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JCHS ANNUAL FUND
FIRE
Bell Tower
For a history of Port Townsend's Fire Bell Tower
CLICK HERE
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 THE
NEXT FIRST FRIDAY LECTURE
Dan Magneson, Fishery Biologist
for the Quilcene National Fish Hatchery, will be the featured
speaker at the JCHS First Friday Lecture on February 3.
Magneson's talk, "Hoover, Bonneville, Shasta and Grand Coulee Dams:
The Great Depression, World War II and Fishery Resources," will
explore the historic significance of these dams and their
detrimental environmental consequences. These large-scale public
works projects provided thousands of jobs in the 1930s and continue
to provide electric power generation, improved inland navigation,
flood control and irrigation to arid regions of the American west.
However, Magneson says, "The negative impact that these dams would
ultimately have on the fishery resources of these rivers, and
especially upon species such as salmon, was recognized—and then
largely dismissed."
The program will begin at 7:00
p.m. in Port Townsend’s historic city council chamber, 540 Water
Street. Admission is by donation which supports historical society
programs.
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
FOR ANNUAL
HISTORIC PRESERVATION AWARDS
JCHS seeks county-wide project
nominations for the annual Historic Preservation Awards to be
presented at the Founders' Day celebration April 21, 2012. These awards
honor the efforts of individuals and organizations to preserve and
restore original structures and traditions that form the historic
fabric of Jefferson County.
The award categories include the Mary P. Johnson Award for building
restoration projects that meet the Secretary of Interior's high
standards, as well as Certificates of Appreciation for sympathetic preservation,
stewardship and
restoration projects.
Projects of any size may be worthy of an award and anyone may submit
a nomination for consideration. All nominations will be reviewed by
the JCHS Historic Preservation Awards Committee.
Nomination forms can be found by
CLICKING HERE
(PDF) or may be picked up at the JCHS headquarters
in historic City Hall, 540 Water Street, Port Townsend. The deadline
for submissions is March 16.
Port Townsend's Ghost Murals
Once you start looking for
them, Port Townsend's ghost murals are all around town, gracefully
fading away. They add ambiance and have quite a bit to tell us about
our town's past. The JCHS Ghost Mural Survey combines historic
photographs, building and business histories and contemporary
photographs. View the survey by CLICKING
HERE (Large PDF, be patient.)
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