There were many keys to the Skagit County Historical Museum drawing a standing-room-only crowd to Sunday afternoon's program in La Conner.

One was the role played by actor Kevin Tighe, star in the popular 1970s TV series "Emergency," among many highlights in a career dating to the 1967 film "The Graduate."

Tighe and stage director Angela Marinella provided voices for famous authors who credited use of typewriters for much of their literary success.

A key component of the 45-minute presentation was the clever, briskly paced video compiled and edited by writer Brian Young, guest curator of the m...