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History Pub- In Memoriam: The History of Memorial Day in Seattle
Presented by Richard Heisler
Historian Richard Heisler traces the origins of Memorial Day in Seattle, from the earliest formal observations in Washington Territory after the Civil War, through the evolution of the holiday over the decades that followed.
Richard Heisler is the founder of Civil War Seattle and Seattle History Tours. He has presented for the Bothell Historical Society, Pacific Northwest Historians Guild, and Puget Sound Civil War Roundtable, among other organizations. Richard is a contributing writer for Emerging Civil War and has been featured in the Seattle Times, KIRO Radio, Pacific NW Magazine and more. He has been a Seattle resident for over 30 years.
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