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Candace Wellman: Inside the Archives

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Candace Wellman: Inside the Archives
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Date: April 16, 2019
Time: 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Cost: Free
Contact:
Ruth Steele Ruth.Steele@wwu.edu (360) 650-7747 Event Categories:
  • Education
  • History
Event Website:https://library.wwu.edu/node/19644
Event Details:

Local history expert Candace Wellman will give a talk at Western Washington University entitled “Inside the Archives: Researching Cross-Cultural Marriages in 19th Century Whatcom County,” in Western Libraries Special Collections. The event is free and open to the public.

While volunteering at the local archives, Candace Wellman discovered that nearly 90 percent of all early-Whatcom County marriages were cross-cultural. While historical evidence of the husbands, who included notable community founders and officials, was plentiful, the indigenous women they married remained unknown to history. Experienced in research methods, history, and genealogy, Wellman resolved to uncover these hidden stories and thus began a decades-long quest in which she spent countless hours in the archives, pouring over historical documents and collections.This talk is part of the Western Libraries Heritage Resources Distinguished Speakers program.

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Visitor Center Located at I-5 Exit 253
904 Potter Street, Bellingham, WA 98229

Hours: Due to COVID-19, the Visitor Center is open limited hours: Friday, Saturday & Sunday 10am-3pm. Masks required.

Phone: 360-671-3990
Email: tourism@bellingham.org

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