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| Year | Stories |
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| 1885 | 2 |
2 stories matching ailward
Scanning errors are common in old newsprint. Also try:award, elward, ail, awkward, aili, aird
- The Vashon Island Cornerstone
On a Tuesday in May, island residents gathered to lay the foundation for the first Methodist Episcopal Church on Vashon Island, embedding a time capsule of 1886 history into the earth.
- The Islanders Build a Sanctuary
In June 1885, the residents of Vashon Island came together to hand-build a new Methodist church with timber from their own land.