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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Beulah’s wonderful stories were true ‘gift of tongues’

Beulah Henrietta Slingerland Wickberg (1893-1995) Although she was a “family friend,” grew up in Oysterville, and was of…

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‘This Nest of Dangers’: Rum runners afoul of the beach and the law

“Ilwaco, Wash., Sept. 20 [1924] — The halibut schooner Alfa, booze laden from a Canadian port, is high…

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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Which is it? Jim Crow or Jim Saules?

James D. Saules 1806? – 1850s James D. Saules (alternately written “James DeSaules”) arrived on the Columbia River…

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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Newspaperman rescued from the waves

Charles Angus “Jack” Payne Again and again, the breakers crashed over him as he strove toward shore. It…

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A Look Back in Time

February Happenings in History Feb. 6, 1952: King George VI of England died. Upon his death, his daughter…

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Old-time mariners courted luck every which way

Life at sea during the Golden Age of Sail could be deadly. To protect themselves against some of…

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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Doctor’s stallion to the rescue

Dr. T.H. Parks Dr. Theodore H. Parks was a physician practicing on the North Beach Peninsula in the…

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‘This Nest of Dangers’: Fine vessel cast away: Was whisky to blame?

“ONLY INVESTIGATION WILL DETERMINE WHY GLENESSLIN WRECKED,” read the headline in the Oct. 2, 1913, issue of the…

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Saints or Sinners? Characters of Pacific County: Oystervillian falls victim to villains

Caesar Crellin (1840- ?) In the 1860 Census for Oysterville, Washington Territory, Cesson (perhaps a misspelling of Caesar)…

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From logging to forest conservation: Feb. 7 History Forum takes a look

Early Shoalwater Bay resident and chronicler James G. Swan wrote in 1853: “Washington Territory abounds in fine timber,…

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