MESSAGES:...."Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive. One must never, for whatever reason, turn his back on life." - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962 ..."The farther backward you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see"...."To be faithful to ourselves, we must keep our ancestors and posterity within reach and grasp of our thoughts and affections, living in the memory and retrospect of the past, and hoping with affection and care for those who are to come after us." Daniel Webster, 1782-1852, U.S. lawyer, diplomat, and Secretary of State...FAMILY HISTORIANS...ONE OF OUR GOALS AT THE STUMP RANCH..."HAVING KNOWLEDGE OF THE SOCIAL CONTEXT IN WHICH OUR ANCESTOR'S LIVED OUT THEIR LIVES CAN GIVE A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE TO OUR RESEARCH" ANNE L. HARVEY YOUR FAMILY HISTORY MAGAZINE MAY 2004 ISSUE 11.... ...GENEALOGICAL SEARCH... District Clerk's Annual Report 1888-1932...Years 1889-1900 are ready...Birdsview School District #22...If you have a family who pioneered in Birdsview...or family member who went to school in Birdsview...information or photos that can help with my research...please contact me... I'll also be glad to look up your family member for you. DAN

WINTER 2008 CONCRETE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF... UPDATED WITH NEW SCANNED IMAGES OF YEARBOOK AND INFORMATION. A GREAT PLACE FOR UPRIVER ALUMNI.Feb. 2008 WATCH FOR NEW CONTENT & POSTINGS AT THIS WEBSITE BY THE FIRST OF FEBRUARY. THESE WILL INCLUDE ARTICLES FOR THE UPRIVER COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER STARTING THIS MONTH. DAN "MR. REMISS ON THIS WEBSITE" ROYAL It was my honor in 2007 to accept the title of Historian voted by the board of the Skagit County Pioneer Association, succeeding long time Dick Fallis in the position. See recent article from the Courier Times and Argus at this link titled: Past Meets Present. I realize I've been extremely remiss the past twp years in adding meaningful content to this website and I try to explain why below. That doesn't stop me from feeling guilty for not sharing all the really good stuff I have available with you who check in regularly. Please forgive me, the book and the works with the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society will prove worth the wait here at The Stump Ranch. My commitment to the book project for the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society, "Skagit County and Its People!" 150 Years of Rich History & Heritage, is requiring my attention on any extra time I have available to the research of the project. So my goals for the Stump Ranch will have take a back seat until that book is done. I always look forward to communicating with anybody researching info on their families in the Birdsview community or any location in Skagit County (for that matter). I'm happy to share any information I have and glad to receive family trees, stories and photos; either for the Stump Ranch or the Skagit Valley Genealogical Society. E-Mail me at webmaster@stumpranchonline.com and I will get back to you as soon as I can. Note: you might get sent to a spamblocker, just follow the instructions on getting my attention. LOCAL HISTORIAN is looking for obscure items that relate to Skagit County history, especially related upriver items. These include: Concrete Heralds & S.W. Courier Times (all years), early phone books, Polks Directories, Wells Index, Metzger Maps, Concrete & Hamilton High School Annuals (class photos of all early upriver schools), postcards, books, pictures and histories of the area and families. I interview for posterity descendants of early families. If you are not willing to sell items (I can guarantee I will not resell them), I can copy or scan on sight. Please contact: Dan Royal Birdsview 826-6141 e-mail: dmoroyal@earthlink.net Website: ‘The Stump Ranch’ www.stumpranchonline.com Note: I will gladly share anything I might have on your ancestor or that I can find.

Walking Tour of Birdsview An Informal History of Birdsview "All the materials for the making of good homes and a fine country are here. The entire valley for the most part will make the best of farming or grazing lands. The people are for the most part educated and very industrious, being inspired by a knowledge that good and desirable homes can be built here..." Communication from Birdsview May 1882

Capt. L.A. & Olive Boyd Family

Kate & Mabel's "Tales to Tell" Mountain Katy

George & Georgetta Savage Family

Some favorite & helpful links for genealogical and local & state history. Skagit River Journal

Birdsview was named after this man, B.D. Minkler. by Noel Bourasaw, Skagit River Journal

Genealogical resource listing of WWI Veterans from East Skagit County Brought to us by Larry Spurling.

CONCRETE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF... Alumni,Yearbooks, Reunions updated Feb. 2008

CONCRETE HERITAGE MUSEUM Open Memorial Day thru Labor Day

SKAGIT VALLEY GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY

The Obituary Name Index File S.V.G.S. UPDATED APRIL 2007

UP-RIVER CROSSINGS UPDATED APRIL 2007

HISTORY BIRDSVIEW SCHOOL

Skagit River History Larry & Josef Kunzler

Cascade Days Aug. 18th & 19th 2007

BC Explorer-Digital History of the Pacific Northwest Concrete, WA research & photos

UPRIVER COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER east-skagit.com Philip Johnson

Upper Skagit Bald Eagle Festival January 26 & 27, 2008

Welcome to Concrete Concrete Chamber of Commerce Concrete, WA

MOST RECENT POSTINGS! The Annual Savage Family Picnic in 2007 will be held at Rasar State Park in Birdsview. Announcment from Barb Thompson. Communication from Birdsview May 1886 One of the best descriptions of the Skagit valley from this time period. posted 24 January 2005 The Last Remnants of the Minkler/Savage Sawmill A time capsule and photo of the final remains of the Minkler/Savage saw-mill of Birdsview, originially built in 1877, posted 24 January 2005. The Elliot Hotel of Bessemer/Birdsview from the lost links at the Skagit River Journal A Farmer's Wife by Mollie Dowdle from her book "My Best Loved Stories." Profile included from Hamilton 100 Years by Carol Bates posted 22 November 2004 Monte & Rena King Family of Birdsview Updated 6 October 2004 The Royal Family of Birdsview IN THE WORKS! Chapter 4 Mabel Life & Times Joseph Hoyt An English Assignment Feb. 1955 by his granddaughter Judy Hoyt Allen Family Profiles of William & May Johnson Family Brothers Theman & Olando Steen of Iowa, Theman & Johanna Steen of Hamilton. Birdsviews Wildwood Church More stories, history & photos........

Birds Eye View of Up-River Personalities 'Albert Frank, Backbone of the Community' Orien the Hunter, Orien Wesley Haight "Trip to the Klondike" A young Jim Pape's adventure during the Klondike Gold Rush; By C. Holmes aka Corrine Pape Autobiography from Dick Fallis posted Christmas 2003 The Rev. BNL Davis: "A Man Whom All Men Delight To Honor" by Skagit county Historian Dick Fallis The Quackenbush Sisters Kate Glover & Nell Wheelock

Upper Skagit Valley Womens Retreat Ninth Annual Retreat SAVE THE DATE! SEPTEMBER 5-6, 2008 AT BAKER LAKE LODGE

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