Health care workers
photo challenge
A lot of health care workers are out there on the front lines while many of us stay safe at home. It's important to recognize the abundance of courage from those nurses, doctors, EMTs, and all the others who are neck-deep in this battle, so this photo challenge is a mini tribute.

Name the hospital in the picture and tell us where it is located.

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Several readers guessed this is the Crosby House in Tumwater, which is an excellent deduction, but that isn't the answer. The house is Olympia's oldest residence still standing. It was home to Ann Elizabeth White and Thomas Bigelow, key figures in the fight for women's rights. Susan B. Anthony once had dinner here with the couple. It is now the Bigelow House Museum.
Puget Sound Archivist Phil Stairs retires from State Archives after 31 years
Photo: Phil Stairs rides into the archives sunset.
March 31st marked the last day of work for Phil Stairs after more than 30 years of service to the Washington State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State, and people of Washington.

Phil started in September of 1989, at the Puget Sound Regional Branch, which was housed in an abandoned junior high school in the North Clear Zone of Sea-Tac Airport. The facilities at that time were as primitive as the term “abandoned junior high school” implies. She was part of the 1998 transition from that old school to the current facility at Bellevue College. Phil was one of the strong anchors who helped us get through the cutbacks that came with the recession between 2009 and 2011. Through it all, she did outstanding work and went above and beyond to serve our researchers and keep our collections organized as records have been continually pulled and re-shelved.

Those who worked with her will remain eternally grateful for all she has done. Of course, we can’t currently have the celebration that Phil deserves, but we will have that celebration when we can gather again. Please join us in congratulating Phil on her well-deserved retirement!
April is Records and Information Management Month
April is Records and Information Management Month (RIMM). This year, we are celebrating RIMM's 25th anniversary.

In 1995, ARMA International introduced RIMM in order to celebrate the importance of records management professionals and highlight the value they bring to organizations and communities. RIMM is now recognized internationally. It’s a time to highlight the important impact that good records and information management has on government and business.

The State Archives would usually host or participate in several events to commemorate the honorary month, however, all of those events have been canceled or postponed in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. We look forward to the slate of events to be held next April to properly recognize RIMM.
History Day
judging
Who said
that?
With consideration for the safety of the public and our staff, all branches and facilities of the Office of the Secretary of State will be closed to the public until at least May 4th, in an effort to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.

During the closure, the State Archives will allow state and local government agency staff to research records on an emergency basis only.

National History Day is a program that encourages students in grades 6-12 to learn how to be an historian. In Washington, the program is headed up by the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, in partnership with the Washington State Historical Society and the State Archives, as well as other supporting organizations.

Virtual judging will commence April 16th, and conclude on April 24th. Several members of the State Archives will participate as judges.
At the 1949 dedication of Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, who told the hawks and eagles to move over and said, "We, too, have won our place beside you in the firmament of heaven."

Hint: The man in photo above has nothing to do with this quote.

Last month's quote is from a sign at Naval Air Station Whidbey Island.