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Memorial Day
Lest we forget…. That has been the motto since the close of the American Civil War in 1865. Today’s Memorial Day, observed on the last Monday in the month of May, evolved from the desire of Civil War veterans to … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Events and holidays, Seattle History
Tagged Civil War History, Seattle
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The Mysteries of Montlake
Part of the fun of blogging is being able to network with other researchers and writers. Here is an article from the blog of Rob Ketcherside, with his deep exploration of the “portage” at today’s Montlake. The Portage, a place … Continue reading
Mary Boman: Seattle and Beyond
George Boman was only 46 years old when he died in Seattle on December 19, 1890. He had grown up in Tennessee and after fighting in the Union Army in the Civil War, he never went back home. He journeyed … Continue reading
George Boman in 1890 in Seattle
George Boman, originally from Tennessee, was a Civil War veteran who made the classic American western migration across the USA in search of opportunities. After his Civil War service ended in 1865, Boman went to Kentucky, spent a few years … Continue reading
George Boman in the Prosperous 1880s in Seattle
In 1882-1883 George Boman split up with his second wife, Adelia, and started a new life in a house on the north shore of Lake Union, on what is now Woodland Park Avenue North near Stone Way. Those streets did … Continue reading
A Civil War Veteran in Seattle: George Boman
As of 1874 George Boman had done a lot of living in his thirty years of life. He’d already been married and divorced in Tennessee, had fought for the Union in the Civil War, had made a new marriage in … Continue reading
The 2022 Season of Cheer: Candy Cane Lane in Ravenna
The lights and decorations of Candy Cane Lane begin on Saturday, December 3, 2022, at 4 PM. Candy Cane Lane is a circle of houses all decked out for the holidays, located on Park Road NE off of NE Ravenna … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas lights, Neighborhood History, Seattle
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Robinson Tile and Marble Company
The year 1909 was a busy, exciting time in Seattle in preparation for a world’s fair event called the AYPE. The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition was to open in June 1909 on the campus of the University of Washington in northeast Seattle. In … Continue reading
Posted in Houses, Meadowbrook neighborhood, Seattle History
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Seattle During and After the Civil War
During the American Civil War of 1861-1865 the struggling outpost of Seattle in Washington Territory anxiously watched and waited as to how the war’s outcome would affect not only national issues but how it would affect federal influence in the … Continue reading
The Spiger Family in Ravenna
The life story of Henry Spiger tells of the western migration of Americans after the Civil War, and the attraction to the growth opportunities in Seattle in the 1880s. Henry Spiger, born before the Civil War, gradually migrated from his … Continue reading
Posted in gas stations, Neighborhood features, Plat names, Seattle History
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Wedgwood in Seattle History 