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- ↑ "Lorraine McConaghy, Ph.D." Redmond Historical Society. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ↑ WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY AWARDS FOR DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENTS IN STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY, June 8, 2010, retrieved 2011-10-04
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