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The Olympia Historical Society disseminates historical information and encourages interest in the past by publishing historical material; by holding meetings with addresses, lectures, papers, and discussions; by developing interpretive programming and exhibits; by using the media to awaken public interest; and, by serving as a network for history and heritage resources.
The Olympia Historical Society is also dedicated to the discovery and collection of material which may help to establish or illustrate the history and heritage of the area: its exploration, settlement, development, and activities in peace and in war; its progress in population, wealth, education, arts, science, agriculture, manufactures, trade, transportation, values, morals and way of life. It collects printed and non-printed material, such as histories, genealogies, biographies, descriptions, gazetteers, directories, newspapers, pamphlets, catalogs, circulars, handbills, programs, and posters; manuscript material such as letters, diaries, journals, memoranda, reminiscences, rosters, service records, account books, charts, surveys, and field books; and museum material such as pictures, photographs, paintings, portraits, scenes, and material objects illustrative of life, conditions, events, and activities of the past and the present. Collection mediums will include, but not be limited to, audio, visual and digital, such as paper, cassette, reel-to-reel, video, film, compact disk, microfilm, etc.
The Society provides for the preservation of these materials and for their accessibility, as far as may be feasible, to all who wish to examine or study it, to cooperate with officials in insuring the preservation and accessibility of the records and archives of the community.
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