea
By Dan Pawlowski
Home Remedies: Castor Oil's Not the Only Way
By Harriet M. Adams
Listening to Adults Can Get You in Trouble
By Marjorie Coombs
My Mother's Hands
By Tamara Barry Richert
Golden Years at Holden

April 2004

Basketball Uniforms: How They've Changed
A look at Gonzaga University's basketball court fashion
By Mark Carter
Nature Boy: Willie Willey Strikes Again
Author meets a scantily clad Willie in downtown Spokane
By Harriet M. Adams
Fallout Shelter
A rural family builds a fallout shelter to the instruction of the U.S. Government in 1962.
By Dusty Williams Niendam
Down in the Dumps
A young boy finds pleasure, learning, and a "mother lode of treasure' at the town landfill
By Donald R. Johnson
Eulogy for an Outhouse
Author recalls the outhouse stationed at her family's vacation cabin at Loon Lake.
By Liz Scott
Moran Prairie Plane Crash: Eyewitness of the Aftermath
A Spokane resident recalls a trimotor plane crash near his home in 1928.
By Carl Bernson
F.O. Berg: Keeping Spokane Covered Since the Great Fire
Frederick Oliver Berg arrives in Spokane in time to make the tents that would save the city after the Great Fire of 1889
By Mark Carter
Improvising Their Own Fun
Author describes Social activities for Whitworth Students during the Depression Era
By Kyna Herzinger
A Lifeline for 30 Years: Technology to the Rescue
An explanation of the lifeline communicator, enhancing the independence of the elderly
Buggies to Trolleys to Buses
Part II of Ruben Knapp's employment history in Spokane
By Don Olmsted
Teenagers Cruise to Loon Lake
Author recalls summertime lake trips to Loon Lake with her best friends
By Bernice Horch Beyer
When Electricity Came to Rural America
Excerpts from Circle of Brightness, a collection of essays on the change electricity brought to rural America
Edited by Brent L. Cobb
The American Austin Bantam: The First Jeep
The Daily Paper
Author recalls early days of Wenatchee
By Mary Lou Patrick
Future Farmers of America
Short history of the FFA
By Jennifer Ingram

March 2004

The Oroville Trombone
Experiences as a trombone player from Oroville High School to the Merchant Marines
By Daniel A. McDougall
I Remember Dad's Model A Ford
A brand-new Model A Ford carries a family to their adventures all over California
By Rosemarie Niles
Ahooga's Model-A
History of the Model A Ford
By Dale Clinton
Mother's Medical Practice
Down-home, practical doctoring of his mother and her proverbs for health
By Dick Krutch
Washington Auto Carriage: Success since 1906
Traces the success of a local auto company in Spokane
By Mark Carter
There's Gold in Them Thar Spokane Valley...uh...Tills?
There's gold possibly still hidden somewhere in the Spokane Valley
By Keith L. Yates
Gadgets, Gardens, and Good Memories: A Story Worth Harping About Harry Harp recalls days on the Palouse.
By Marla L. Hyder
The History of Washing Machines
Monopoly: The Game That Keeps on Going
An out of work man creates the game Monopoly with an oilcloth.
By Karen M. Hart
Whatever Happened to Polly Pigtails?
The evolution of a girls' magazine to Young Miss and today's YM
By Jennifer Ingram
Kant-Sink-Em Boats Made in Spokane
The boat-building Cruger family combines boat delivery, vacation, and preaching
By Melvin G. Cruger

February 2004

Oliver Bell's Pioneer Era Winter Adventure
Carrying supplies by steamboat to Coeur d'Alene Lake's mining region markets during the severe winters of the 1880s
By Glenn Leitz
My Fast, But Last Ride
U.S. Navy boys hitchhike home over the Cascade Mountains
By Donald R. Johnson
Grandfather's Radio
The role of the radio in the life of Terry Parsons
By Terry L. Parsons
Sing for the Teacher: A Serenade Turns Sour
Two inseparable fourth-graders face the consequences of a jeering serenade for their teacher
By Mel Lees
A Tandem Bike, Sort of
Two friends enjoy a homemade two-seater bicycle, until a policeman spoils their fun
By Walter Beyer
The Road to Winnemucca
Traces the Johnson Family's trek from Spokane to Winnemucca and back again
By Ralph Johnson
A Deer Lady
One tough lady survives the Depression, while still ready to help others in need
By Lew Ward
Hey Me!
Episodes in the life of Raymond Zehm from boyhood to manhood
By Norene Zehm
Do You Believe in Miracles?
Author recounts miraculous stories of his life
By Dick Krutch
Abraham Lincoln
The games we used to play, reading by the fire
By Melody Amsel-Arieli
Looking for Water in the Promised Land
F.T. Campbell transforms the face of the Columbia River Basin with irrigation
By Malcolm R. Campbell
Buggies to Trolleys to Busses
Reuben Knapp makes his living from the railroad to buggies, trolleys, and busses
By Don Olmsted

January 2004

Trash for Treasure: North Idaho Scrap
Children ages 3-16 gather scrap at Twin Lakes, Idaho during WWII
By Marilyn M. Wagenius
My Snow Suit
A young boy laments the 'girl's' two-piece snowsuit his tailor grandfather sews for him
By Dick Krutch
The Cream Separator
Recalling the evolution of Cream Separators, from crank to electricity, in life and advertising
By Mark Carter
Grendel and the Cream Separator
A curious kitten discovers the networking of an electric cream separator
By Charley Noble
A 1926 Christmas Memory
Two little girls arrive home from Hamilton Grade School to find a new piano for their mother
By L. Bonnie Burke
Coasting Down Spokane Streets: When Sledding Was a City Priority
Recalling when the streets were blocked for sledding in the 1940s.
By Maida Van Dissel
Riding the Rails: Once is Enough
Two brothers and a friend spend their summer vacation seeing the country via the railroad
By Bill Davison
Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy
Jerry Stocker founds Spokane's Sixth Avenue Medical Pharmacy
By Mark Carter
Cooler King: The Lanky Yank from Washington State
Spokane native Jerry Sage becomes an army officer in the forerunner of the CIA during WWII
By Mark Carter
The Grand Coulee Dam: A Powerful Weapon
Building the dam that became the United State's most powerful weapon in WWII
By Kent Davies
I Never Made it to Hyannisport
Running into the Kennedys while skiing in Idaho
By Alfred C. Block
Clanging Sousaphones
The memories of a former Spokane bass player in 1940.
By Keith L. Yates

December 2003

Oohing and Aahing Over Crescent Window Displays
Remembering a part-time Christmas job in display windows at the Crescent in 1950s.
By Everett Parr
Dry Dock: The Crescent's Heartbeat
A Father gets a job as a warehouse supervisor for Crescent
By Rita LaReice
Dry Dock Dad's Daughters
Author spends money and gets into mischief at her father's workplace
By Rita LaReice
Key Words: Santa, Lewis and Clark, "Take your daughter to work day,"
The Fisherman's Wife
Author finally forgives husband for fishing gear gifts with a great catch.
By Bernice Beyer
A Family Project: Everyone Bring a Broom Handle
Making homemade mattresses as a community project.
By Pennie Brugh
Sample Girls and Fun Gum
Father's job for Adam's Chewing gum, and the sample girls who advertised the gum.
By Jane Powell Oakley
Davy Crockett Did Not Chew Chiclets
By Dwight Carter
What Am I Reading!?
Two girls get tricked into advertising photo at the Inland Empire Press Club.
By Bonnie Burke
Bossburg... A Shadow of Former Glory Days
Recalling a small town in Northeast Washington, lost with Grand Coulee Dam
By Katie Nordhagen German American Society
Information and about the society, including unknown photo
The Other Spokane Valley Airport: Symons-Russel Airfield
History of a Spokane Aviation Company, borne of WWI and known by many names.
By Mark Carter
The Last Day of Foster Russell Aviation Co.
Foster Russell's final flight and the death of an aviation dream.
By Mark Carter
Perilous Crossing: Four Boys in a Mortar Boat
Boys look for summer adventure on the Missouri River
By Thomas P. Bullock
Wake Island
Frank Mace's memories as a WWII prisoner of war, and The History of Wake Island
By Frank R. Mace
A Real, Live Cougar: Bring' Em Back Alive Bill Krutch
Technique for catching cougars for the Spokane Sportsmen's Show
By Dick Krutch

November 2003

How Was the Water?
Memories of mischief on the Spokane River
By Dick Krutch
Date the Right Girl
Date a father-approved girl and get the keys to his car.
By Lawrence Bratton
Wyatt Earp and the Gold Rush of 1884
Wyatt Earp had adventures in the northwest after the OK Corral.
By John Amonson
Squeaky Clean
Cleaning the turkey with laundry soap
By Harriet M. Adams
Hawaiian Knights
Photo of Band in 1926
By Kathie Shilipetar
The Scariest Halloween Costume Ever
Scaring the ladies of the WAAC with a skeleton costume.
By Verne Alexander
A Trip to Palouse Falls
Climbing cliffs around Palouse Falls
By Kenneth Rudolph
Surviving Floods on the St. Joe
Severe flooding in the St. Joe Valley.
By Lee Carpenter
Historic Homes
The Green Home
By Nancy Compau
A Love Story
Will Bonner began to woo Laurena Leete, a switchboard operator in 1909.
By L. Bonnie Burke
Dear Old Nat...
Memories of Natatorium Park
Holden Mine
Summer work in copper mine during college.
By Sam K. Smyth
The Dynamic Life: Bonding with Charles Atlas
Charles Atlas body building ads sold this author.
By Donald Johnson
Oliver Bell's Pioneer Experiences
Settling northeastern Washington Indian uprisings
By Glenn Leitz

October 2003

Bell's 1877 Route into Spokane County
Pioneer family travels from Snake River to Latah
By Glenn Leitz
Colfax Wheat Harvest
Hard work with mules and horses during a wheat harvest in 1914.
Author: Willard Pennell
33 Mule Team
George Horsch, Jr., harvests wheat in Ritzville with mules; mother's cook shack on wheels in 1925.
By Bernice Beyer
Never-Ending Adventure: A Frontier Teacher in the Okanogan Valley
Dorothy Strahl's first year of teaching
By Dusty Niendam
Time Measured on Jack's Clock
Jack Cannon builds wooden clocks.
By Richard Rosanova
Looking Back 90 Years: The Planes
Ninety-year-old author recalls childhood in the 1920s.
By Maynard Eash
Report Card Day
Humorous recollection of getting report card at St. Aloysius school in the 1930s.
By Dick Krutch
Missing Shoes & Green Ribbons: Freshman Initiation at Whitworth College
Freshman versus sophomores during first months of college in the 1920s & 1930s.
By Rose Sliger
We're Not Heating the Whole Outdoors!
Boy recalls wisdom of grandparents as he chinks logs for the winter.
By Tony Matz
Snakes Alive
Lifetime of snake encounters recalled, from Kansas to Spokane to Africa.
By Artye Lee Scott
To Adak and Back: From the Farm to the Tundra and Back
Author recalls army experience at the end of WWII on Adak Island, Alaska.
By Russell Carter
A Strong Matriarch: The Biography of Anna Regina German McPherson
Author recalls mother's struggles throughout her life.
By Grace McPherson Oddson

September 2003

Faith in the Face of Hardship: The Hecht Family of Rockford
Pioneer family endures fires, death, etc.
By Hughena Hecht House
Smallpox! Whooping Cough!
Child survives two deadly diseases in 1929.
By Celeste Frost
Counter Culture: The Soda Fountain
Soda fountains are more than just a place for a treat.
By Greg Asimakoupoulos
The Romance of Pitching Hay
Old time hay pitching brings nostalgic memories.
By David A. Asson
Footballs and Fogeys: The Story of the Codger Bowl
Actor John Crawford organizes 1938 rematch between Colfax and St. John.
By Chris Dabolt
Flowers and Railroads
Peters & Sons works in both flowers and railroad business.
By Robert Peters
We Didn't Need Paul Bunyan
Young men use Model T to haul firewood; dream of organizing a band.
By Bill Davison
Spokane Summertime Treat Girls coax father to buy soda at Triple X Root Beer Drive-In on hot summer day.
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
Fire Destroys Moran Prairie School
History: Fire burns school; replaced by Richland building in 1942.
By Don Olmsted
My Career as a Fuller Brush Man
Young man finds success as Fuller Brush salesman.
By Donald R. Johnson
A September to Remember: The End of the War
Marine private recalls Japanese surrender aboard USS Missouri battleship.
By Mark Carter
Cars Take Us Back
1950s era cars bring back fond memories.
By Richard L. Jones
Saving Daylight Saving
Background of daylight saving policy.
By Marla Hyder
Bewildered by First Grade
A young boy is confused by first day at Catholic school.
By Dick Krutch

August 2003

Last of Spokane's Blacksmiths: The Lost Music of the Iron Hammer
Story of albert "Al" E. Leeson as a blacksmith in Spokane.
By Mona Leeson Vanek
My 1927 Model T
A Boy's First Car
By Walter Beyer
Memories Shared or Lost
Nostalgic Memories
By Richard L. Jones
Key Words: Memories
Date: 1960s
Location: Spokane In Her Own Words: A Diary of Life During Washington's First Days of Statehood
The Early Days of Washington
By Linda Mesinar
Historic Homes: The Spear Home
By Nancy Gale Compau
Graveyard at the Greyhound Garage: A Janitor's View
A Janitor's View of the Greyhound Bus Garage in 1947.
By Rebekah Fite
Where Have All the Flowers Gone? My Memories of Sadie Baer
Working at the Bethany Old Peoples' Home
By Margaret Weyer Bartholomew
The Handsomest Milkman
Making a Living as the Milkman
By Leon Ross
Cattle Wrangling, Old West Style
A New Hobby : Cattle Wrangling
By Paul McBride
Mom's First Flight: A Grand Dam Detour
Mom's adventures of flying for the first time.
By L. Bonnie Burke
Burning Barn Brings Out the Best
Watching the Barn Burn Down
By Dorothea Whitfield Kennedy & John "Sid" Kennedy
4-H-Nurtured from the Soil of America's Farmland
History of 4-H
By Rebekah Fite
A Sixty-Year Friendship
Japanese American Women Form Strong Relationships.
By Rose Sliger
Lunch Box Memories
Lunch Boxes Through the Years
photos courtesy Smithsonian's National Museum of American History
Hot Day at the Empress
Watching Movies at the Empress Theater
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles

July 2003

The Perfect Crime
A Boy Steals Sweets from Nuns at St. Aloysius Church in 1936.
By Dick Krutch
My Secret Hiding Place
Memories of a Child
By Lillian "Bonnie" Burke
Visions of Yesteryear
Everyday Life in the 1940s
By Susan J. Maher
From Coast and Camp to the Inland Empire: The Japanese-American Story
Japanese Americans Take Comfort in Spokane
By Rose Sliger
Coeur d'Alene's 1890 Fourth of July Extravaganza
The Experiences of a Coeur d'Alene Citizen
By George Wood
The Covered Bridges Near Colfax: A Sentinel of Days Gone By
A Fascination for Covered Bridges and the Stories They Tell
By Frank F. Tobie
Paging Through a World War II Scrapbook
Cherished Memories by Louis Tomsha of World War II
By Marla L. Hyder
In Celebration of Ritzville's Pioneers
Establishing the Ritzville Community
By Nancy Burke
Logging Mills Before 1900
Logging in Washington Territory
By Charles M. Scammon
Footloose and Fancy-Free
How Children Play
By Dale Bacon
Imprinting Memories on the Hearts of a New Generation
Thank God for Great-Grandma
By Benjamin Graybill
Imprinting Memories on the Hearts of a New Generation
Someone Important to Me
By Bentley
Imprinting Memories on the Hearts of a New Generation
Everyone Loves My Grandpa
By Abi Hohenstreet
Imprinting Memories on the Hearts of a New Generation
The Foundation of Our Family
By Cait Pulver
The Davis Rocking Chair
Poem About a Rocking Chair
By Jewel Gore
Historic Homes: The Spokesman-Review Contest Home
Cannon Hill Park Housing
By Nancy Gale Compau

June 2003

Going Underground with the Lilac Lady
History of Spoofing Lilac Festival Buttons made by Dan Eagle.
By Marla L. Hyder
Everything's Coming Up Lilacs
Emergence of Lilacs
By Dan W. Eagle
"I Found a Million Dollar Baby " at Woolworth's Five and Ten
History of Woolworth's Business
By Rebekah Fite
When My "Heifer" Became a "Steer"
A Pastor's Embarrassing Moment
By Rev. Leon Ross
Sweet Indecisions
The Tasty Temptations of an Old-Fashioned Candy Store
By Cheryl Divine-Jonas
Growing Pains and Puppy Love
Growing Up in the Eyes of a Teenage Girl
By Lillian "Bonnie" Burke
The Time That Was
The Struggles of Moving to Grand Coulee in 1933.
By Dusty Niendam
Inspired by Grand Coulee
Memories of the Grand Coulee Dam
By Elizabeth Lindsay
More Than a Game: Spokane Hundred-Year Love Affair with the Indians Baseball
History of the Spokane Indians Based on "A Century of Baseball"
For the Love of the Land
Farming With a New Tractor in 1937.
By Marla L. Hyder
I Survived the A-Bomb
Memories of the Atomic Bomb dropping on Japan.
By Frank R. Mace
Lumbering in Washington Territory
Experiences of a Washington Territory Logger
By Charles M. Scammon
Welcome to the Coeur d'Alene of 1890
Moving to boomtown, Coeur d'Alene
By George Wood
Historic Homes: The Huneke Home
By Nancy Gale Compau

May 2003

Married on the Stage of the Dazzling Fox Theater
Effie Tate and Ralph Dicken wed on the Stage of Fox Theatre.
By Marla L. Hyder My Dream
Poem About the Comfort of a Mother
By Jolene Weller Feher
Adventurous Progress
The Nation's History of Successes, from sailing ships to space shuttles
By Leon Ross
The Ship That Wouldn't Sink
History of the USS Chincoteague AVP 24
By Frank D. Murphy
Arcadia Orchards: Building a Fruitful Empire
The Hardships of Arcadia Orchards
By Rebekah Fite
Picking Cucumbers & Stealing Skeletons in Pasadena Park
Growing Up During the Depression
By Dick Bazard
Despite Destruction, Optimism Prevailed
Whitworth's Suffrage Caused by Fire in 1927.
By Heather McCummins
From the Pen of the Crooner
A Glimpse into Bing Crosby's Life in 1934.
By Bing Crosby
"Livin' the Life of Lifebouy"
History of Lifebuoy Toilet Soap.
By Donald R. Johnson
Mother's Tea Party . . .and Other Mishaps
Childhood Memories of Dale Bacon
By Dale Bacon
Forbidden Pictures of Grand Coulee Dam
Touring the Grand Coulee Dam in 1940.
By Kenneth Rudolph
"Not Worth a Tinker's Dam"
"Tinker's" Photograph Conveys Memories of the Past
By Gerald Stiller
Milking Spokane For All It's Worth
How Children Spent Money in the 1920's
Historic Homes
Living in Peaceful Valley
By Nancy Gale Compau
> I Remember When I Got My First Job
Working for the Northern Pacific Railroad
By Verne Alexander

April 2003

Average National Retail Gasoline Prices
We Built a Farm
Winning a Farm and Much More
By Gloria Marie Spiegel Nelson
The First "Orange Julius"
Emergence of the Popular Orange Julius
By Lillian "Bonnie" Burke
The Grande Old Auditorium Theatre
The History of the Auditorium Theatre
By Kelly Siebe
My First Date at the Rialto Theater
Memories Cherished in the Rialto Theater in Hillyard.
By Bill Ferguson
Victory Heights
Growing up in Victory Heights
By John "Jack" Gation, Jr.
A Little Home-Cookin' and a Lot of Beer at the Stop-In Tavern
A Cafˇ Turned Into a Tavern
By Jim Gramps
Walking Out on the Cold War
Spokane Evacuates Buildings in Response to Cold War
Detective Homer Hall: The "Rock of Gibraltar"
The Life of Role Model, Homer Hall
By Marla L. Hyder
Smythe's Ford Reveals the Secrets of Yesteryear
The Meeting Place of Many Travelers: Hangman Creek
By Glenn Leitz
Hiding Under the Boardwalk
How the Coeur d'Alene Mining District was Taken Over
By Clay Nelson
From Walking Plow to Gleaner Combine
Farming Through Four Generations in Davenport.
By Robert Gunning
Another Mischievous Youngster Reformed in Sunday School
How Sunday School Transformed a Young Boy
By Al-Jack Dymond
How to Kill Three Men Without Serving Time
Living in the Valley with "Pete"
By Lew Ward
The Seasons
Poem About the Changing Seasons
By Donald R. Johnson
I Remember When The Great Depression Changed My Life
Great Depression Hardships
By Zelma Ellis, Joanne Schauer & Irene Brinson
Historic Homes
History of the Kuhn/Reid Home
By Nancy Gale Compau

March 2003

Spokane Falls and Cheney Duke It Out for the County Seat
The fight between Spokane and Cheney for the county seat.
By Chris Dabolt
Claiming Outer Space for "Cougar Country"
WSU Cougar button travels to space with alumnus Astronaut John Fabian
By Dan Eagle
Catching the "B" Fever
History of the First Annual State High School "B" Tournament
By Marla L. Hyder
The Piranhas of 1965
The Story of the Harrington Panther's Triumph in Basketball in 1965.
By Marla L. Hyder
Electricity Was in the Air: The Interurban Electric Railroads
The Idea of a Different Mode of Transportation: electric railroads
By Marla L. Hyder
The Whitworth Rock
How the Chiseling of a Rock Could Have Changed History
By Janet Hauck
"Living with Beauty" at Marycliff Catholic Girls' School
History of the Marycliff School
By Kelly Siebe
You Can't Beat Flying
A Boys Airplane Fascination
By Bill Davison
'Lectric Train Recollections
Memories of the Electric Railroad
By Wilmer Siegert
Poetry Searches for Radiance
Poem About the Search for Radiance
By Beatrice Knorr
Historic Homes: Spokane's Electrical Home
Home Demonstrated Electrical Features
By Nancy Gale Compau

February 2003

The Spokane Coliseum: A Dream Becomes Reality
How the Spokane Coliseum Evolved
By Kelly Siebe
A Cigar, A Paper, and Some Good Conversation at P.M. Jacoy
A "Hangout" for Businessmen: The Washington Cigar Store
By Marla L. Hyder
A Rawhide Railroad No Coyote Could Consume
How Dr. Dorsey Syng Baker built the "Rawhide Railroad"
By Jeffery Ives
Born in a Cave
A Story On How People Lived During Hard Times
By Melva Spurgeon
Prohibition from the Other Side of the Law
Enforcing the Prohibition Law
By Jean Amy Adams
The One That Got Away
The Story of the 1920 Sedan at an Auction Sale in 1926.
By Grant Lundin
Substitute Soldiers in the National Guard
How Leon Ross Became a Member of the National Guard underage.
By Leon Ross
From Hell to Heaven, By Way of the Coeur d'Alene Mining District
History of Coeur d'Alene's Mining District
By Gene Hyde
A Fabulous Horse Ends Up in Camelot
A Boy's Pet Horse
By Lewis Ward
A Son of a Son of a Pioneer
The Adventures of a Pioneer
By Don Olmsted
Destroying the Creation
The Haywood Trial: Crushing the Union at the Bunker Hill Mine in 1899.
By Clay Nelson
Cokes and Cockroaches at the Crescent Soda Fountain
A Day in the Eyes of a Crescent Soda Fountain Worker
By Thomas J. Summerson
Historic Homes: The Turner Home
By Nancy Gale Compau

January 2003

Two Parades in One Day
The Day the Parades Came to Town
By Dick Krutch
The Day the Division Street Bridge Collapsed
The Collapsing of the Division Street Bridge in 1915.
By Rita Kymm Blodgett
Soap Lake's History of Healing
The Discovery of a Lake that Tasted and Felt Soapy
By Rita Kymm Blodgett
Snowfall
Poem About Snow
By Jolene Weller Feher
Prohibition: The Long Dry Spell
The Hardships Prohibition Created
By Rita Kymm Blodgett
Drunken Pigs, Inebriated Chickens, and Baffled Mounties
The Effects of Homemade Liquor
By Margaret Bartholomew
We Weren't All Like Al Capone
The Business of Whiskey
By Marla L. Hyder
A Goose Tale
What Happens to Intoxicated Geese
By Laurance B. Holm
Caught!
Getting Caught Making Whiskey
By Louis Tomsha
Selling Whiskey to Bootleggers
By Gertie Banks
In the Nick of Time!
Band Member Had Pants Unzipped
By Bill Davison
Kinman Business University
Preparing Students for the World of Business
By Marla L. Hyder
Report from a KBU Journalist
Brief Description of Kinman Business University
By Leon Ross
A Night Unparalleled
Ice Skating on Twin Lakes
By Marilyn Miley Wagenius
Squab Hunting Under the Monroe Street Bridge
The Adventure of Hunting for Squabs
By Al-Jack Dymond
Behind the Scenes with Broadcaster Bob Briley
History of Bob Briley
By Marla L. Hyder
The Name Controversy: Hangman vs. Latah Creek
The Controversy of a Stream Name
By Glenn Leitz
Historic Homes: Cunningham/ Kearns Home
By Nancy Gale Compau

December 2002

Our Farragut Sailor Boys
How Sailors Adapted a New Home
By Jean Amy Adams
Money Laundering and Other Adventures at The Davenport Hotel
Working and Discovering at the Davenport Hotel
By Ken Davis
The Talking Telegraph Comes to the Inland Empire
How the Telegraph Came to the Inland Empire
By Rita Kymm Blodgett
Spokane's First Lady of Commerce
Thoughts on the Crescent Department Store
By Donald R. Johnson
The Forgotten Warriors of Kaneohe
Remembering the Naval Air Station Kaneohe Bay
By John "Sid" Kennedy
History Resurrected in Walla Walla's Pioneer Pageant
Actors Portray the Settling of Washington Territory on Stage
By Jeffery Ives
Christmas Celebrations on the Red Clay Farm
Remembering Christmas During the Great Depression
By Jolene Weller Feher
In Mother's Footsteps
Poem About a Mother
By Jolene Weller Feher
A Spokane Landmark Lives On
The Originality of the Cooper-George Apartment Building
By Marla L. Hyder
Rolling Along on my Christmas Skates
The Memories Evoked by Roller Skates
By Rita Hawley Cencich
Celebrating a Centennial of Methodist Ministry in Edwall
History of Edwall's Methodist Church
By Joan Moos
Two Lives, One Moment in History, Two Destinies
The Lives of Levi Hutton and Harry Orchard
By Clay Nelson
Depression Days In North Idaho
Living Depressed Days in Coeur d'Alene
By Harriet M. Adams
I Remember When the Snow Was So Deep
Memories of Snow
By Charles "Mike" Hansen, Sid Kennedy, Ray O'Keefe
Historic Homes: The Fotheringham Homes
By Nancy Gale Compau

November 2002

The Life and Times of May Arkwright Hutton
History of May Arkwright Hutton
By Dr. Debra E. Lis
Getting Out the Vote
The Significance of Voting
By Marilyn M. Wagenius
"Pure Guts": Surviving 1219 Days as a POW
Surviving a Japanese Prisoner-of-War Camp
By Ernest Tarter
The Waitsburg Story
History of Waitsburg
By Bettie Lloyd Chase
The "True" Story of the First Fifty Years
History of True's Oil Company
Spokane's Sweetheart Meets a Tragic End
Early Morning Horse Ride Ended Wheeler Bonner's Life
By Marla L. Hyder
Gonzaga vs. WSC: The Game for Life
The Unexpected Gonzaga Win
By Patrick Higgins
The Day the Stock Market Crashed
The Crashing of the Stock Market
By Marla L. Hyder
From Civil War Colonel to Civil Philanthropist: David P. Jenkins
A Story of a Well-Rounded Man: David P. Jenkins
By Marla L. Hyder
Going to Town
Memories of Growing Up Outside Jerome, Idaho
By Dusty Niendam
A City Galvanized by Aluminum
History of Kaiser Aluminum
By Rita Kymm Blodgett
Henry J. Kaiser: A Happy Elephant
The Success of Henry J. Kaiser
By Rita Kymm Blodgett
Lost Liberty Park
The Discovery of Liberty Park
By Sally Reynolds
I Remember When I Pulled a Funny Childhood Prank
Memories of Childhood Pranks
By Gerald Stiller, Rev. Don Meekhof, Cora Oliver, Bill Davison & Sid Kennedy
Historic Homes: Carson/Clemmer/Larrabee Home
By Nancy Gale Compau

October 2002

Lumberjacks of Yesteryear
History of Lumberjacks Working Along St. Joe River
By Lee Carpenter Jr.
Stepping Back in Time to Steptoe
History Colonial Steptoe and His Troops
By Glenn Leitz
The Long Road to Pine City
The Travels of Andrew Jackson Smith
By Roy Smith
How Two Pioneer Families Became One
A Story of Two Soul Mates
By Kay Minnick Carrick
Gypsies, Groceries, and Growing Up In Pine City
Granddaughter Recalls Grandfathers Effects on Town
By Violet Smith Wolff
Experiencing the Depths of Darkness in an Idaho Mine
A Day in the Eyes of a Miner
By Bob Reilly
Banking on One Hundred Years of History at Washington Trust
The Success of Washington Trust
By Ed Clark
Key Words: Banks
Antoine Plante: Mountain Man, Miner, Guide & Ferryman
A Glimpse Into the Life of Antoine Plante
By Jerome Peltier
The Night the Glenrose School Burned Down
Watching the Glenrose School Burn Down in 1936.
By Bill Davison and Carl Bernson
St. Ann's Catholic Church: A Sanctuary for a Century
History of St. Ann's Catholic Church
By Ann Colford
Red's Kids: Dancing Through the Years with the Silver Spurs
Teenagers Entertain Themselves By Dancing
By Marla L. Hyder
Silver Spurs Taught More Than Dancing
Mentor Taught Teenagers Lessons Beyond Dancing
By Artye L. (Smith) Scott
Historic Homes: The Mathieu Home
By Nancy Gale Compau
I Remember When I Went to My First Fair
First Fair Memories
By Hilda MacArthur, Laverne Meekhof, Dori Elias & Don Johnson

September 2002

Rebel With a Cause: Marie Frances Young Woolcott
Story of a Liberated Women
By Rae Anna Victor
Growing Up as a "Dam Kid:
Working on the Grand Coulee Dam
By Calvin Weimer
Surviving Grand Coulee Dam
The Dangers of Working on the Grand Coulee Dam
By Charlotte Freet-Northam
Mammoth Finds
History of Mammoths in Hangman Creek.
By Glenn Leitz
Now for the Rest of the Story. . .Clearing Up a WWI Mystery
John Carl's Life Before and After World War I
By John S. Kennedy
When Burgan's Was More Than Furniture
How the Burgan Furniture Store Evolved
By Marla L. Hyder
Our Caveman, Olie
Investigation of a Hidden Cave
By Dusty Niendam
Gimmicks, Ragamuffins, and Busy Times at the Davenport Hotel
A Glimpse Into the Davenport Hotel
From a conversation with James Hamilton LaFar
A Fair to Remember: 116 Years of the Spokane Interstate Fair
Memories of the Spokane Interstate Fair
By Marla L. Hyder
Living at the Lake
Living on a Twin Lake
By Marilyn Wagenius
Historic Homes: The Huetter Home
By Nancy Gale Compau
A Case of Mistaken Identity
Story of a Spokane Criminal
By Daniel Gore
Happy Years in the Melrose Grocery
Growing Up in the Melrose Grocery Store
By Ila Granlund

August 2002

Music Maestro
The Story of Musician, Russ Andre
By Donald R. Johnson
The "Wright" Street to Live On
Memories of Living on Wright Street
By Florence Wurtz Lancaster with Agnes Wurtz Koch & Elizabeth Hartley
Notorious Outlaw Harry Tracy Meets His Demise
The Life of Armed Robbery Convict, Harry Tracy
By articles from the Lincoln County Times
Spanning a Century: A 105-Year-Old Remembers Life As It Was
Living Through the Entire Twentieth Century
By Midge Bartlson
The Wild Bunch of Washington
Walter Wilde Jr.'s Adventures of Life
By Terry Wilde Spear
Company Picnic at Natatorium Park
Fun Times at Nat Park
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
Royal Riblet: The Man Who Reinvented the Wheel
Royal Riblet's Improved Invention
Excerpted from Eagle's Nest: Home and Workshop of Royal Riblet by Barbara Loste
Riblets Memories and More. . .
Painting the Riblet Mansion
By Maribel Bailey Sullivan
A Dog with a Mind of Its Own
Moving to Spokane with a Dog
By Bill Davison
It's 100 Years for the Spokane Lutheran School
History of the Spokane Lutheran School
By Maynard Eash
Historic Homes: The Kendall Home
By Nancy Gale Compau
Spokane's Solution to Parking Garages
Pigeon Hole Parking Garages
By Marla L. Hyder

July 2002

The History of Moran United Methodist Church
Moran United Methodist Church Through the Years
By Ardis Zacher Storms with contributions from Sid Kennedy
Old-Time Methodist Circuit Riders
Circuit Riders Bring Gospel to Their Community
By Marla L. Hyder
My Life: Growing Up In the Kettle River Country
Memories of the Kettle River Country
By Mabel Ruth Sharp Douglas Wood
See You at "The Spot"
A Place Where Teenagers Gather
By Arlene Goodrich Rowles
Life at Spokane College
Reliving the Days Spent at Spokane College
By Jeffry Sims
The Last House on Spring Street
Memories of Glenrose House
By Bill Davison
Historic Homes: Riverside Avenue Townhouses
By Nancy Gale Compau
GR8 PL8S: Great License Plates & Their History
A Fascination for License Plates
By Dick Riggs
A Trip to Steamboat Rock and the Grand Coulee
The Thrill of Riding a Steamboat Through Grand Coulee
By Don Olmsted
The Stokes Family: Pioneers of Grand Coulee Dam
How the Grand Coulee Dam Pioneers Lived
By Jean Nicholson
Grand Coulee Cleaners
How Grand Coulee Cleaners Began
By Birdie Hensley
Steamboat Rock, The Legend of the Distant Hills
Poem about Steamboat Rock
By Dusty Niendam
A Story About a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich
How a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Can Survive Several Years
By Dick Clauss
The History of Peanut Butter
The Origins of Peanut Butter
Spokane County Casualties of World War I
List of World War I Casualties
researched and compiled by John R. Tuft

June 2002

A Border Town in the 1920s and 1930s
How Kingsgate, B.C. and Eastport, Idaho Came Together
By Jeff Sims
The High-Flying Exploits of Mamer-Schreck
The Success of Nick Mamer and Roy Schreck
By Leon Ross
The History of Aviation
Timeline of Aviation
By compiled by Monica Sullivan
My Newspaper Route
The Life of a Spokesman-Review Paperboy
By David Nemitz
Spokane Sorosis: Studying and Serving Since 1891
Adventures of a Woman's Club
Compiled by Joan Williams
History of the U.S. Flag
Learning About the U.S. Flag
Chicken Every Sunday
Trading a Ford V-8 for Chickens
By Donald R. Johnson
Wilbur Re-Visited
Love Letters Uncover the Past of Wilber
By Lynne Peterson
Huckleberry-Picking Antics
How the Lunsford Family Picked Huckleberries
By Norman Lewis
Historic Homes: The Crane House
By Nancy Gale Compau
Class Action: A Night of Reunions
Story of Reuniting
By James A. Nelson
I Don't Like You Anymore
Poem
By Winnie Moore

May 2002

Manito Park: The Gardens, the Zoo, the Fun
Getting to Know Manito Park
By Tony & Suzanne Bamonte
My First Day in Sandpoint, Idaho
Living in Sandpoint
By Delia Holton
Historic Homes: The Poe/ Nelson Home
By Nancy Gale Compau
Theaters of Downtown Spokane
Spokane Theatres Through the Years
By Carolyn Hage Nunemaker
Singing With Bing
Mildred Bailey's Experiences With Bing Crosby
By Don Eagle
The Class of 1950 (A Gentle Time)
John Rogers High School Memories
By James A. Nelson
Sights, Sounds and Smells of Spokane from Eight Decades Ago
Remembering Spokane Eight Decades Ago
By Maynard Eash
Old Wagon
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Prizewinning Poem from the book "Spokane is a
Song"
By Florence Boutwell

April 2002

Sunday Drives Last Forever
The Joys of Sunday Drives
By James A. Nelson
Kootenai County, Idaho
The Adventures of Living in Kootenai County, Idaho
By Tony and Suzanne Bamonte
Historic Homes: The "House of Tomorrow"
The French Chateau Home
By Nancy Gale Compau
Spokane Falls & Northern Railway Photographs
Story of the Missing Glass Photo Plates
By Eppe Bosch
He Lit Up The Town with a Jack-Knife
Charles Geib Lit Up Spokane with His Jack-Knife
By Louise Alger
Up Ruby Creek
History of Ruby Creek, Idaho
By Cora Oliver
Springtime When I Was a Child
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