Vintage Postcard: Tumwater Falls Park Fall Colors & OBC
Tumwater Falls Park and Olympia Brewing Co. c. 1970’s. Click photo to enlarge.
Foundation Scholarship Trivia
The Olympia Tumwater Foundation education programs have awarded over $1.7 million in scholarships and grants to hundreds of talented and deserving students. Scholarships are offered on the basis of both achievement and n
Treasures Found in the State Archives
The New Season of Monthly History Talks Kicks Off with Tracy Rebstock We all have archives and perhaps haven’t even thought about it. Personal papers, family photo albums, scrapbooks and meaningful artifacts from your past are all part of your personal archives. While they may not be in a good state of organization, they are…
Scholarship roomies at Gonzaga
2014 scholarship recipients Megan Kramer and Emma Baldwin recently stopped by the Foundation office to say hi and give an update on their educational endeavors at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. Megan is studying civil engineering and rowing crew while Emma is working towards a business degree and involved in horse riding. Both are getting…
Rainier from Tumwater Hill
Rainier on a clear day
Brewery auction – will it finally happen?
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Cider Sunday at Tumwater Falls Park
Cider Sunday and Thurston County Through the Decades Annual Event in the Falls Park Once Again a Great Success There have been times in past years when the “Cider Sunday” living history event in the park was cold and windy with the rain falling sideways. It has been held the first Sunday in October for many…
Oly Saves the Day in Death Valley
From It’s the Water News, November 1971 Dear Folks, I am nigh on to 70 years old and just returned from a trip which included parts of the Nevada and California deserts—no air conditioner and incredible temperatures of 105 degrees. I was accompanied by my little toy Pomeranian dog, Suzie, who was obviously about to…
Can you identify this photograph?
Recently, the Tumwater Historical Association donated this framed photo to the Schmidt House. It shows a group of girls working in a garden. The girls are for the most part dressed alike, with white blouses, dark skirts, ties and bonnets. To the left stands a man holding a garden tool and a bunch of beets…