About this episode
Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Janet Gallimore, executive director of the Idaho Historical Society on 2026 programs and exhibits; Ken Johnsen of Yakima Valley Trolleys on the ongoing effort to work with the City of Yakima to preserve the trolley tracks; historian and blogger Robin Adams on her search for mystery bridges crossing the Cedar River near Maple Valley, WA; Lloyd Lytle of the group working to save the Masonic Home of Washington in Des Moines, WA on their move to appeal the hearing examiner's decision and what comes next; Stephanie Johnson-Toliver, president of the Black Heritage Society of Washington on 2026 programs and an event at MOHAI on February 10, 2026; plus Jay of Jay's Radio Hour and DJ Professor Grumpy of History As Music/Music As History with some surprise vintage audio from Tacoma radio station KMO from January 1948.
More info about the Idaho Historical Society:
https://history.idaho.gov/
More info about Yakima Valley Trolleys:
https://www.yakimavalleytrolleys.org/trolley-angels/
Robin Adams' Bat Gurrl Blog:
https://batgurrl.net/2025/12/31/a-railroad-a-flood-and-a-water-pipeline-bridge/
Lloyd Lytle's Masonic Home of Washington King County Appeal GoFundMe:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-historic-masonic-home-of-des-moines
Black Heritage Society of Washington MOHAI February 10 Event:
https://mohai.org/event/america-250-the-verdict-is/
Black Heritage Society of Washington:
https://www.bhswa.org/wordpress/
Links to more information about most topics discussed on the show are available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page:
www.facebook.com/groups/cascadeofhistory
This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, January 11, 2026 via SPACE 101.1 FM and gallantly streaming live via www.space101fm.org from historic Magnuson Park - formerly Sand Point Naval Air Station - on the shores of Lake Washington in Seattle.
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