Same Streets
Create accountJoin

Research the archive

Narrow 27,002 newspaper stories by words, years, place, newspaper and subject. See when and where they ran, then download what you find.

Put a phrase in quotes ("rent strike") or leave a word out with a minus (strike -baseball). Old scans misspell names, so when little is found, near-spellings are offered.

Refine3 on
Published
Clear all
When they were publishedBusiest year 1892, 1 story. Pick a year or a decade to narrow to it.
1860s1870s1880s1890s1900s1910s1920s
Show the numbers
YearStories
18921
18931
18951

3 stories

  1. The Rancher and the Land-Grabbers

    A San Juan Island homesteader faces trial for fighting off a crew of surveyors intent on jumping his claim.

    Jun 9, 1893The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSan Juan Island, San Juan CountyFollow the Money

  2. The San Juan Huntresses of English Camp

    Two young women in the San Juan Islands hunted a deer without a gun, pursuing it by rowboat until they could dispatch it with a knife.

    Jan 30, 1892The Seattle Post-IntelligencerEnglish Camp, San Juan Island, San Juan CountyStrange But True

  3. The Governor, the British Officer, and One Tiny Revenue Cutter

    Elisha P. Ferry's old colleague recalled how the territorial governor ordered a British garrison off San Juan Island—backed by a worn-out cutter and a howitzer or two.

    Apr 24, 1895The Seattle Post-IntelligencerSan Juan Island, San Juan CountyFollow the Money · Strange But True

Download all 3 as a spreadsheet (CSV)