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Arcadia Publishing
Arcadia Publishing is the leading local history publisher in the United States, with a catalog of more than 9,000 titles in print and hundreds of new titles released every year.
Established in 1993, Arcadia has blended a visionary management approach with the innovative application of state-of-the-art technology to create high-quality historical publications in small local niches. Arcadia Publishing has expanded its focus on preservation efforts and is now the country's first major book publisher to achieve the use of 100 percent Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper across its entire book publishing program |
Hood Canalby Michael Fredson
From the very popular "Image of America" series, this book features over a hundred old photographs of the Hood Canal region of Mason County. |
by Jean Cammon Findlay and Robin Patterson
An "Images of America" book this focuses on the steamboats of the Puget sound also known as the Mosquito Fleet and ranged from the tiny 40-foot Marie to the huge 282-foot Yosemite, and from the famous Flyer to the unknown Leota. Some of these ships had tragic endings and some even survive today as excursion boats, tugs and auto ferries. this book chronicles the heyday of steam boating. |
Nisqually Indian Tribe (Sold Out)
by Cecelia Svinth Carpenter, Maria Victoria Pascualy and Trisha Hunter
The Nisqually are the original stewards o prairie lands, mountains, and rivers in Thurston and Pierce Counties. They welcomed British and American newcomers and tightly bound the outsiders to the Native American world. This volume visually explores the traditional time when Nisqually political and economic control of the South Sound was supreme. In 1854, Nisqually leaders signed a treaty with the United States and officially ceded most of their country, but the land and rights they reserved set the stage for a cultural revival in the 1970s
The Nisqually are the original stewards o prairie lands, mountains, and rivers in Thurston and Pierce Counties. They welcomed British and American newcomers and tightly bound the outsiders to the Native American world. This volume visually explores the traditional time when Nisqually political and economic control of the South Sound was supreme. In 1854, Nisqually leaders signed a treaty with the United States and officially ceded most of their country, but the land and rights they reserved set the stage for a cultural revival in the 1970s
Schafer State Parkby Peter Schafer Reid & Barbara Seal Ogle
This book is not just the history of Schafer State Park which has a long and colorful history. It is also about their logging operations in Mason, Thurston, Lewis and Grays Harbor Counties. It also memorializes an early example of philanthropy by private citizens in an effort that has continued over the years and has been crucial to the expansion of the state park system. Today the park is still opened to the public and is a US National Historic Site. |
Sheltonby Margret Pauley Kingrey
A very popular "Images of America" book Shelton tells the story of this town in pictures from the earliest days. Parts of this book focus on the farming, churches, schools, sports fires, the shellfish industry and the Exceptional Foresters. This is a must have for anybody who grew up here or now calls Shelton home. |
Logging in Mason County 1946-1985
by Michael Fredson
In 1946, the US Forest Service and Simpson Logging Company agreed to a sustained yield unit, cooperatively managing lands for 100 years for “community stability.” Championed by USFS chief William Greeley and dubbed the “Sustained Steal” by detractors, the Shelton Cooperative Sustained Yield Unit nonetheless provided jobs for returning World War II veterans. Simpson Logging built the largest logging camp in the continental United States, Camp Grisdale, which had a two-room school and a two-lane bowling alley. Shelton and McCleary were saved from becoming ghosts towns, and downtown Shelton was modernized with a shopping center, parks, and schools. Mason County’s Forest Festival was a weekend celebration for 30,000 visitors that included a parade and logging shows. As the only cooperative unit established in the United States, it attracted national attention, including TV personality Arthur Godfrey. In 1961, the movie Ring of Fire was filmed above Camp Grisdale. As World War II memories faded, logging practices were challenged by notions of wilderness and recreation. Improved equipment reduced the jobs, and when Simpson withdrew from the sustained yield agreement, employees were disenfranchised.
Author Bio: Michael Fredson is past president of the Mason County Historical Society. The images are from the society’s extensive collection of logging photographs.
In 1946, the US Forest Service and Simpson Logging Company agreed to a sustained yield unit, cooperatively managing lands for 100 years for “community stability.” Championed by USFS chief William Greeley and dubbed the “Sustained Steal” by detractors, the Shelton Cooperative Sustained Yield Unit nonetheless provided jobs for returning World War II veterans. Simpson Logging built the largest logging camp in the continental United States, Camp Grisdale, which had a two-room school and a two-lane bowling alley. Shelton and McCleary were saved from becoming ghosts towns, and downtown Shelton was modernized with a shopping center, parks, and schools. Mason County’s Forest Festival was a weekend celebration for 30,000 visitors that included a parade and logging shows. As the only cooperative unit established in the United States, it attracted national attention, including TV personality Arthur Godfrey. In 1961, the movie Ring of Fire was filmed above Camp Grisdale. As World War II memories faded, logging practices were challenged by notions of wilderness and recreation. Improved equipment reduced the jobs, and when Simpson withdrew from the sustained yield agreement, employees were disenfranchised.
Author Bio: Michael Fredson is past president of the Mason County Historical Society. The images are from the society’s extensive collection of logging photographs.
