President’s Column – Summer 2013
Mark Foutch A lot has been happening this Spring, and it feels like we’re really getting traction toward a number of the Society’s goals. A few examples: Our absolutely outstanding…
Table of Contents – Summer 2013
President’s Column – Summer 2013 Mark Foutch Temple Beth Hatfiloh is 75! Anne Kilgannon and Beth Dubey Have an Historic Summer Stay-Cation Anne Kilgannon Origins of Olympia Historical Society, Chapter…
Have an Historic Stay-cation and Come Home with Memories
Anne Kilgannon We’d been talking about doing a field trip for years, so last year on my birthday my friend picked me up on a beautiful sunny day and we…
Kilgannon: Temple Beth Hatfiloh is 75!
Anne Kilgannon, with thanks to Beth Dubey for background information. Louis Bettman arrived in Olympia and set up a general merchandise store in 1853. Within a year, two other establishments with…
We Like to Hear from You!
Anne Kilgannon As President Mark Foutch reports above, the Olympia Historical Society is actively pursuing its mission and goals, and invites our members and readers of this newsletter to join…
Origins of the Olympia Historical Society, Chapter 3
Mark Foutch The first two chapters of this history described the Society’s early organizing efforts beginning in 2001, leading to formalizing the organization and its incorporation in February 2002.…
Lanny’s and Deb’s Excellent Adventures
On a weekly basis, Members Lanny Weaver and Deb Ross catalogue the State Capital Museum collection now housed at the Washington State Historical Society (WSHS) in Tacoma. This project is…