Blackbeard’s Lost Head and Northern State Hospital
A part of Blackbeard’s Lost Head is set at “Pacific State Hospital,” which is based on the actual…
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Stacy Shown Advertising Clock in the “City of Clocks”: A Journey through Barrett’s Stuff
I found this brass plaque advertising “Stacy Shown Jewelers” in an antique shop in Everett, Washington. It is…
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Shyver’s Multiphone: A Journey through Barrett’s Stuff
The Shyvers Multiphone may not be as well known as Spotify, but for your music loving Boomer parents…
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Game Creek, Alaska
I’m getting to the point in life where I have “indelible memories.” You know, the memories that have…
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Blackbeard’s Lost Head and the Indian Shaker Church
While working at Tulalip and Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe, I knew members of the Shaker Church but never…
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Artemis II and Buck Rogers: A Journey through Barrett’s Stuff
When the Artemis II made its splashdown a couple of weeks ago, I thought of something I had…
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Uncle Ivar’s BB Gun
This is Uncle Ivar’s BB gun on the wall at my home. Ivan Gregory George This gun was…
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Port Gamble Mill Blog: A Journey through Barrett’s Stuff
This is a blog of stuff I’ve picked up at garage sales and flea markets over the years…
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Blackbeard’s Lost Head and Ely Samuel Parker
Brigadier General Ely Parker retired after serving in Union Army in the American Civil War When researching Blackbeard’s…
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Bottles and Bi Valves Beneath the Surface Of Puget Sound
As an east coast transplant to Puget Sound (1987), I was gob smacked by the size of the…
