What do the debates at Washington’s 1889 Constitutional Convention reveal about the priorities and divisions of the new state?

How have Washingtonians used the courts to protect their civil liberties?

What did the United States government’s treaties promise Tribal Nations—and were those promises kept?

Where does our food come from—and why is farming important in Washington?

What did the Corps of Discovery learn—and who helped them along the way?

How did the Ice Age floods shape the land we live on today?

Who benefited from the fur trade in Washington Territory—and who didn’t?

How did introduced diseases impact Native Americans of the Pacific Northwest? How did diseases shape the relationship between Native Americans and non-Native explorers and missionaries?

How were Chinese immigrants treated in Washington Territory—and how did the Chinese Exclusion Act change their lives?

Forest History: What roles have women played in industrial forestry? How have women’s roles and representations in Washington state’s industrial forest products industry changed over time?