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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…
DetailsOly 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…
DetailsCan 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…
DetailsLouis Schmidt Builds the Original Capital Brewery
Are you old enough to remember the days of radio and early television newscasts when the headlines were introduced with the phrase, “Dateline!”? That was a prevalent way of getting the viewer’s or listener’s attention for the next story. News documentaries and newsreels in the theaters often used that as part of their presentation. I’d…
DetailsThe Birth of a Slogan–the Story of “It’s the Water”
The following story first appeared in the August 1951 issue of “It’s the Water News,” the employee newsletter of the Olympia Brewing Company in Tumwater, Washington. The author of this article was Frank Kenney, who was secretary of OBC before prohibition. In 1951, a commemorative dinner was given by the management at the Governor Hotel, and…
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Olympia Tumwater Foundation (OTF) is a local charitable organization that traces its roots to the Schmidt family of Tumwater and the famous Olympia Brewing Company. It was created in 1950 by Peter G. Schmidt Sr., long-time president of Olympia Brewing and oldest son of brewery founder Leopold Schmidt. Over the years OTF has supported a…
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