In Days Gone By: The Nile Shrine hosts its 15TH Annual Scare Experiences event

In July 2024, we published a two-part story regarding the history of Lake Ballinger and the Nile Shrine. In the previous article, we referenced that the Nile Shrine has owned land...

In Days Gone By: Wages varied greatly in early logging operations

In an article from Aug. 23, 2024, which you can read here, we explored what life was like in Pacific Northwest logging camps in the late 1800s. This article...

In Days Gone By: Antiquated words and phrases from the 1930s and ’40s, part 2

As explained in Part I, which you can read HERE, the following list of 21 words or phrases are some of the terms that I found unusual or rarely...

In Days Gone By: Antiquated words and phrases from the 1930s and ’40s, part I

In September 2023, I wrote two articles regarding antiquated words from 1900 to 1920 which you can read HERE. Similarly in researching various subjects in the 1930s and 1940s, I...

In Days Gone By: The tradition of gingerbread houses, past and present

Forms of gingerbread as we know it have been baked for centuries. Ginger’s medicinal properties were recognized more than 5,000 years ago and ginger was often grounded and used...

In Days Gone By: Life in the late 1800s logging camps

In a Jan. 26, 2024, article, "The perilous work of producing shingles," we reviewed the many dangerous steps that loggers did each day to harvest the massive trees in...

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