Brenner, Earl House
Location: 122 Sherman St. NW Wohleb Earl Brenner House 1966, Thurston County Assessor, Southwest Regional Archives Earl Brenner House today (2013), photograph by Deb Ross Earl Brenner was the son…
Fall 2013 Newsletter – Table of Contents
President’s Message: Merger With Bigelow House Association In the Works, by Mark Foutch (Re)Discover Bigelow House! by Ed Echtle, President of Bigelow House Preservation Association Upcoming Changes on the Board: Thanks…
Echtle, (Re)Discover Bigelow House!
Ed Echtle, President of Bigelow House Preservation Association As those familiar with local history know, the Bigelow House Museum on Olympia’s east side is the oldest surviving home in town.…
Upcoming Changes on the Board: Thanks (but not Farewell) to Ralph Blankenship, with Statements from Proposed New Board Members
Ralph Blankenship not only personifies Olympia history in his family connections to several pioneer families, he has worked tirelessly to preserve and promote local history by serving on the OHS…
President’s Message: Merger With Bigelow House Association In the Works
Mark Foutch The boards of the Olympia Historical Society and the Bigelow House Preservation Association have been discussing a merger of our two organizations. Our boards, and others in the…
Support the Annual Historic Home Tour, December 8, 2013
Watch for more information in bulletins concerning docent volunteer opportunities, ticket sales, and other details. The annual tour of historic homes is by now a cherished tradition, kicking off the…
Goularte, Egbert-Ingham House, Built 1914
David Goularte [this article originally appeared in the Fall 2013 Olympia Historical Society Quarterly bulletin and has been updated by the author in 2023, 2024, and 2025] The [Egbert-Ingham]…
Deb’s and Lanny’s Excellent Adventures in Tacoma
Deb Ross 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…
Foutch: Origins of the Olympia Historical Society: part 4
Mark Foutch For the remainder of 2002, the Olympia Historical Society continued the process of “standing up” its permanent organization while performing its mission and responding to opportunities. Members elected…