Free Program "Lost Liners of the Pacific Northwest"

The Woodinville Heritage Society is sponsoring a free presentation on the Lost Ocean Liners of the Pacific Northwest. This from the event's webpage:

While the Mosquito Fleet is the prominent symbol of Puget Sound’s maritime history, the region was also the base for fleets of coastal and ocean liners. Often smaller and sometimes less glamorous than their Atlantic counterparts, these ‘pocket liners’ linked the ports of Washington and British Columbia to Alaska, California, Hawaii, and Japan, creating both routes for commerce and travel, and even for sightseeing. But like the Atlantic liners, these ships were also subject to dramatic and deadly mishaps and wrecks. From the wreck of the State of California to the burning of the Congress, Erik Kosick will take you through several wrecks, highlighting their careers and ends with artifacts and personal anecdotes of life onboard and survival.

Meet your speaker…
Erik Kosick graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and has worked and volunteered at the Washington State Historical Society since 2016. Passionate about Pacific Northwest/Alaska maritime history, Erik is currently working on a decade-long project on the 1904 S.S. Clallam wreck, but is also working on smaller publications. He has also done public speaking tours on the wreck from Tacoma to Victoria, and has also consulted on historical accuracy for Jean Paekau’s murder mystery novel The Sinking of Souls.
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We are amateur historians with an interest in Seattle. Newbies to Seattle are most welcome. Once a quarter, or so, this group organizes a field trip to visit sites which are significant in Seattle's history, and to share what we know about them. In the past we have visited the gravesites of important personages and the locations of famous events. This Meetup is for anyone who has an interest in Seattle's history or who would like to learn more about the founding and growth of Seattle and the surrounding cities, towns, native peoples, highways, dams, natural resources, industries, famous events & dignitaries, famous visitors, etc.