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June 2021
Nez Perce National Historical Park Lecture & Book Signing Event with Dr. Trevor Bond
All are welcome to come hear Dr. Trevor Bond, author of Coming Home to Nez Perce Country, as he and the other panelists—Lynn Pinkham, Kevin Peters, Josiah Pinkham, and Bob Chenoweth—discuss the fascinating story of Nez Perce artifacts originally collected by missionary Henry Spalding. A book signing will follow the lecture. Links to videos of previous events in the series: June 5, 2021- Spalding-Allen Collection Presentation by Nakia Williamson (video) June 3, 2021- Soft Opening of the Collection (video) May…
Find out more »September 2021
TAHOMA’S BIGGEST STORIES
A Free Online Event with the author of Tahoma and Its People: A Natural History of Mount Rainier National Park Part of the Writers Live series at the Everett Public Library Jeff Antonelis-Lapp, Evergreen emeritus faculty member and author, will share insights on the unique natural and environmental history of Mount Rainier, drawn from his recent book, Tahoma and Its People: A Natural History of Mount Rainier National Park. In his book, the passionate science educator presents a natural and…
Find out more »October 2021
In Their Footsteps: Captain Cook, Lewis & Clark, and the Evolution of the Northwest Passage, a virtual Facebook presentation
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park’s next virtual “In Their Footsteps” talk is “Captain Cook, Lewis & Clark, and the Evolution of the Northwest Passage” by David L. Nicandri. This will be on https://www.facebook.com/LewisandClarkNationalHistoricalPark Sunday, October 17, at 1:00 p.m. In this presentation, Dave Nicandri will discuss and illustrate how the Northwest Passage was not a single geographic concept, but actually a series of them. The failure of historians to make this distinction has led to serious misunderstandings about several expeditions, especially Captain…
Find out more »November 2021
TAHOMA’S BIGGEST STORIES
With the author of Tahoma and Its People: A Natural History of Mount Rainier National Park Part of the Marysville Outdoor Speaker Series. Location: Marysville Opera House Jeff Antonelis-Lapp, Evergreen emeritus faculty member and author, will share insights on the unique natural and environmental history of Mount Rainier, drawn from his recent book, Tahoma and Its People: A Natural History of Mount Rainier National Park. Free and open to the public, the lecture will take place at the historic…
Find out more »WSU Press Author Signing Day at …and BOOKS, Too!
Meet Trevor Bond, Caryn Lawton and Brandon Schrand at ...and BOOKS, Too! ...and BOOKS, Too! and Washington State University Press will host a WSU Press Author Day on Saturday, November 20, from 11:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m., at the bookstore’s 918 6th Street location in Clarkston, Washington. Free and open to the public, attendees can meet Trevor Bond, Coming Home to Nez Perce Country: The Niimiipuu Campaign to Repatriate Their Exploited Heritage, Caryn Lawton, Butch T. Cougar: Mascot or Superhero?, and Brandon…
Find out more »January 2022
TAHOMA’S BIGGEST STORIES
With the author of Tahoma and Its People: A Natural History of Mount Rainier National Park Part of the Olympia Mountaineers Adventure Speaker Series. Location: Friends Meeting Hall in north Olympia near Priest Point Park Jeff Antonelis-Lapp, Evergreen emeritus faculty member and author, will share insights on the unique natural and environmental history of Mount Rainier, drawn from his recent book, Tahoma and Its People: A Natural History of Mount Rainier National Park. Free and open to the public, the…
Find out more »Trevor Bond and Nakia Williamson at the Lewiston City Library and via Zoom
As part of the Confluence of History lecture series at the Lewiston City Library, Coming Home to Nez Perce Country author Trevor Bond and Nez Perce Tribe Cultural Resources Program Director Nakia Williamson will present an illustrated talk and reading at 1 p.m. Jan. 8 on the second floor of the library and also via Zoom. The pair will tell the fascinating story of the Wetxuuwiitin’ Collection, formerly called the Spalding-Allen Collection. In 1847, two barrels of “Indian curiosities” were…
Find out more »February 2022
Boosting the New West with John Putnam – Pacific Northwest Historians Guild
Join the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild for a discussion with Dr. John Putnam, talking about his book Boosting a New West: Pacific Coast Expositions, 1905-1916. He'll explore the cultural and social meaning of Portland, Seattle, San Diego, and San Francisco expositions held between 1905 and 1915, detailing biased racial attitudes, perceptions of the cities at the time, and local leaders’ attempts to shape a new western identity. Register in advance to receive a Zoom link for the event.
Find out more »September 2022
Cashup Davis Book Tour – September 19
Meet the authors of Cashup Davis: The Inspiring Life of a Secret Mentor, Jeff Burnside and Gordon W. Davis at venues throughout eastern Washington! Among the first white settlers on the Palouse, British immigrant Cashup Davis and his family opened an immensely popular stagecoach stop. When he insists on building an opulent hotel atop one of eastern Washington’s highest sites, it all comes crashing down, but his business acumen, eccentricity, intelligence, and unstoppable drive remain an inspiration. “What a story!…
Find out more »Free online event: Restoring Nez Perce Material Culture with Dr. Trevor James Bond
Restoring Nez Perce Material Culture: Reparative Description and the Future of Archives and Museum Curation In 1847, Presbyterian missionary Henry Spalding acquired handmade Nez Perce artifacts and sent them from north-central Idaho to his friend and supporter, Dudley Allen, in Ohio in exchange for commodities. This was the fate of many early Native American materials, to be appropriated by non-Natives and removed from the hands and lands that created them. The shirts, dresses, baskets, horse regalia, and more—called the Wetxuuwíitin’…
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