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24 stories matching sanctuari
- The House of Refuge: A Sanctuary for Seattle’s 'Homeless' Women
In an era when single women often faced destitution or vice, the local Women's Christian Temperance Union launches a new initiative to provide respectable housing at moderate rates.
- A Woman’s Plea for Protection
The lawful wife of Gee Lee seeks sanctuary with the police, fearing for her life at the hands of her husband's associates.
- A Sanctuary for Temperance and Study
The Women's Christian Temperance Union opens a free reading room to provide young men an alternative to the saloon.
- Theft Attempted During Church Service
Two young boys are caught trying to steal an usher's coat during a church service, only to be arrested by a member of the congregation.
- The Homestead That Became a Beaver Sanctuary
A mid-19th-century advertisement reveals the transformation of Island County wetlands into an agricultural dream, offering a snapshot of frontier land development.
- A Monument to Brave Woman's Effort
The Sarah B. Yesler Home marks its first year, providing a sanctuary for the city's working women.
- A Sanctuary for the Harbor’s Injured
Established by the Dominican Sisters, St. Joseph's Hospital is expanding to accommodate the high rate of industrial accidents in Grays Harbor’s mills and logging camps.
- Gambling over God: A Seattle Moral Crisis in 1878
A local editor wrestles with a report claiming Seattle's 'cosmopolitan' nature had left its churches empty while its poker tables stayed crowded.
- A Sanctuary for the Yakima’s Winged Residents
A dedicated local conservationist secures a protected refuge for migratory birds along the Yakima River.
- The Woman Seeking Sanctuary in the County Jail
A desperate resident turns to the law for care, highlighting the tragic lack of social support for mental health in early 20th-century Tacoma.
- A New Sanctuary for Seattle's Waterfront
Civic leaders mobilize to establish a dedicated Seamen's Home and library, seeking to instill 'frugal, industrious, and temperate' habits among the men of the sea.
- The Presbyterian Church Breaks Ground
A sunny afternoon ceremony launches the construction of a grand new sanctuary on Fourth Street, complete with Paris opera-style seating.
- South Seattle's New Gothic Sanctuary
A growing neighborhood celebrates the dedication of the Wesley Methodist Episcopal Church, a community effort built on faith and fundraising.
- The Sunset Years at Orting
A visit to the state's veteran home reveals a self-sustaining community of Civil War heroes, romantics, and chicken farmers.
- The House of the Good Shepherd Faces Foreclosure
A sanctuary for wayward girls and orphans, run by sisters who have struggled for four years, is now on the brink of losing everything to an overdue mortgage.
- 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.
- A Warm Haven in the Heart of the Skid Road
While Seattle’s winter chill drove men to the fringes, one mission at Second and Jackson offered a rare sanctuary of light and literature for the city's struggling laborers.
- Sacred Vessels Stolen from St. Mark's
Thieves desecrated the altar at St. Mark's Episcopal Church, leaving the sanctuary in ruins and stealing holy silver.
- When Labor Questions Split the Pew
A historical look at how the ten-hour work day movement ignited industrial conflict within the sanctuary of a local church.
- The 10-Cent Alternative to the Saloon
A local leader proposes a 'reading room and coffee house' to offer Seattle's young men a moral, affordable sanctuary away from the city's liquor dens.
- The Sisters' Sanctuary on Fifth Street
In 1878, the Sisters of Charity opened Seattle’s first formal hospital, establishing a legacy of public health and care for the city’s 'afflicted and homeless.'
- The Open-Air Slumber of Seattle's Waterfront
When the summer heat turned tenement apartments into 'human lumber-boxes,' thousands of Seattle residents—men, women, and children alike—sought respite by camping overnight on the exposed, city-owned piers.
- A Plea for the Mariners of Seattle
Chaplain Thomas Reies appeals to the city for a waterfront sanctuary for the thousands of sailors who make the 'Queen City' their port of call.
- A House of Prayer for All the Nations
In 1892, Seattle's Congregation Ohaveth Sholom dedicated the first Jewish synagogue in Washington, filling the new sanctuary at Seventh and Seneca with Jews and Gentiles and with sermons that insisted the building must be more than stone and gold.