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Secretary Wyman hosts USS Olympia officers

July 16, 2015 Secretary of State's Office

Secretary Wyman and USS Olympia officers, with one of them holding a portrait of the Olympia. (Photo courtesy of Patrick McDonald) Secretary of State Kim Wyman welcomed USS Olympia officers to their namesake city Thursday, thanking them for their service and for taking good care of the Pearl Harbor-based fast attack submarine. Commander Tom Shugart, Master Chief Roland Midgett and Assistant Engineer Zachary Copes were visiting Olympia for its annual Lakefair, a tradition that started in 1983 under the Olympia’s…

From Your Corner of Washington: Fireworks!

July 23, 2014 Secretary of State's Office

(Photo courtesy of Scott D. Nelson) Last week’s annual Capital Lakefair event in Olympia concluded Sunday night with a spectacular fireworks show with the Capitol Dome visible in the lower-right corner. This stunning image was sent to us by Scott D. Nelson of Olympia. We invite you to e-mail your photos and stories to us as part of an ongoing feature called “From Your Corner of Washington” – we want to gather images of landscapes, homes, views and personal narratives…

Votes for Women! Suffragists on Parade

July 19, 2010 Secretary of State's Office

On Saturday the 17th, the 51-year-old Lakefair Parade in Olympia was host to a particularly special feature this year. On a perfectly sunny afternoon (which rarely seems to happen on Lakefair Parade day!), over 50 suffragists marched north on Capitol Boulevard in a dapper celebration of the Washington women’s suffrage centennial. Clad in lacy whites and huge hats, the suffragists led the way through the streets, proudly carrying signs displaying suffrage sayings, such as “They Showed Us It Could Be Done,” “Hurrah for the Suffragettes,” and “Taxation Without…

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