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History Talks! They Want Our Rhythm, but Not Our Blues: African American Innovation through Pop Culture

Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers 420 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United States

The freedom often denied to African Americans to move and express themselves has meant that they have had to be especially creative in building their culture. The innovations created under oppression are often appropriated by the oppressor—they want our rhythm. And such culture and creativity has been forged from their everyday struggles—but they do not […]

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History Talks! The Evolution of the Northwest Passage as a Cartographic Image: 1753-1853

Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers 420 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United States

After centuries of failure in the attempt to discover the Northwest Passage from the Atlantic side of North America, in 1776 the British Admiralty commissioned Captain Cook’s third voyage to look for this fabled gateway from the “backside” of the continent, that is, via the Pacific Ocean. Cook “failed” to find an Arctic passage, but […]

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HistoryTalks! Tribal Sovereignty: A History of Colonization and Federal Indian Policy

Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers 420 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United States

Since time immemorial, Indigenous Peoples have lived in what we now call the United States, constituting distinct political nations with their own systems of governance. Join Kyle Pittman for a talk that will seek to explore the key concept that underpins the existence of Tribal Nations: sovereignty. It will also cover various aspects of history […]

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HistoryTalks! The Greatest Breakup Letter in U.S. History, The Declaration of Independence

Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers 420 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United States

Journey back to 1775 with Art Dolan and listen to the words which sparked the American Revolution, resulting in the Declaration of Independence. This is not a listing of facts, rather, a revealing story of key moments resulting in a document which changed the lives of every American, forever. Hybrid Format: Come in person to […]

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HistoryTalks! Chief Leschi, Governor Isaac Stevens, and the Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854

Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers 420 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United States

In this presentation historian Drew Crooks will look at the famous Nisqually leader Chief Leschi and Isaac Stevens, Governor of Washington Territory. He will also discuss the momentous Medicine Creek Council of 1854 that brought the two men together. The resulting Medicine Creek Treaty had important consequences in the 19th century and continues to impact […]

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HistoryTalks! Saving the Nisqually Delta

Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers 420 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United States

Located eight miles northeast of Olympia, Washington, the Nisqually Delta is one of the country's last unspoiled estuaries. Join author Janine Gates, as she presents her book Saving the Nisqually Delta and speaks about the historical pressures to industrialize the delta. Gates will discuss the key moments in Washington State environmental history and why the […]

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Sharing Our Food Stories: an oral history workshop with Window Seat Media

Lacey Museum and Cultural Center 4160 6th Ave SE Suite 101, Lacey, United States

How do we communicate, remember, and connect through food? Join us for an evening of reflecting, sharing and writing about our food traditions. Participants learn tips for documenting and writing about your family’s food history and stories. Bring an object that connects in some way to your food story. It could be a cooking utensil, […]

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HistoryTalks! Small Town Pride Comes to Olympia

Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers 420 College St SE, Lacey, WA, United States

Anna Schlecht, co-founder of Capital City Pride, will share the history of how a small group of people brought Pride to Olympia, the first small town Pride outside the relative safety of a big city in the PNW. In spite of the Stonewall Rebellion of 1969, most of small-town America was still an unsafe place […]

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