From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: There's a great independent filmmaker in Utah I used to correspond with and even met once named Trent Harris.
From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: "One of the lusty, colorful eras in the history of the Pacific Northwest," writes Jim Gibbs, "centered around the pelagic sealing industry. It gained great proportions by the 1890's when every year more than 100 small schooners, propelled only by canvas, set sail from Victoria, B.C.
From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: [The following piece of found-at-random news comes from The Tacoma Daily Ledger, although the story took place in New Whatcom (a town which later became part of the City of Bellingham). The tale reads like a screwball comedy.
From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: Found at random in the Sept.
From the desk of Steve Willis, Central Library Services Program Manager of the Washington State Library: Several years ago I discovered an unusual Washington State connection to Earth Day while compiling biographical information about unsuccessful candidates for Governor.
