Whatcom County stories on C-SPAN this weekend, Jan. 4 & 5

Whatcom County's history and literary scene are the focus of C-SPAN's Cities Tour programming this Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 4 and 5.

On Saturday, a block of literary programs starts at 9 a.m. on BookTV (C-SPAN2, available on Comcast channel 25).

On Sunday, a block of history programs starts at 2 p.m. on American History TV (C-SPAN3, available on Comcast channel 150.)

The stories also will air at other times sprinkled throughout the weekend, and will be available online at c-span.org/LocalContent.