Etta Balch Finch's collection of newspaper clippings about Washington State history, with an emphasis on Grays Harbor, Lewis and Thurston Counties, circa 1937-1951 1937-1940.

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Etta Balch Finch's collection of newspaper clippings about Washington State history, with an emphasis on Grays Harbor, Lewis and Thurston Counties, circa 1937-1951 1937-1940.

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This is the collection of Etta Balch Finch's 6 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings from all over Washington State about the early history of the State. The major emphasis of the collection of newspaper clippings seem to be for Grays Harbor, Lewis and Thurston Counties. There is also an emphasis on Oakville, WA and the founding of the community around Garrard's Creek, near Oakville. The articles include: reminscences of pioneers; histories of different areas and families; histories of buildings; obituaries of different pioneer family members. Some of the pioneer families in the articles are Garrard, Lemon and Balch.

1 linear foot (6 scrapbooks in box)

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

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SNAC Resource ID: 6921907

Washington State Library, Office of Secretary of State

Related Entities

There are 12 Entities related to this resource.

Balch, Augustus, 1837-1894.

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Gerard family.

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Balch family.

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Garrard family.

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Finch, James M., d. 1952?

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Daughters of Pioneers of Washington.

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Oakville Grange.

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Balch, Catherine Ruddell, 1847-1928.

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Lemon family.

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Finch, Etta Balch (Harriet), 1877-1953.

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The collection of scrapbooks appears to be Etta Balch Finch's collection of newspaper articles about the history of the area where her family and her friends' families were pioneers. Augustus Balch, Etta's father, was born in Trescott, Maine on Sept. 13, 1836. About 1857, he came to Washington State and stayed about two years before returning to Maine. In 1860, he returned to Washington State and decided to remain in the State. On the 25 March 1866 Augustus married Catherene Ruddle [sic] of Olym...

Lemmen family.

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McIntyre, Donald M.

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