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Tag Archives: history
He Was There With Bells On
In 1912, Seattle Times Publisher A.J. Blethen donated twelve bells to the University of Washington. What was once a water tower became UW’s Blethen Chimes Tower. The wooden tower was next to the Observatory near 45th Street and 17th Avenue. … Continue reading
Posted in people, washington, work
Tagged bells, blind, college, george, history, life, music, Seattle, university, washington
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My Family’s Timely Demise
When I went to visit my family this spring, I came home with a new batch of stories. My mom had taken some old letters, typed them up, and put all those stories in a binder. I ran out of … Continue reading
Posted in God, people, relationships
Tagged 1860, assassination, cattle, death, family, history, life, lincoln, murder, posse
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Perilous Presidential Precedence
When the world feels a little crazy, I tend to look to the past. If an event has occurred before, then we can get past it again. The world survived the Spanish Flu, so there must be a way past … Continue reading
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Tagged America, democrats, election, government, history, past, president, protest, republicans, united states
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It Runs in the Family
When it comes to families, I was dealt a pretty solid hand. I feel like my roots are rather terrific. To begin with a quirk, there are suggestions that we might have been related to Catherine Howard. I have no … Continue reading
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Tagged abraham lincoln, blood, christianity, family, genealogy, grandparents, history, quaker, relationships, royalty
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Finding the Unseen
“No trap doors, no secret passages, not even a hidden compartment. What kind of enchanted talisman is this?” –Tangled: The Series Much like Rapunzel, I like to be surprised by quirks and hidden traits. The time I identified with Iron … Continue reading