[Loscho_Enews] History programs at our libraries

[Snocoheritage]

Here is a sneak peak opportunity to see the speaker for the Malstrom Award
on March 23rd so in case you can't make it here is an early opportunity:

*Hidden Treasures in Washington’s Museums*
Saturday, March 2     2:00-3:00pm
Museums only display about 10% of their holdings to the public. Learn the
surprising political, philosophical, artistic, environmental and historic
reasons why museums keep objects from view, and find out which museums own
Bing Crosby's toupees, a quilt made of Ku Klux Klan robes, Native American
spirit boards, and other amazing artifacts.  Presented by Harriet Baskas,
author and award-winning radio producer.  Please preregister online at
www.sno-isle.org, or by phone at (425) 493-8202.
Mukilteo PublicLibrary, 4675 Harbour Pointe Blvd, Mukilteo, WA  98275

And the following week,
*Tree Soldiers in Washington State*
7pm Monday March 11
Everett Public Library Auditorium
It was a stimulus package, parks-building effort, and an environmental
project, all rolled into one. It was the Civilian Conservation Corps, and
it worked wonders during the Great Depression here in the Evergreen State.
  Author, historian and artist Janet Oakley reveals the surprising facts
about CCC efforts in the Evergreen State at 7pm Monday March 11.
Many of the “tree soldiers” were job-starved Easterners, brought in by
train to heal the environmental scars of the West. They wore Army-type
uniforms and woke to reveille each morning.  Most were 18-25 year-olds
whose families were on relief. The Army provided their board and
transportation to Washington State.  Many had never seen mountains before.
They built their own camps from scratch. The rock-solid construction of the
observation tower at the top of Mt. Constitution on Orcas Island is a fair
sample of the craftsmanship of the tree soldiers, and parks all over the
state still show their marks, as does our landscape.
Oakley will appear in the Everett Public Library Auditorium, 2702 Hoyt in
Everett sponsored in part by Humanities Washington. All library programs
are free and open to the public. For further information, please call
425-257-8000.

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Karen Prasse
League of Snohomish County Heritage Organizations
info at snocoheritage.org
www.snocoheritage.org
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