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From the desk of Judy Pitchford Digital Collections has added 3 more titles to our Classics in Washington History. Under Native Americans -

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central

From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Progra

From the Desks of the Central Library Staff (Head served three nonconsecutive terms as Territorial Librarian.) J.C. Head was born in Washington County, Ky. in 1810. His family apparently lived in Illinois before their arrival in Olympia, Aug. 18, 1853. A carpenter by trade, Head also was made a Justice of the Peace and in 1856 presided over the case of the accused murderer of Leschi's brother, Quiemuth.

From the Desks of the Central Library Staff Called "a family of rascals" by one historian, the Moses brothers (Simpson, A.B., and Andrew, a native of South Carolina) along with Elwood Evans, came from Ohio to Olympia 1851 via the Nicaragua route. Simpson had been appointed the Collector and Andrew became a merchant on Main Street (Capitol Way). He had the instincts of an information professional when he ran this notice in the Feb.