Karen Russell Marrowstone Island History Project

Karen Russell

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Karen Russell moved to Marrowstone Island in Jefferson County in the early 1970's. Having been raised on an island herself, Oahu in Hawaii, she was intrigued by the history of the people and places of her new home. In 1978, along with Jeanne Bean, she co-authored a book on the history of the island. In a partnership with the WSU Learning Center-North Olympic Peninsula and the Jefferson County Historical Society, thirty years later she is employing modern technology tools to add to the knowledge of the area. Working with NOPLC Director, Robert Force, together they interviewed residents and created archival quality, high definition digital videos that preserved invaluable pictures and stories of the island's past. DVDs of the interviews are available at the Historical Society for research. To further the use of this medium, the LC provides classes in videography and editing in its state-of-the-art computer lab.