(Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) The sheer power of Mount St. Helens’ eruption carries on 35 years later, even in our Archives Treasures’ tourney. Our collection of 1980 St. Helens eruption documents easily won its first-round contest with 69 percent of the votes, while Tenino wooden money received 31 percent. Our next first-round game starts later today, so watch for it.
We’re three games into the first round of our Archives Treasures’ November Nuttiness tourney. Game 3 features 1980 documents of the Mount St. Helens eruption going up against a photo of something you don’t see every day: Tenino wooden money from the Great Depression. You can vote for your favorite using the online poll below. The poll closes Monday at 9 a.m., so make sure to vote before it’s too late. 1980 Mount St. Helens eruption documents Tenino wooden money…
If you’re from Tenino or have ties to it, the September Archives Treasures online poll is for you. We have not one but two (!) Treasures related to the southern Thurston County town this month. Your three choices are the Tenino Oregon Trail marker, Tenino’s wooden money during the Great Depression and documents related to the old Kingdome. The online poll closes Tuesday at 5 p.m., so make sure to vote! Tenino Oregon Trail marker Tenino wooden money Kingdome documents…
(Image courtesy of Washington State Archives) We’re giving little old Tenino the spotlight not once but twice this month as focal point of our second Archives Treasure for September. It’s some cool history. The first Archives Treasure focused on the Oregon Trail marker located in the small Thurston County town. The second is a photo of the famous wooden money that Tenino’s city government briefly used during the Great Depression. Unfortunately, Tom Cruise has yet to enter the State Archives,…