The latest publication, Duvall Immigrant by Ralph Taylor, is a reprint of a very popular book out of print for two decades. In addition to Taylor’s fascinating story of moving from a well established English city to the frontier days of Duvall, with its challenges in adapting to a new way of life, the Historical Society has added material never before printed.

Ralph Taylor’s paintings now hanging in the Duvall Library’s Rose Room have been admired for their self-taught, charming presentation of old Duvall. What viewers have never seen are the historical anecdotes he wrote on the backs of the paintings. These additionals stories concerning the scenes on the front are added to the book along with photos of the paintings they describe.

As a citizen, Taylor was much admired for his work to better his adopted town, serving as mayor and benefactor. As a person, he was admired and loved as a kind and interesting gentleman. The Duvall Historical Society especially misses him as a friend and witty historian.

Additional people can now enjoy him through his account of life in Duvall as it struggled from 1913 to 1980, through stumps and mud to a pleasant town full of memories of its past. The Duvall Historical Society is proud to present its latest publication, the reprinting of Duvall Immigrant.

Information on all of the Society’s activities can be found in brochures at City Hall or by calling Society members at (425) 788-6209 or (425) 788-1266.