The City of Olympia has agreed to allow the Society and Museum to scan and post the contents of the book Olympia Washington: A People’s History, edited by Drew Crooks The book was published in 2009 in honor of Olympia’s 150th Anniversary. It consists of articles written by historians and residents about our city. For convenience, we have posted each chapter as a separate file. The Society and Museum thanks the City for allowing us to post this valuable compilation
Cover and Introductory Materials
Olympia’s Historic Shoreline, John Dodge
History of the Squaxin Island Tribe
Creating Olympia, American Settlers, Drew Crooks
John Miller Murphy, Roger Easton
Murder at Butler Cove, Drew Crooks
Pioneer Bigelow Family, Karen Johnson
Rebecca Howard, Jennifer Crooks
Olympia’s Battle to Retain the Capital Gerry Alexander
Olympia’s Historic Chinese Community, Ed Echtle
Women in Olympia History, Shanna Stevenson
History of the Olympia School District, Peter Rex
A Nichols Worth of Memories, Dick Nichols
A Maritime History, Chuck Fowler
West Bay Industrial History, Sarah Smyth Macintosh
Little Hollywood, Daeg Aeric Byrne
Joseph Wohleb, Heather Lockman
From Mansion to Museum, Susan Rohrer
Priest Point Park, Winnifred Olsen
Washington’s Winged Victory, Marygrace Jennings
South Puget Sound Community College, Lois Fenske
The Evergreen State College, Steven Willis