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.…
Partlow: Meet a Family: The Streets and Partlows of West Olympia
Written by Janet Partlow, a descendant of the Streets and Partlow families Ralph Raymond Streets was born in Brockville, Ontario (on the St. Lawrence seaway) in 1870. His father John…
Blankenship: Meet the Yantises and Blankenships
Ralph Blankenship In October of 1852 Sarah Y Yantis rode into Olympia with her father B.F. Yantis and 7 brothers and sisters in their covered wagon. They left from Saline…
Fenske: Captain Calvin Hale and his House on Tullis Street
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. …
Bret: Living with the Pioneers
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…