Does anybody here have a Seattle Times Archive account for weather articles?

[TheBigOne]

Does anybody here have an account to get stories from the Seattle Times Archives that is online?   I don't live in the area but I and I am sure many others would gladly love it if someone with access could post articles of major storms that struck Seattle so we can have a historical reference especially ones from the 1920s and late 1800s.

 

The previews of the Seattle Times Archives are a complete joke and I wonder why they bothered with previews at all as you don't see anything.

[snow_wizard]

They have all of the microfilms for the times at the Seattle Library.  I'm not sure how complete the online archives are.  A more interesting question is whether the P-I has an online archive.  That paper is older and includes January 1880.

[snow_wizard]

It should be noted that archives of the Seattle Times prior to 1970 would be under the Seattle Daily Times.

 

I just found this interesting link which has some Seattle newspapers from the 1800s...some from the 1860s.  Pretty interesting stuff!  There is some stuff on weather events if you know where to look.  For example Seattle had over one foot of snow on the ground in January 1866.

 

http://www.sos.wa.gov/history/newspapers.aspx

[snow_wizard]

If any of you has some time you should read some of the newspaper articles from 1860s and 1870s which can be found at the link I posted.  It was a totally different world back then.  In one article a man that accused of being a thief was defended by the paper because he had a wife that was too demanding of material things!  He was the victim because he didn't make enough money to keep up with her desires!  Can you imagine if something like that was printed in a newspaper from a major city now?

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I was looking at January 1909 in the Silverton Appeal today on the microfilm reader at the Silverton Library. No stats or anything really. Just a mention of deep snow, frozen pipes, and then flooding when the snow melted. I printed off the articles though. Next week I'm going to look and see what they have from December 1919 and 1924. Hopefully in the later years they have some more detail.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

Oh I thought it was interesting too that they mentioned in the article that despite the deep snow there was decent attendance at local schools. Most kids probably walked to school in those days anyways I'm assuming.

[Brian_in_Leavenworth]

Oh I thought it was interesting too that they mentioned in the article that despite the deep snow there was decent attendance at local schools. Most kids probably walked to school in those days anyways I'm assuming.

They walked to school in snow waist deep, uphill, in bare feet, and it was a 5 mile trip.  At least that is what they told their children and grandchildren (and that was after milking the cows)

[BLI snowman]

Oh I thought it was interesting too that they mentioned in the article that despite the deep snow there was decent attendance at local schools. Most kids probably walked to school in those days anyways I'm assuming.

 

Schools very rarely closed back then because of snow. It took a serious February 1916 or December 1919 type event for school closures. We're talking 15"+. Society was indeed less pussified.

[SilverFallsAndrew]

I have seen some great historical photos of January 1909 in the Silverton area in some of the local interest historical photo books that they sell at local stores around here. 

[TheBigOne]

Schools very rarely closed back then because of snow. It took a serious February 1916 or December 1919 type event for school closures. We're talking 15"+. Society was indeed less pussified.

I finally read the replies as most of this spring I have been out of it with allergies like crazy and finally got under the right meds from the doctor helping me cope with it.    

 

Anyways that is very weird that schools didn't close back then.

[TheBigOne]

They walked to school in snow waist deep, uphill, in bare feet, and it was a 5 mile trip.  At least that is what they told their children and grandchildren (and that was after milking the cows)

Don't forget chopping the wood and bailing the hay!  All this while MA made a hearty breakfast.    They would just have 5 minutes to make a post on here before scampering off to school in the snow with wolves chasing them behind all the way to the front door of the little red brick school!

 

Actually in those days this site could actually be in the form of a quarterly magazine that would be mailed to you bundled with all sorts of (hand drawn) weather charts with discussions of previous weather with an educated guess on what might be coming coupled with hints and tips for farmers and gardeners.

[TheBigOne]

I have seen some great historical photos of January 1909 in the Silverton area in some of the local interest historical photo books that they sell at local stores around here. 

Just how bad did it get here Andrew in 1909 and how would the reaction be today if the same scenario happened again?