Writing our History

Sandy Strehlou would like you to know about the “Writing Our History” project. Here’s a brief introduction from her and there’s a link at the bottom to the full press release…

The Writing our History project was launched last May. Recently we have had three articles published on HistoryLink.org, the on-line encyclopedia of Washington State History. We are working on eight more to be completed and published by the end of 2014.

The goal of the project is to bring writers and researchers from the San Juan islands together to document the largely untold stories of the San Juans. There are thirty-three writer/researchers involved with the project to date; they come from San Juan, Orcas, Lopez and Shaw islands. Several of the project’s volunteers live on the mainland.

Producing well written and well documented essays on local history is important. It will make our history available to new, as well as long-time island residents, young and old, – and the world at large – thanks to our partnership with HistoryLink.org. Working with History Link will help to ensure that the history being documented is accurate, and that access to these stories will never be diminished in the manner of books and newspapers articles long after printing.

Our history is worth telling. It intertwined with the settling of the American West and the future of this wonderful part of the world. The story of the San Juans is worthy of writing, sharing and preserving.

Check out the full Press Release at this link.

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