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Garibaldi Books' two recent books are local histories. One, "Now" Never lasts, is the Second Edition of a book by the same name which sold 2250 copies. This edition is more complete with much new information while retaining the best of the old. The portions not reprinted were those about Jerry Creasy, Larry Vandercoevering, and others biographical in nature. The other is a centennial book for the Port of Garibaldi (once the Port of Bay City). This book was originally ordered by the Port in 2002, but by the time the Port had reached its 100th Anniversary in 2010 the Port Manager and Commission had decided on a video instead. So I published a smaller less costly volume at my own expense. It lacks the detailed information and is about half the pages and pictures of the original. Still it describes the successes and failures of the Port over the Century 1910-2010.
"Now" Never Lasts: Stories of Garibaldi and Garibaldians is defined by its title, Historians are always one generation behind so knowledge of the community's day-to-day people's lives is often unknown or ignored by historians writing many years later. I am especially proud of the thirteen poems used to transition between chapters. Each poem is of a different style a mood but utilizes most common poetic devices and structures. The stories also are written from different points of view and in differing styles.
Both of these books are histories in which I tried to overcome impersonal narrative by inserting chapters called "Snapshots in Time." These agree small descriptive clips about "who's doing what where" in Garibaldi between dates defined by changes in economy, social structure, or world or national affairs. In the Port book I also included "Pioneers of the Port" and "People of the Port" as well as sections on Port Commissioners and managers while in the Garibaldi book I included a section called the "Now Garibaldians." Many readers like to find references to their family members or photos of houses or places they know, These may or may not appear for unlike a lot of picture album histories for these books try to present a coherent sequential record of Garibaldi's development starting with Charley Farwel our first settler to Harold Stern (who lives today where Charley first built his cabin and his water driven lathe over Hobson creek). I know them both. They are my friends and a lot a like despite the many years that separate them.
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