Eastern Washington Genealogical Society Blog

"Our wonderful Palouse region is the most serene and pastoral of the seven wonders of Washington State. It is a region in southeastern ...

 But it is NOT a grape and its origin is NOT Oregon. So how come??? Also known as Holly-Leaved Barberry and Mahonia, this plant has been use...

Do you recall your mother or grandmother having any cranberry glass? This very special type of glass became famous in the Victorian Era in B...

This sad looking building in northeast Spokane (Hillyard, actually) was an important social hub back in the day. It was built to serve the b...

  Little is known about the man for whom a river, a dam and two towns (John Day and Dayville) were named.  The following story is based on h...

  JOKE: A Russian and a Czech bear scientists came to the Rocky Mountains to study bears; they chose the mating season, a bad time for bear ...

Thanks to an article in The Spokesman Review  last April, I learned about a tiny town in the southeastern corner of Adams county that has a ...