#OnThisDay in 1997, UW Tacoma opened in its permanent location in the downtown warehouse district. historylink.org/File/20471
Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
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Dedicated to advancing historical scholarship on the North American West with an emphasis on the Pacific Northwest and its connections to other places. Located in the Department of History at the University of Washington. https://linktr.ee/CSPNUW
Hey #Slystorians and #Alaskasky! Now is a great time to order my book “Alaska Native Resilience: Voices from World War II” for 40% off plus free domestic shipping if you order through the UW Press website with the discount code: WARM26 Woohoo! uwapress.uw.edu/book/9780295... 🗃️📚🐛❄️
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Winner of the 2025 Robert M. Utley Award, Western History AssociationWinner of the 2025 John C. Ewers Award, Western History AssociationWinner of the 2025 Ro...
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University of Washington Press@uwapress.uw.edu · 4mo agoOur Summer Book Sale is on now! Save 40% and enjoy free domestic shipping on *all* books on our website—including preorders. Use code WARM26 at checkout. uwapress.uw.edu/summer-readi...
"Through well-written and engaging prose, THEY CAME BUT COULD NOT CONQUER offers readers crucial insights into Alaska Native experiences with and their continued resistance to environmental colonialism," writes Colton John Brandau for WHQ. bit.ly/4ogufme
Pacific Northwest Quarterly Vol 116 Issue No 2 is here! Please check our linktree to find info on subscriptions and single issue orders. linktr.ee/CSPNUW
ASEH 2027 Conference Call for Proposals will be opening soon! We can't wait to see you in Richmond for ASEH's 50th Anniversary, March 31-April 3.
In association with CSPN, @uwapress.uw.edu publishes the Emil and Kathleen Sick Series in Western History and Biography which features scholarly and general-interest books on the peoples and issues that have defined and shaped the North American West. uwapress.uw.edu/search-resul...
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University of Washington Press@uwapress.uw.edu · 4mo agoOur Summer Book Sale is on now! Save 40% and enjoy free domestic shipping on *all* books on our website—including preorders. Use code WARM26 at checkout. uwapress.uw.edu/summer-readi...
One the things I've always tried to do in my work is amplify Indigenous stories & also show off the incredible work of my friends. If you haven't heard @hollyguise.bsky.social's amazing work w/ Alaska Natives during World War II, now is your chance. Links below. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...
Episode 202: World War II in Alaska: Alaska Native Resilience, Relocation, and Resistance with Holly Guise
Podcast Episode · Reckoning with Jason Herbert · June 1 · 1h 4m
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We are deeply saddened by the death of our good friend Paul Dorpat, who was one of the co-founders of HistoryLink. Next week, we'll be featuring a remembrance of Paul on our front page update. www.historylink.org/File/8704
On Saturday morning, Puyallup Tribe of Indians members honored the first salmon of the season. In the afternoon, they marked the grand opening of a new, 24,000-square-foot longhouse, which was immediately put to use with a longhouse naming ceremony and First Foods ceremony.
#tdih In eastern Oregon, in an area now known as Chinese Massacre Cove, white men murdered 34 Chinese laborers 💔 in brutal act of white supremacist violence in Hells Canyon Massacre. No one found guilty despite confession. Read “Massacred for Gold: The Chinese in Hells Canyon” by R. Gregory Nokes.
May 27, 1887: Massacre at Hells Canyon
In eastern Oregon, in an area now known as Chinese Massacre Cove, a group of white men murdered 34 Chinese laborers in a brutal act of white supremacist violence in the Hells Canyon Massacre.
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The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab explores the history and legacy of the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railway land grant of the 1880s. This travelling exhibit looks at what happened, who was affected, and why the story still matters today #BCHistory #VancouverIsland youtu.be/xJ7P0rP95d8?...
The Great Vancouver Island Land Grab (Exhibit Trailer - English)
YouTube video by Vancouver Island Local History Society
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Homes and businesses were lost when I-5 cut a swath through Seattle in the 1960s. Now UW students are resurrecting those neighborhoods and their stories.
UW students resurrect Seattle cityscape that I-5 erased
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#OnThisDay in 1988, Wanapum fishing activist David Sohappy was released on federal parole from the Geiger Corrections Center. historylink.org/File/20726
#ThisDayInHistory: In 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington erupted. Read “Disasters Have Histories” from TAH and learn how history shapes both the impact of and response to disasters. https://ow.ly/y0Lt50Z14xP
🚨New Episode Alert🚨 We talk the housing crisis blues in Bend, Oregon and beyond with @oregonian.com reporter Jonathan Bach and his book "High Desert, Higher Costs: Bend and the Housing Crisis in the American West" (@osupress.bsky.social 2025). writingwestwardpodcast.podbean.com/e/086-jonath...
#OnThisDay in 1969, thousands protested a planned freeway through Seattle's Arboretum. historylink.org/File/1229
Ashley Nichole Lewis (Quinault) explores Indigenous Challenges to “Little Dictators” in her module in @historians.org 'Authoritarianism 101' #AHRSyllabus www.historians.org/module/indig...
Indigenous Challenges to “Little Dictators” – AHA
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Ongoing Call for Submissions to PNQ! Essays on the history of AK, WA, B.C., OR, ID, western MT and the North American West are welcomed. We're especially interested in innovative looks at old ideas, and under theorized perspectives on the region. sites.uw.edu/cspn/pnq/pnq...
PNQ Submissions – Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest
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Did you miss our in-person 2026 Bullitt Lecture in American History? It's not too late! Dr. Ned Blackhawk discusses the hidden history of 20th century Native American activisms. This recording of this event which will be available until May 28, 2026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CruLibTYGt8
What an an incredible project of Pacific Northwest #EnivroHistory, highlighting the ways in which community and nature interact.
Densho@denshoproject.bsky.social · 5mo agoFrom mountain trails to coastal shorelines to desolate Tule Lake, this installment of our 30 Objects for 30 Years series reflects moments of connection with nature.
CFP: Symposium on Labour and the Environment 4th Annual Voices in Labour Studies Speaker Series Symposium on Labour and the Environment Feb. 11-13, 2027 Simon Fraser University Centre Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia niche-canada.org/2026/04/23/c... #envhist #labour #labourhistory #cdnhist
CFP: Symposium on Labour and the Environment
The primary aim of the gathering is to assemble a group of two dozen key scholars from various disciplines to address the dual theme of labour and environment.
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Happy Earth Day! On our blog, science writer Eric Wagner (SEABIRDS AS SENTINELS) shares about his time tracking seabirds off the coasts of Washington and Vancouver Island, and how deep observation reveals both wonder and urgency. Read our Q&A:
Seabirds as Sentinels: A Conversation with Science Writer Eric Wagner
In Seabirds as Sentinels: Auklets, Puffins, Shearwaters, and the View from Destruction Island, author Eric Wagner joins a team of scientists who have been tracking the lives of seabirds to gauge th…
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#OnThisDay in 1970. the first #EarthDay was observed in Seattle with teach-ins at the University of Washington and at the Seattle Center. historylink.org/File/2233
Tomorrow, April 21, is BC Book Day! Books BC invites British Columbians to celebrate the province’s book & magazine publishers, authors, illustrators, bookstores, libraries, festivals, and literary prizes that connect us with local stories.
🧵 Saving local news also means saving archives 🗞️ Not just physical photos, clips & recordings, but digital reporting too 💻 When archives disappear, communities lose memory, identity, and their only reliable record of change. More 👇 www.poynter.org/reporting-ed... @poynterinstitute.bsky.social
Vol.116 No.2 of the Pacific Northwest Quarterly is in the works. To make sure you don't miss out on subscribe to the journal on our website. sites.uw.edu/cspn/pnq/pnq...
Jericho Leavitt created “Portraits in Sawdust,” a digital and print zine produced in 2023 with Wil Henkel in collaboration with the Center for Responsible Forestry. Read the full Artist Corner at the link below. salish-current.org/2026/04/13/p...
'Portraits in Sawdust'
Local zine depicts the Box of Rain Timber sale, a legacy forest parcel in Whatcom County that was sold and cut in 2022. “Portraits in ... Read more
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This week only! 7th annual Alaska Native Book Fair at Cook Inlet Tribal Council, Friday April 17 from 12-4pm Hope to see you there! And if you can’t make it- do check out the books written by the Alaska Native authors on this flyer 📚✍️🗃️ #Alaskasky #Skystorians
50 years ago today, the Kingdome's first sporting event, an exhibition soccer match between the Seattle Sounders and New York Cosmos, drew a crowd of 58,128. historylink.org/File/11000
Today's #NewAtNoon looks at the Country Doctor Community Clinic, a nonprofit health organization that opened in Seattle in 1971 and is now part of Seattle Roots Community Health. www.historylink.org/File/23491
