Bush Prairie Farm, Then and Now By Mark Derricott, Editor It is not often that the present so starkly meets the past, but it is actually happening this year. Two relatively recent developments have compellingly confirmed this development. Most of you are familiar with the first: our own Deborah Ross’s book, Konrad and Albertina, which reconstructs…
Centennial of the Wilder and White Plan for Capitol Campus By: Allen Miller with assistance from Professor Emeritus Norman J. Johnston, Ralph Munro, and Leavitt White A century ago, on both coasts of America, the curtain of history was about to go up on a transcontinental drama still being played out today. In the West the setting…
[Note: this article was written in 2011 and the performance space described no longer exists. The floor of the second floor was removed to accommodate beer storage] Burgers, Beats and Brew: The Loft on Cherry by Deborah Ross Driving down Legion Way towards downtown Olympia on most evenings, you may notice the strings of colorful…
Captain Calvin Hale and his House on Tullis Street by Lois J. Fenske There is a unique house on the corner of Tullis and Pine streets in North East Olympia. According to the description from the City of Olympia: “This charming Queen Anne-style cottage was built for Captain Calvin Hale and his second wife, Pamela…
Living with the Pioneers by Elizabeth Bret with photographs from her personal collection, When I was asked to write about what it was like living with the Percivals I wasn’t sure how to begin. I was six years old when we left Santa Monica, my mother driving me and my 15 year old brother Ross …
