Feliks Banel's guests on this LIVE BROADCAST of CASCADE OF HISTORY include Moira Nadal of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation with this year's winners of Sivinski Preservation Grants; Derek Nguyen of the Washington State Historical Society in Tacoma with details about this year's model train exhibit; Malcolm Crockett of Crofton, BC on the history of that Vancouver Island community and his new book; Kerry Tymchuk, Executive Director of the Oregon Historical Society on this year's holiday exhibit of Meier & Frank department store Santaland decor and a look ahead at next year's Highway 101 centennial exhibit; lost & found sound from World War II with Chris Byrd, who hears his father Clifford Byrd - a B-17 gunner - on a recording from a radio show broadcast from London on Christmas Day 1943.

More info about the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation Sivinski Fund:

https://preservewa.org/programs/grants/valerie-sivinski-fund/

More info about the Washington State History Museum Model Train Show:

https://www.washingtonhistory.org/exhibit/trainfestival-29/

More info Malcolm Crockett's book about growing up in Crofton, BC;

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/no-backup-a-setup-and-more-malcolm-crockett/1148702514

More info about Oregon Historical Society's Meier & Frank Santaland:

https://www.ohs.org/museum/exhibits/meier-and-frank-santaland.cfm

Links to more information about most topics discussed on the show are available at the CASCADE OF HISTORY Facebook page:

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This LIVE broadcast of CASCADE OF HISTORY was originally presented at 8pm Pacific Time on Sunday, December 21, 2025 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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