This is an interesting and free weekly newsletter. Go to the website to see it. You may even find names of folks you're researching. shirley list hostess :) This week, http://www.HistoryLink.org tells tales of The Okanogan, and of forestry and loggin,’ then if the skies are clear, we fly over Mount Rainier, among other historical highlights. A Watershed Docent The Cedar River Watershed Education Center in North Bend is currently recruiting volunteers for the Heritage Library, which holds artifacts from Seattle's most important watershed. Volunteers will staff the library, greet visitors, preserve artifacts, and do individual research. Training will take place at the Education Center in North Bend on Wednesdays March 22nd and 29th, 6-8 p.m. For directions and more information, contact Katie Saylor at Katie.Saylor@Seattle.gov or by phone at 425-831-6780 or 206-733-9421. A Sense of Place The 59th annual Pacific Northwest History Conference will be held between April 27-29 at the Doubletree Hotel Lloyd Center in Portland, Oregon. This year’s topic is Making Sense of Place: Regional Identities and Communities in the Pacific Northwest. If you’re interested in attending, more details – including a full program – will be made available in the next few days at the Washington State History Museum’s website, http://www.washingtonhistory.org Early Warning Next week, HistoryLink tames a shrew, pilots an aeroplane, goes down with the houseboat, and has some pancakes and a glass of unfluoridated water at the Twin T-Ps, among other historic events {for a shortcut, type the file number in the Quick Search box}: Phelps Company performs Seattle's first Shakespeare play on March 15, 1875. {212} Governor Albert E. Mead signs House Sub. Bill No. 25, creating the office of Highway Commissioner on March 13, 1905. {7272} Charles Hamilton pilots the first airplane in Washington on March 11, 1910. {5423} Lake Union dam breaks and houseboats sink on Friday March 13, 1914. {3002} Virginia V steamer is launched on March 9, 1922. {3713} Bertha Landes is elected mayor of Seattle on March 9, 1926. {1980} Congregation Machzikay Hadath {669} Mayor Frank Edwards fires City Light Superintendent James D. Ross on March 9, 1931. {3547} Washington Governor Martin closes banks on March 3, 1933. {2057} Twin T-Ps Restaurant, early roadside attraction, opens on March 13, 1937. {2890} Governor Clarence D. Martin signs into law State Bill 186 outlawing dance marathons statewide on March 15, 1937. {5599} Kirkland forum spurs Group Health Cooperative on March 14, 1946. {2911} Striking ferry engineers shut down the privately owned Black Ball Line for six days, starting on March 14, 1947. {5294} Seattle voters defeat fluoridation proposal on March 11, 1952. {4049} Seattle voters defeat fluoridation proposal on March 12, 1963. {4043} Ferry Kaleetan is launched on March 12, 1967. {5306} Microsoft Corporation offers first shares to the public on March 13, 1986. {2000} Vashon Island residents vociferously object to proposed bridge at public meeting on March 9, 1992. {3911} Voters in first tri-county vote reject regional transit plan on March 14, 1995. {2677} Enjoy, Walt Crowley and the http://www.HistoryLink.org Gang -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 268.1.1/272 - Release Date: 3/1/2006