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Appelo Archive Center

Preserving and Presenting the History of the Naselle-Grays River Area of Southwest Washington

 
A little bit about us.....

   
The Appelo Archive Center,  officially opened the new C.A. and Agnes Appelo Memorial Library on Sunday, February 1st, 2009.

   Located in the Appelo Plaza in Naselle at 1056 SR 4, the new Library showcases the books collected by members of the Appelo family for over 60 years along with many others. 

   The Library has a collection of over 400 books to be used for research and browsing. The book collection is located in the newly renovated library area behind the current Archive Center's main room which is being used as a display area as well as a reading room and local museum for the communities from Grays River through Naselle.

    The library is named for C.A. and Agnes Appelo who operated stores in several locations for decades. C.A. and his son, Carlton, were instrumental in bringing telephone service to the area and Carlton remains active with Wahkiakum West, the telephone company established by the Appelo family. Agnes worked in the stores and regularly traveled the logging trains to sell goods to the women in the camps.

    Her son, Carlton, has also collected books on history for a good part of his 87 years. The library books will be available for research on local and national history and other topics as well.

 A full section with Finnish language books is also available in a conference room that can be reserved for meetings for community groups.


    The center also provides an opportunity for visitors to buy copies of Donna Klint's book on Naselle and the Grays River Valley and also her new cookbook, The Magic of the Backwoods Kitchen.



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Finn Fest

www.finnam.naselle.net


Wahkiakum County Information

www.cathlametchamber.com

www.welcometowahkiakum.com

www.co.wahkiakum.wa.us

www.wahkiakumcommunitynetwork.org


Wahkiakum County Eagle (local weekly newspaper)

www.waheagle.com

Skamokawa, Washington

Chinook Observer Weekly Newspaper  
www.chinookobserver.com

Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum, Ilwaco
www.columbiapacificheritagemuseum.org

Knappton Cove Historic Site
http://www.historylink.org/index.cfm?DisplayPage=output.cfm&file_id=8199


 


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Appelo Archives
1056 SR4,
Naselle WA, US, 98638
Call: 360-484-7103
Tues - Fri  10am - 4pm
Saturday  10am - 2pm or by appointment
Email: info@appeloarchives.org


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