Northwest ORCA

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Oral history interview of Ronald D. Morrison conducted by dindria barrow on April 8th, 2023, as part of the Archiving Northeast Communities event located at the Mottet library branch.

Narratives of Salishan: The Untold Story

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2019

Part of Justi Pfutzenreuter Salishan Research Files

Neighborhood question: In what ways has Salishan changed?

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Part of Community Event Collection

Neighborhood question: What do you love about Salishan?

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Part of Community Event Collection

Neighborhood question: What does Salishan bring to Tacoma?

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Part of Community Event Collection

Neighborhood questions about Salishan

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Part of Community Event Collection

Nyang, Moe

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Part of Community Event Collection

Oden, Cathy

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Part of Community Event Collection

Oral history interview of Cathy Oden conducted by dindria barrow on April 8th, 2023, as part of the Archiving Northeast Communities event located at the Mottet library branch.

Once Upon a Hilltop

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Part of Community Event Collection

The story narrated by Patricia Adams during the Armed: A DanCe Demonstration performance.

Oral history interview in process at Salishan Story Fest

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Part of Community Event Collection

Oral history interview in progress

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Part of Community Event Collection

Oral history interview participant, Laurie Arnold

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Part of Community Event Collection

Oral history prompts in 9 languages for Salishan Story Fest

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Part of Community Event Collection

The oral history prompts were available in English, Spanish, Tagalog, Marshallese, Vietnamese, Chinese, Korean, Somali, and Russian

Pastor Tony Martin tells his Salishan story

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Part of Community Event Collection

Patnode, Dan

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Part of Community Event Collection

Oral history interview of Dan Patnode conducted by dindria barrow on April 8th, 2023, as part of the Archiving Northeast Communities event located at the Mottet library branch.

Patricia Adams narrating the dance performance

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Part of Community Event Collection

Patricia Adams reads to the audience

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Part of Community Event Collection

People checking out the booths at Hilltop Story Fest

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Part of Community Event Collection

Pinckney, Bonnie

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Part of Community Event Collection

Pinckney, Bonnie

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Part of Community Event Collection

Placing an answer on a gallery walk question

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Part of Community Event Collection

Poet Laureate, Antonio Edwards

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Part of Community Event Collection

Quizar-Corvidae, Colel and Isa

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Part of Community Event Collection

Ranniger, Deborah

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Part of Community Archives Center Oral History Project

Oral history interview with Tacoma resident Deborah Ranniger conducted by dindria barrow on September 20, 2022. In this interview, Deborah tells us how the landscape of Tacoma with its evergreen color and specifically the sight of Mount Rainier made her decide to live here at 10 years old. Deborah tells her family’s story of fleeing from Eastern and Western Europe to escape persecution. Deborah shares her journey from Seattle and Kent to Tacoma based on the burgeoning art scene. Deborah has recently published a memoir about her father and his influence on her life called, “Against the Current: A Conscientious Objector During World War II and the Daughter He Inspired.”

Reading neighborhood questions about Salishan

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Part of Community Event Collection

Rebecca Solverson sharing the Hilltop Story Plaque project

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Part of Community Event Collection

Receiving an award for student film at Salishan Story Fest

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Part of Community Event Collection

Reuter, Georgette & James

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Part of Community Event Collection

Oral history interview of Georgette and James Reuter conducted by dindria barrow on January 21, 2023, as part of the Archiving North End Communities event located at the Wheelock library branch.

Additionally, collection contains several photos with description written by Jim and Georgette Reuter.

When taken: Around 1945
Where taken: 1723 N. Oaks Street
Who is in these photographs: Jim Reuter as a young boy, with his mother, Margret Reuter and his paternal grandma "Kitty" Beulah Reuter and her husband.
What memories are contained in these photos: Although Jim's family lived in Lakewood, Jim spent many weekends with his grandma "Kitty" at her North Oaks home. He played in the Buckley Gulch with the neighbor kids and walked to the old Guild Theater to watch Saturday Serials (Westerns)