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Sept. Archives Treasures poll is up, so vote!

Sept. Archives Treasures poll is up, so vote!

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…

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Archives Treasure #2: Tenino wooden money

Archives Treasure #2: Tenino wooden money

(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,…

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September Archives Treasure #1: Tenino Oregon Trail marker

September Archives Treasure #1: Tenino Oregon Trail marker

  (Photo courtesy of Washington State Archives) Anyone who took U.S. history knows about the Oregon Trail and its pivotal role in helping settle the Pacific Northwest during the 19th century. What you may not have heard is about is the series of markers that famed pioneer Ezra Meeker erected along the trail years after he settled in what is now Puyallup and became a wealthy hop grower and community leader. Meeker placed the markers as he retraced the 2,000-mile…

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“Library Jewel” # 3: Political business cards

“Library Jewel” # 3: Political business cards

Washington State’s Primary Election is nearly upon us, occuring next Tuesday, August 7.  In honor of the upcoming Primary, we are featuring two rare political business cards as our third “Library Jewel” for July, located within the Rare Publicans section of the Washington State Library. These political business cards, featured below in the picture, belonged to candidates who were running for separate elections in 1908.  The card on the left belonged to Republican Party candidate Theodore Mentzer, a lumberjack from Tenino,…

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