Posting from another list... So I can't take any credit for finding this amazing
website.... Hurray for the UW library
Darilee
Washington State Pioneer Life Database
http://content.lib.washington.edu/pioneerlifeweb/index.html
Like many other parts of the American West, the area that later
became the state of Washington in 1889 was a place of great
opportunity, both in terms of the existing natural resources, and
in a more intangible fashion, a place that represented a new
beginning for those persons venturing west from the
Midwest and the East Coast. This recently developed online database
presented by the University of Washington Library contains writings,
diaries, letters, and recollections from those persons who moved to
Washington in the 19th century. Visitors can search the collections,
or elect to browse through the collection list, which contains over
two dozen primary documents available for viewing. Some of the
highlights here include the recollections of Lila Hannah Firth who
lived on San Juan Island (located in Puget Sound) in the 1860s and
an account of the first ascension of Mount Rainier, one Dr. William
F. Tolmie. Rounding out the site is an online
exhibition titled Northwest of the West: the Frontier Experience on
the Northwest Coast., which serves as a nice introduction to the overall
experience of these first pioneers moving west. [KMG]
bookstorelady(a)prodigy.net
http://www.rootsweb.com/~waskagit - Skagit USGW
http://www.thirdstbooks.com - 3rd St. Book Exchange
http://www.facesfromthewall.com - Faces From the Wall - Vietnam/Washington