Category Archives: Immigrant heritage

Freedom in Fremont: An Early Gas Station in Seattle

Posted on February 1, 2019 by

In the early 1900s nationalist fervor built up in Europe until the tensions exploded into the First World War from 1914 to 1918.  When Germany declared war on Russia, it set off power struggles within that country which ended Russia’s … Continue reading →

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Remembering Shearwater: Cynthia’s Story

Posted on January 4, 2019 by

The Wedgwood neighborhood is only a mile-and-a-half from the (former) Naval Air Station at 7400 Sand Point Way NE in Seattle.  There was still so much available land in Wedgwood in the 1940s, so during World War Two a lot … Continue reading →

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The Fukano Family in Fremont

Posted on December 4, 2017 by

In Washington State in the year 1910, the census showed that one out of every four residents was foreign-born.  Of the other three out of four, many were first-generation, born in the USA of immigrant parents, and having come to … Continue reading →

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Original Resources, Real History

Posted on July 4, 2016 by

Have you heard of Frederich Drumpf, a German immigrant who operated a restaurant in Seattle in the 1890s? Real historians use original documents and verify their sources, and in this essay by Seattle historian Rob Ketcherside, we see that getting … Continue reading →

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A Picardo Perspective

Posted on April 24, 2016 by

In the Spring of the year our thoughts turn to gardening.

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Seattle’s Immigrant Photographer: Werner Lenggenhager

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

Werner Lenggenhager (1899-1988) was a Swiss immigrant who lived in Australia and California before coming to Seattle in 1939 at age 40.  A trip home to Switzerland in 1949 made Lenggenhager realize that historic buildings are not always valued until … Continue reading →

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Wedgwood’s Immigrants: the Akahoshi Family

Posted on January 11, 2016 by

Census records of 1920 show that there were quite a few immigrants living in the northeast Seattle neighborhood of Wedgwood that year.  Germans who built their own houses and settled in Wedgwood included John Herkenrath, Gustav Morris, and William Voss, … Continue reading →

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