The Olympia Historical Society
Olympia, Washington
 
 

Research Page
 

Olympia History

• Bibliography of Olympia Area History
Published works on local history, includes many full text online

• TESC Student Olympia History Web Projects 2003
• Celebrating the Dream: Olympia's Sesquicentennial
• A Guide to Olympia's Past at Thurston Regional Planning
• History of the State Capitol
  
• State Seal
• History of Olympia from OlympiaOnline.com
• Port of Olympia History
• Olympia's Chinese Community
  
• Birdseye Map of Olympia, 1879
• Women's Suffrage in Washington
  

 

Olympia Museums and Historical Groups

• Bigelow House Museum, Olympia
• State Capital Museum, Olympia
• Olympic Flight Museum
• Sound Sound Maritime Heritage Association
• Squaxin Island Tribe Museum

 
South Sound Area Museums and Historical Groups

• South Sound Heritage Association

Libraries

• CLIO: Combined Catalogue of Evergreen State College, St. Martins College, Washington State Library
• Timberland Regional Library
• South Puget Sound Community College Library

Archives

• Washington State Archives & SW Regional Archives Center in Olympia
• Collections Search Engine
• Evergreen State College Archives

Genealogy

• Olympia Genealogical Society
• Thurston County Genealogy
• Washington State Genealogical Society

Other Links

• Art Deco Society Northwest
• Olympia and Thurston County History Links
• Washington Secretary of State Online History Resources
• Washington Place Names Origins Database
• Thurston County Map, 1895

 

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Updated 12 January 2008