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This is a list of books, published and unpublished, that the researcher has access to in Colville (either at the Colville Public Library or at the Stevens County Historical Society Research Center) that may be of interest to those doing historical research in the Stevens County area. Some books are available for purchase as noted beside each entry (see below for explanation of abbreviations). Note: not all books are indexed. This page was last updated 5/31/2006. Local Area History Availability Civil War Veterans Buried in Stevens County, Washington by Roger W. May - 2007 .... BN, C&B, CC, HH, NeWGS, SE Columbia River, The by JoAnn Roe - 1992 .... C&B Colville Collection Two - Military Fort Colville 1859 to 1882 by Patrick J. Graham .... BN, C&B, CC, HH, NeWGS, SE Ferryboats on the Columbia River by Ruby & Brown - 1974 .... O/P Fire Lookouts of the Northwest by Kresek - 1984 / 1998 .... SCHS Forgotten Corner by Craig Holstine (forestry) – 1987..... BN, C&B, CC, HH, NeWGS, SCHS, SE From Pioneers to Power published by the Grand Coulee Dam Bicentennial Association - 1976 ....C&B, NeWGS Gold Seekers by Pauline Battien (mining) 1989..... O/P Heart of Hulda by Nina Miller (story of the Hanson farm--bio) - 1988 ..... BN, C&B, CC, NeWGS, SE Historical Atlas of the Pacific Northwest by Hayes 1999 Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan - pub 1904 (bios and pictures) ..... O/P Journey Down the Columbia by Henry C. Westergaard - 1990 Last Bell, The by Alpha Naff (all-name index) – 1984, republished 2006 by NeWGS .... BN, C&B, CC, HH, NeWGS, SE Lookout Towers of the Northwest by Ray Kresek 1981 My Home, Collected Writings of Goldie Van Bibber Putnam as gathered by Crystal A. Putnam Lawson 2007 (Mrs. Putnam was a noted local historian in both Stevens & Ferry counties) ..... available at lulu.com Native River by William D. Layman - 2002 .... C&B People's History of Stevens County by Bohm & Holstine - 1983, reprinted 2007 by NeWGS ..... BN, C&B, CC, HH, NeWGS Ranald McDonald by Lewis & Murakami – 1923 / 1990 ..... SCHS Record of an Exploration from Ft. Colville to Puget Sound, W.T. by Henry Hubbard Pierce, US ARMY – 1882 ..... O/P Sources of the River by Jack Nisbet 1994 (Hudson Bay to Kettle Falls) Spanning Washington by Craig Holstine & Richard Hobbs - 2005 ....C&B Spokane and the Inland Empire by N. W. Durham (index of Stevens Co names) Spokane and the Inland Empire by Stratton 1991 .... C&B Steeples & People by A.J. Kjack (churches) - 2003 Tales of the Pioneers by Colville Mothers' club – 1964? ..... O/P Tom Graham (Early day mailman…incl. in "Colville Collection") ..... O/P Town Team by Harry Santos (baseball town teams in county) - 1988 ..... CC, SCHS Stevens County Records Bible Records by NEWGS & EWGS (from members’ collections) – 1996 ..... NeWGS, EWGS Catholic Records by Minnick and Warner (Vancouver & St Paul vols) - 1979 Enumeration of Stevens Co Cemeteries 3 vols by NeWGS ..... C&B,
NeWGS, SCHS Stevens Co WA Births & Deaths 1890 – 1907 by NeWGS – 1997..... NeWGS Northern Stevens County A Place Called Deep Creek by Hern 1996 Kettle River Country by Ruth Lakin - 1976 ..... BN, C&B, CC, HH, NeWGS Central Stevens County And the Coyotes Howled by Helmstetter 1997 (Pleasant Valley - Rice, Daisy, Gifford) Blue Creek, By Cracky by Garry Baun - 1990 ..... SCHS, SE Homestead Days by Elsa Skiles (Arden & White Lake) – 1992 ..... O/P Rich Heritage by Kate Carlson (Summit Valley) - 1979 ..... O/P Southern Stevens County Life Along the Spokane by Don McDonald (TumTum area) - 1978 .....O/P One of Fifteen by Phil Skok (Jump-Off-Joe area) - 2004? .... SE Pioneer Days Reviewed by Fisher & Bennett - 1970 Pioneers of Happy Hill by Jim McMillan – 1981 ..... O/P Pioneers of the Columbia by Greenwood Park Grange – 1965 (Hunters-Fruitland) ..... O/P Pioneers of the Columbia by Greenwood Park Grange 1998 ..... C&B, Greenwood Grange (see below) Price's Valley by Grace Sampson (Fruitland) ..... unpublished The Way it Was According to Chick by Robert Wynecoop (life on Spokane Indian Res) - 2003 Time Ticks On by Helen Cook (south of Chewelah) – 1990 ..... O/P Native Americans A River Lost by Bragg 1996 (childrens picture book about Coulee Dam & the native Americans) Black Robes and Indians by Sister Maria Ilma Raufer, O.P. - 1966 ..... C&B, CC, SE Children of the Fur Trade by John C. Jackson – 1996 ..... SCHS Cogewea by Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket) - 1927/1981 Coyote Stories by Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket) -1933/1990 Mourning Dove by Mourning Dove (Christine Quintasket) - 1990 People of the Falls by David H. Chance – 1986 .... SCHS With One Sky Above Us, Life on an Indian Reservation at the Turn of the Century by M. Gidley, w/photographs by Dr. Edward H. Latham, U.S. Indian Agency Physician, 1979 Chewelah Carl Oman Remembers by Ida Mae Culler (Chewelah) – 1987 ..... O/P Chewelah...a Work in Progress by Gene Schalock - 2001 .... SE Chewelah and Vicinity by Walt Goodman 1968?..... Chewelah Museum Purple Flat Top by Jack Nisbet (Chewelah) – 1996 ..... SCHS Voicing the Realities of War (3 volumes) by Jenkins High School - 2000, 2001, 2002 Colville City of Proud Heritage by Tom Oakshott (incl. in "Colville Collection") ..... O/P Colville Collection One by Patrick J. Graham – 1989 ..... BN, C&B, CC, HH, NeWGS, SCHS, SE Colville High School 1897-1997 by Harry Santos - 1997 Immaculate Conception Church by Father Pash (Colville) – 1962 ..... CC, SE Little Journeys Around the Town by J.C. Harrigan – 2000 ..... BN, C&B, CC, HH, SCHS, SE The People....Who Will Live in Colville Area History...a 1989 centennial celebration book by the Statesman-Examiner ..... BN, C&B, CC, HH, NeWGS, SCHS, SE Kettle Falls A Brief History of Kettle Falls by Lewis Nullett – 1992 ..... SCHS Saga of Kettle Falls by Orville Dutro - 1988 ..... O/P Northport Northport Pioneers by Northport Over Forty Club - 1981 .... SE Springdale Springdale, Washington, USA by Rose Brown - 1976 .... O/P Wets and Drys of Springdale by Rose Brown - 1986 ..... C&B, CC, NeWGS, SCHS, SE Valley For Whom the Bell Has Tolled by Louis Tomsha 1990 ..... SE Miscellaneous Area Books worth checking out 50 Hikes for Eastern Washington's Highest Mountains by James Johnson - 2003 .... C&B Geologic Atlas of Stevens County, WA by Map Metrics - 2006 .... C&B Old Path to Peace (family migration to eastern Washington) by Carolyn Williams - 2003 .... C&B Paddle Routes of the Inland Northwest by Rich Landers & Dan Hansen - 1998 .... C&B Place Names of Washington by Robert Hitchman - 1985 Road Atlas of Stevens County, WA by Map Metrics - 2005 .... C&B Roadside Geology of Washington by David Alt & Donald Hyndman - 1994 .... C&B
O/P = Out of Print BN = Book Nook 509-684-9710 C&B = Coffee & Books 509-684-3512 CC = Colville Chamber of Commerce 509-684-5973 Greenwood Grange ......Pioneers of the Columbia $22 plus $3 postage HH = Happy's Hallmark 509 684-3350 NeWGS = Northeast Washington Genealogical Society SE = Statesman-Examiner 509-684-4567 SCHS = Stevens County Historical Society 509-684-5968 |
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