release date: 02/14/2020
Are you interested in local history? At the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild's 30th conference on Regional History, "People, Politics and Places," you're invited to hear insights about the Pacific Northwest's long and dark history of politics. The history conference takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 7 at the Central Library, 1000 Fourth Ave., Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium, 206-386-4636.
Library programs are free and open to the public. Online registration is required. Parking is available in the Central Library garage for $8.
At the conference, presentation topics will include: women's suffrage, union and immigrant rights and citizenship, Native American rights and identities, the regional military establishment, Asian and Asian-American political influence, trail and parks activism, researching and writing history, and many others.
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
8:15 a.m. - Registration, coffee and pastries
9 a.m. to 10 a.m. – Welcome and Keynote Speech, Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium
10:15 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. – Session 1
Rights and Identities, Level 4, Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1. Moderator: Anne Jenner, Pacific Northwest Curator, Special Collections, University of Washington Libraries. This panel will feature:
Researching & Interpreting Inclusive Histories, Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium. Moderator: Nicole Robert, Ph.D., Public Programs Manager at MOHAI. In this panel conversation, hear from experienced researchers and interpreters who have delved into histories that are often left untold, based on the race, gender, and sexuality of the subjects. Topics include research strategies as well as equitable approaches to interpretation. There will be time for questions as part of the conversation. This panel will feature:
The Women’s Suffrage Movement, Level 4, Howard S. Wright Family & Janet W. Ketcham Meeting Room 2. Moderator: Candace Lein-Hayes, retired Regional Administrator at National Archives, Pacific Alaska Region. This panel will feature:
Noon to 1 p.m. – Lunch
Interwar Transformations of the Region’s Military Establishment, Level 4, Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1. Moderator: William Woodward, Professor of History, Seattle Pacific University. This panel will feature:
1:15 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. – Session 2
Asian and Asian-American Political Influence, Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium. Moderator: Conor Casey, Head, Labor Archives of Washington. This panel will feature:
Navigating Rights, Level 4, Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1. Moderator: Jim Rupp. This panel will feature:
Trail and Park Activism, Level 4, Howard S. Wright Family & Janet W. Ketcham Meeting Room 2. Moderator: Judy Bentley, emeritus faculty, South Seattle College, author of Hiking Washington’s History. This panel will feature:
3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. – Session 3
Researching and Writing Historical Fiction, Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium. Moderator: David B. Williams, Guild Board Member, author of Too High and Too Steep: Shaping Seattle’s Topography and Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City. In recent years, historical fiction has emerged as a growing genre that weaves together fact and imagination. These three experts will address how they create their stories from idea to research to writing to the all-important decisions of what to include, exclude, and reimagine. This panel will feature:
Voting and Citizenship Rights for Women, Level 4, Washington Mutual Foundation Meeting Room 1. Moderator: Karen Blair, retired history faculty, Central Washington University, author of The Clubwoman as Feminist: True Womanhood Redefined 1868-1914 and Women in Pacific Northwest History, among others. This panel will feature:
The Law and Then Some, Level 4, Howard S. Wright Family & Janet W. Ketcham Meeting Room 2. Moderator: Lisa Oberg, Associate Director, History of Science and Medicine Curator, University of Washington Libraries Special Collections. This panel will feature:
4:40 p.m. to 5 p.m. - Wrap up, Level 1, Microsoft Auditorium.
MORE INFORMATION
The Pacific Northwest Historians Guild brings together scholars and public historians, professional and amateur, concerned with the study and dissemination of regional history. Founded in November 1980, the Guild fosters teaching and appreciation of Northwest history and promotes communication among regional historians.
This conference is supported by 4Culture, The Seattle Public Library and the Washington State History Museum.