These seattle papers also produced special klondike editions, providing information on outfitting and prospecting. The ms barely beat cleveland in a tight opening season. Both the times and the post intelligencer sent correspondents to the gold fields. Special collections divisions books pamphlets ephemera maps photographs of the alaskayukonpacific exposition and historical buildings archives and manuscripts. The southwest seattle historical society realizes that we are living through an historic event. The pacific northwest collection, comprised of printed and archival materials, documents the people, history, and culture of the region. All glory to the man who applied the torch, commented frank bernard, superintendent of seattle public schools, in a seattle post intelligencer report of the fire. Originally published in the seattle post intelligencer and reissued in hard covers in february 1911 in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the seattle antichinese riots. The seattle postintelligencer trumpeted its great scoop. If you distilled seattles post 18thcentury history into five points, it would read something like this. Historic front pages from the seattle postintelligencer. The seattle post intelligencer has survived strikes, the great depression, new owners and several name changes to become one of the most prominent news sources in the northwest. Seattle public schools archives photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, and other materials relating to seattles public schools.
Art thiel has been at the seattle postintelligencer since 1980 and a columnist since 1987. The seattle postintelligencer the citys oldest newspaper, founded when. Library proponents made pleas for construction funds to provide a new and permanent facility to philanthropist andrew carnegie, who had been funding library construction across the. Explore your family history in seattle postintelligencer. Sep 11, 2018 17,000 books in the seattle metaphysical library in ballard, covering such topics as astrology, conspiracy, and tarot. Roger simpson and william ames cowrote their book unionism or hearst.
Inside, mother damnable, aka mary ann conklin, had reportedly turned to stonea befitting fate for the woman who supposedly threw rocks at people. Weston took a dozen carrier pigeons to send messages to the associated press and the post intelligencer. Seattle postintelligencer obituaries 1986 2020 seattle, wa. Oct 23, 20 vidar sundstol is especially good with the detail. The newspaper was founded in 1863 as the weekly seattle gazette, and was later published daily in broadsheet format. Brother eagle, sister sky by susan jeffers, chief seattle and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The collections of the seattle municipal archives focus primarily on seattle city. Issued onliy as an online website as of march 18, 2009. Highlights key resources on seattle and washington state topics. Ranny green, on the road with our libraries, the seattle times pictorial, august 24, 1980, pp. Historic front pages from the seattle postintelligencer originally published march 17, 2009 at 12. Hearst looks to sell, or close, seattle paper the new york.
King county genealogy links to sources of vital records, census records, message boards. A brief history of the occult in seattle seattle met. Hunt came to seattle and purchased the seattle post intelligencer, which he owned and published until he was forced to sell in the panic of 1893. Search obits for your ancestors, relatives, friends. The seattle times and seattle postintelligencer are washingtons leading newspapers, although in 2009 the postintelligencer became an onlineonly publication. Newspaper directory to find information about american newspapers published between 1690present. Both the times and the postintelligencer sent correspondents to the gold fields.
Book patrol is a place where you can share in michael liebermans passion for the printed word, the history of the book as an object and as a cultural artifact. Mediation proposed, the seattle star, august 18, 1936, p. Other articles where seattle postintelligencer is discussed. Seattle postintelligencer american newspaper britannica.
Hearst looks to sell, or close, seattle paper the new. Its almost incomprehensible andriessen, seattle postintelligencer, 2001. Central library history the seattle public library. Unpublished archival materials include personal papers such as. If you dont find your ancestor in the seattle postintelligencer archive you might try expanding your newspaper obituary searches to include multiple localities and newspapers for the best obit search results. Apr 16, 2014 the seattle eight, represented unflatteringly on the front page of the seattle postintelligencer, april 17, 1970. Get to know your ancestors storiesthe lives they lived, their hardships and triumphs. The seattle post intelligencer trumpeted its great scoop. The seattle eight, represented unflatteringly on the front page of the seattle postintelligencer, april 17, 1970.
Whether sundstol has hansen explaining the legend surrounding baragas cross, a cross erected in the woods near the lake, the history of the fur trade and its portage problems, or the disappearance of an indian medicine man, both the author and his character seem obsessed with the past and its effects on the present. Headlines of history from the seattle postintelligencer. Seattle postintelligencer wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Weston took a dozen carrier pigeons to send messages to the associated press and the postintelligencer. Jan 10, 2009 the seattle postintelligencer will stop printing in 60 days unless the newspapers owner, the hearst corporation, can find a buyer by then, the company said on friday. Arguably the best collection of photos and drawings anywhere in print that illustrate the whole of northwest history.
Read seattle post intelligencer newspaper archives, sep 30, 1900, p. The seattle times company also owns local newspapers in walla walla and yakima. But it could not withstand the tectonic shifts that. Family trees are just not complete without the details available in newspapers. The newspaper was founded in 1891 and has been controlled by the blethen family since 1896. As seattle s oldest daily newspaper braces for a likely print shutdown, the staff hatches plans, the suits huddle, and a digital future looms.
Read seattle post intelligencer newspaper archives, jan 7, 1896, p. Radical seattle remembers a blog about the history of. With coverage from 1985 current, the collection contains fullcolor newspaper pages, individual fulltext articles and content only published online. Obits are frequently published in the local newspaper where your deceased ancestor resided or other family members lived. Hoge under whom it was representative of an establishment viewpoint. Tacoma voters bringing petitions requesting open housing ordinance be put on the ballot in that city october 2, 1963 citation. See more ideas about central district, districts, history. First established in 1961, the library has zigzagged across the city, but its goal has remained constant. Seattle public schools archives photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, and other materials relating to seattle s public schools. He contributes articles to playboy and the sporting news, and commentaries for the seattle npr affiliate, kplufm.
Currently digitized cards include the northwest subject index cards for seattle districts ao. When the playoffs arrived, the seattle juggernaut slowed down. Seattles ramps to nowhere started as a remnant of government plans gone bad. Headlines of history from the seattle post intelligencer. The seattle postintelligencer has survived strikes, the great depression, new owners and several name changes to become one of the most prominent news sources in the northwest. The seattle post intelligencer popularly known as the seattle pi, the post intelligencer, or simply the pi is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in seattle, washington, united states. The seattle seven were tried in tacoma before federal district judge george boldt 19031984. The post intelligencer index is a selective index created by the papers journalists and can provide more detailed indexing of the p. Weekly intelligencer, a precursor of the seattle postintelligencer. The seattle postintelligencer will stop printing in 60 days unless the newspapers owner, the hearst corporation, can find a buyer by then, the company said on friday. Apr 27, 2009 art thiel has been at the seattle post intelligencer since 1980 and a columnist since 1987. Photographs the seattle postintelligencer, 18971898 tacoma public library. Anti chinese riots at seattle 1886 internet archive.
The only sour note, his national weekly commented, was the solitary opposition of william randolph hearsts seattle postintelligencer. Newspaper article st louis postdispatch mo low marks for books on nancy, tonya. Document the daily life of communities in a way that no history book can reproduce. The seattle postintelligencer popularly known as the seattle pi, the postintelligencer, or simply the pi is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in seattle, washington, united states contents. The trial was quickly sabotaged by the defendants vocal disruptions, a protest. Reviews and interviews with seattle authors sign in register.
Vertical files the tacoma daily news, 18971898 university of washington, seattle. Low marks for books on nancy, tonya by angelo bruscas. The seattle open housing campaign, 19591968 cityarchives. Discover more about your ancestors than names and dates in seattle postintelligencer. The seattle postintelligencer the citys oldest newspaper, founded when seattle was little more than a sawmill, a few dozen wooden buildings, and a couple of hundred souls survived the great fire of 1889. The postintelligencer index is a selective index created by the papers journalists and can provide more detailed indexing of the p. In 1884, a grave digger moving bodies from seattle cemetery now denny park to lake view cemetery told the seattle postintelligencer he came across a weighty coffin. Motorized branch is library plan, seattle postintelligencer, may 3, 1931, p. By kristin dizon, seattle postintelligencer reporter. That said, we thought wed venture a little list of titles that capture essential aspects of this place, its history and culture. Seattle times collection newsbank search more than 30 years of seattle area history with the seattle times integrated collection.
Ku klux klan in seattle seattle civil rights and labor. Paperback january 1, 1977 by seattle postintelligencer staff. Carlos arnaldo schwantes has revised and expanded the entire work, which is still the most comprehensive and balanced history of the region. January 17, 1889 image 4 search americas historic newspaper pages from 17891963 or use the u. The papers historical motto, its in the pi, no longer refers just to its. The great book of seattle sports lists and millions of other books are. Brainerd also encouraged the post intelligencer to issue a special klondike edition on october, 1897, which began with the headline, seattle opens the gate to the klondike gold fields. Photographs, yearbooks, school newspapers, and other materials relating to seattles. The author, george kinnear, was a leader of the home guards who resisted the antichinese mob in light of national guard inaction. Seattle is a commercial city, and is to the pacific northwest as new york is to the atlantic coast. The southwest seattle historical society is requesting your help to document history as it unfolds.
Feb 07, 2020 the pacific northwest collection, comprised of printed and archival materials, documents the people, history, and culture of the region. Currently digitized cards include the northwest subject index cards for seattle districts ao and the post intelligencer cards for ballard. Historic front pages from the seattle post intelligencer originally published march 17, 2009 at 12. A detailed history of the seattle public library the. The history of the showbox in seattle seattle magazine. The seattle times is proud to announce a beautiful, hardcover historic retrospective of seattle. The library of congress chronicling america the seattle postintelligencer. Seattle post intelligencer archives, jan 7, 1896, p. When the guild asked to see the times books, they answered yes, brown says. Newspapers at the washington state library wa secretary. The showbox has also been the site of many benefit shows, movie debuts, and countless recordrelease parties. Dan raley is an editor with the atlanta journalconstitution. See more ideas about west seattle, seattle history, seattle. The remarkable saga of this ballroom is still unfolding indeed, history is still being made at the showbox most every night.
These seattle papers also produced special klondike editions, providing information on. The seattle postintelligencer strike of 1936 pacific northwest labor history association, 1978. Mar 16, 2009 the seattle postintelligencer the citys oldest newspaper, founded when seattle was little more than a sawmill, a few dozen wooden buildings, and a couple of hundred souls survived the great fire of 1889. His book abut the seattle mariners, out of left field, was a regional bestseller. Couple climb into the history books seattle postintelligencer. Seattle post intelligencer archives, sep 30, 1900, p.
Nov 27, 2018 and all this is but part of the story. The seattle postintelligencer popularly known as the seattle pi, the postintelligencer, or simply the pi is an online newspaper and former print newspaper based in seattle, washington, united states the newspaper was founded in 1863 as the weekly seattle gazette, and was later published daily in broadsheet format. This collectors book features the memories of seattle from the. The great book of seattle sports lists great book of. By kristin dizon, seattle post intelligencer reporter. Hearst, said swartz, was also ending its pursuit of the seattle times. Previously, he was a sports writer for the seattle postintelligencer for nearly three decades and he has won over fifty national and regional writing awards. If you dont find your ancestor in the seattle post intelligencer archive you might try expanding your newspaper obituary searches to include multiple localities and newspapers for the best obit search results. But more than 50 years later, theyve become a cultural icon, a quirky, defining part of seattles landscape. The great book of seattle sports lists great book of sports. Headlines of history from the seattle postintelligencer by seattle. Primary sources seattlewashington state library at seattle. It had a longstanding rivalry with the postintelligencer until the latter ceased publication in 2009.
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