In this column, we take a look back one hundred years ago in rural western Washington County. This week, the clips come from the Washington County News-Times, published June 29, 1922.
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Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 15, 1922
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County June 2, 1922
Youtube channel documents local cemeteries, history
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dan Bieltz, a Beaverton resident, was looking for ways to fill time after being furloughed at his job. With an interest in history, Bieltz, 41, started visiting Oregon’s pioneer cemeteries with a camera and began uploading videos to Youtube. “I knew I liked history, and I[Read More…]
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County May 26, 1922
Dispatches from History: Political ads from the 1922 primary elections
With “polls” closing at 8 p.m., and an expected delay in results as ballots trickle in over the next week and beyond, why not take a moment to look at some political ads… from 1922? These advertisements appeared in the May 11, 1922 edition of the Washington County News-Times. Back[Read More…]
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County May 11, 1922
Snoop into the lives of people who lived in Gales Creek, Banks, Timber, Kansas City, and other far west rural communities in 1922.
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County May 4, 1922
Dispatches from history: Western Washington County February 16, 1922
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Dispatches from history: Western Washington County February 9, 1922
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