Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum

 

Join us in exploring, preserving and promoting Olympia’s history. We are a non-profit membership-based organization presenting the stories from our past to enrich the present and inform the future of Olympia. The Bigelow House Museum, owned and operated by the Society and Museum, is the oldest residence in Olympia, Washington, and one of the earliest still standing in the Pacific Northwest.

Society News

New Book Available! 

The Olympia Historical Society & Bigelow House Museum is now selling a limited number of a wonderful book about local maritime heritage: Tugs and Other Hard-Working Vessels of Puget Sound:  A Scrapbook from the Earlier Days, by Olympia native and naval architect and marine engineer, the late Norman R.  Knutsen.  The book is being made available through the generosity of the Knutsen Family.  The softbound, 345 page book, is extensively illustrated, including many rare images of Olympia maritime history.  The book, with the net proceeds benefitting the Olympia Historical Society & Bigelow House Museum, is available by mail only with credit or debit card or Paypal account, and sells for $48.08 including postage, handling and sales tax.  To order your copy, click “Buy Now” below (Paypal account not required!).


 

Time to Join us! 

Your annual dues support the newsletter, the Thurston County History Journal, continued programming, operation of the Bigelow House Museum, the website, and our continuing work toward a local downtown history museum and history archive for public research.  As a small, all volunteer, organization your contributions have always been critical to our success.
 
 Please join for 2021 now by visiting our Membership page 
 
Thanks to all of you for your support

 

We would love you to shop local, but if you do happen to be shopping on line, please consider clicking on the Amazon Smile logo and designating us as the beneficiary of this program, where a percentage of your purchase will go to support our programs. 

We also partner with Fred Meyer, and Ralph’s/Bayview Thriftway charitable donation programs. Click on any of the links provided here to be taken to their donation pages. 

Thank you!