Women's History Month
photo challenge

Black History Month challenge results

Help us honor Women's History Month with a photo challenge recognizing a woman who represents a major milestone in Washington history.

Who is the woman in this photograph, and what was she the first to do?

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Last month’s challenge was a tribute to Black History Month.

The featured image was a 1971 clipping from The Seattle Times when the 37th district elected three Black legislators to represent Seattle’s Central Area.

When Sen. George Fleming and Reps. Peggy Maxie and Michael K. Ross took office, it marked the first time more than one Black lawmaker served in the Washington State Legislature at the same time.
Washington State Archives was featured at RootsTech Connect when Southwest Regional Archivist Tracy Rebstock's webinar, "Enrich your family stories with state archives," was made available to conference registrants.

Rebstock's workshop discussed a variety of archival records that might reveal information about your family history in places you never thought to look.
On Feb. 12, a federal judge blocked the U.S. government from expediting the sale and closure of Seattle’s National Archives facility. The Office of the Secretary of State applauds the judge’s ruling and believes this is an important step in preserving access to our region’s irreplaceable archival treasures.
 
Congress now has a renewed opportunity to enact a long-term solution that will keep these records safe, secure, and local. Meanwhile Washington State Archives continues to work with federal and state lawmakers along with stakeholders to provide expertise and information about archival storage practices.
 
On March 5, Secretary of State Kim Wyman wrote a letter to Washington state’s Congressional delegation to encourage further collaboration in keeping Pacific Northwest records close to home.
 
At 10:54 a.m. on Feb. 28, 2001, the Nisqually earthquake shook the Puget Sound area, injuring about 400 people and causing billions of dollars in damages.

State Archivist Steve Excell was in the governor’s office that fateful morning. Hear what he and others had to say on this KING5 story that aired Feb. 27.
Webinar: Clark Co. Genealogical Society
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On March 23, Assistant Digital Projects and Preservation Archivist Maggie Cogswell will present "How to preserve oversized items" to the Clark County Genealogical Society.

The webinar will cover preservation issues inherent to oversized documents, and how to make the records last.

The webinar will be online once the recording is available. Let us know if your group or class would like a similar webinar. We have several topics and presenters available.
All Washington State Archives branches are now open to the public.

Patrons must make an appointment prior to visiting, as capacity is limited. Face coverings and health checks are required upon entry.

Go here for more information, including how to contact each branch to set up an appointment.
"A child may provide its parents with love, companionship, a sense of achievement and a limited form of immortality. … The child may turn out to be loving, obedient and attentive or hostile, unruly and callous. The child may grow up to be president of the United States or to be an infamous criminal."

Who said that?

Last month's quote was from Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney.
Out of the Archives, Mar. 2021 banner photo: Judge Carolyn R. Dimmick, Susan Parish Photograph Collection, 1889-1990. 1979.