Dancing, drumming and the renaming of a Virginia City, Mont., public park on July 18 honored an important person in the region’s history and marked the start of a public history and education project at WSU. » More …
In 1852, a Hawaiian native operated a one-man cooper’s shop at Fort Vancouver, assembling wooden barrels for the Hudson’s Bay Company’s global trading empire. » More …
WSU Tri-Cities will begin professionally curating and archiving artifacts from the Hanford site’s Manhattan Project and Cold War collection, funded through a subcontract with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). » More …
A WSU student who delved into the local history of the Civilian Conservation Corps during the 1930s has earned a national award, one of 16 in the country.
John Menard of Yakima, Wash., a senior in history, will travel to New York City on June 3 to accept the Gilder Lehrman History Scholar Award. The honor recognizes outstanding college juniors and seniors who have demonstrated academic and extracurricular excellence in American history or American studies, as well as a commitment to public service and community involvement, according to the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History website. » More …
Will Vladimir Putin revive American evangelicals’ faith that Jesus is coming soon? He just might, Matthew Avery Sutton, Edward R. Meyer Distinguished Professor of history at WSU, says in a Washington Post article. » More …