Evergreen History Podcast

Evergreen History Podcast

In this series we’ll be featuring a wide array of topics regarding Washington state’s history and folklore; from devastating shipwrecks to centuries of myths conjured from dark forests.

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March 21, 2018
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     Pilchuck Julia was a Snohomish region American Indian who was born around 1841. She was recognized for her ability to predict the weather as well as her friendly interactions with settlers. As she couldn't write, most information we have about her was written by white Americans, so like a lot of history we have to take what we know with...
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Roslyn is a town nestled in the eastern cascades of central Washington which was home to coal mining operations for decades. In its heyday they were “the most extensive” in the state. As is sadly true with many industrial ventures, safety was not a priority and there were numerous accidents...
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Allen C. Mason was an important figure in early Tacoma history. He really encouraged and helped fund it's development in the late 1800s. Ankh-Wennefer was an Egyptian priest in the 500's BCE.  Mason acquired the mummy which is still housed in Tacoma, in a fashion seemed as intriguing and fun at the time, but today might be protested. 

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Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Americans of Japanese ancestry all over the country were forced to leave their homes behind and were incarnated in what were formally called “relocation centers,” but by definition were concentration camps. Washington, having a large population of Japanese immigrants was no exception and ...
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December 1, 2017
Svyatoi Nikolai, or Saint Nicholas, was a Russian-American company schooner that embarked on an exploratory and trading mission off the coast of Washington in 1808. After wrecking, all aboard initially survived. However, they had to survive in the undevelo...
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This is one is a more gruesome topic, a Tacoma murder trial and subsequent “curse,” that was supposedly cast on those involved in the trial.
The convicted murderer was Jake Bird. The victims were a mother, Bertha Kludt, aged 52 and her daughter, Beverly Kludt, aged 17.



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November 23, 2017
Originally opened as the "Insane Asylum of Washington Territory," this mental health facility has it's fair share of tales from lobotomies to famous patients. 




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