Northwest Olympia Pioneer Family: How the Schneiders Transformed the Natural Resources of Thurston County
FREE Local History Talk:
April 17, 2012
7-8 PM
Traditions Café
300 5th Avenue SW
Olympia (across from Heritage Park and Capitol Lake)
Deb Ross will use the Schneider family as a model for how pioneer families found and used natural resources in Olympia, and the surrounding area; focusing on farming, lumbering, shellfish harvest, quarrying, land development, and the critical need for access to waterfront and water for all these activities. Three creeks in Thurston County are named for the Schneider family, including a creek that runs through Olympia’s southwest and northwest neighborhoods. Schneider Creek on the west side of Olympia starts in southwest Olympia by 9th Avenue, SW and continues north and then east to Budd Inlet at Smyth Landing. The Schneider family once owned the land at the mouth of the creek and eventually bought land claims all the way to Eld and Totten Inlets and Lake Summit.
Deborah Ross is the author of the novel Konrad and Albertina, based on the lives of the pioneer Schneider family of Olympia. She is currently working on a sequel to that book, which will continue the story of the Schneiders. Deborah is a member of the Olympia Heritage Commission and a former board member of the Olympia Historical Society.
This talk is being sponsored by the Stream Team of Olympia, Lacey, Tumwater, and Thurston County.
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