by Julia Park
Former HistoryLink Executive Director Marie McCaffrey had been training her successor for six years to take her place.
“If the institution cannot survive the founder, it is not successful,” McCaffrey said. “So I really had my eye on that.”
The online encyclopedia with over 8,000 articles covering various topics in Washington State history is used by journalists, educators, students, politicians, and even real estate agents. Formally launched in 1999 by McCaffrey, her husband Walt Crowley, and historian Paul Dorpat, the organization just celebrated its 25th anniversary as McCaffrey hands the reins over to her assistant director of over six years, Jennifer Ott.
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