Clyde C. Anderson I had so much fun digging into Clara Cole’s story and the “Class Prophecies” in Vancouver High School’s 1916 yearbook that I decided to explore another student from the same graduating class. The 1916 Vancouver High School graduating class must have been full of ambition. In the same yearbook that featured Clara […]
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When people think about history, they tend to think of distant battles, landmark legislation, or the names of great men they came across in textbooks when they were in school. It’s easy to think that history happened somewhere else and to other people. Presidents, generals, and folks on national stages. But some of the most
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High school yearbooks don’t always get much attention from historians, but maybe they should. They’re more than records of awkward portraits, questionable haircuts, and fashion choices. Yearbooks offer a unique window into a community at a specific moment in time. Local values, priorities, and social norms are all there to be gleaned if viewed from
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In the spring of 1973, something remarkable happened in Vancouver, Washington. Hundreds of teachers in the Evergreen School District walked off the job, defied a court order, and marched themselves into jail. Their crime? Demanding a voice in their working conditions and refusing to back down when they were told they had no right to be heard
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