Washington Women's Homesteading, 1862-1949: Developing a Historic Context of Women's Homesteading
Today Beth Mathews presented a brief overview of women's homesteading research at the Society for American Archaeology meeting in...
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Beth Mathews
Jul 24, 20224 min read
Washington State Property History and Historical Map Resources Guide
Most of our reports include a comprehensive review of historical maps so that we can understand the development history of a property,...
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Beth Mathews
Jul 18, 20222 min read
Women Homesteaders of Washington’s Channeled Scablands
In March 2022 Antiquity's Principal Archaeologist Beth Mathews presented a poster titled "Women Homesteaders of Washington’s Channeled...
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Beth Mathews
May 14, 20217 min read
History at Main & Second, Olympia, WA
Steh-chass Budd Inlet is the traditional territory of the Steh-chass. The Steh-chass village was located on the Olympia peninsula on the...
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Beth Mathews
May 12, 20213 min read
Olympia's Red-Light District, ca. 1860-1911
As we work towards defining areas of archaeological concern for downtown Olympia, we want to understand the boundaries of Olympia's...
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Beth Mathews
May 10, 20214 min read
Protection of Archaeological Resources in the City of Olympia and Thurston County
The Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation has records for over 35,000 archaeological sites in Washington...
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Beth Mathews
May 10, 20213 min read
Black History of Kitsap County and the Multiethnic Puget Mill Company Town, 1860s to 1870s
Esther Mumford's Black Heritage Survey of Washington State (1985:13) identifies at least five instances of involuntary migration...
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Beth Mathews
May 8, 20213 min read
"A Persistent Menace" Washington Standard, 1 March 1912
Over 100 years later, the gentrification of Olympia has some things in common with the racist tirades issued by John Miller Murphy,...
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Beth Mathews
May 8, 20214 min read
Olympia’s Dead Zone, 1860 to 1910
Although Olympia’s “Dead Zone” was not a feature of national news, the district was a prominent part of Olympia culture from the 1860s to...
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Beth Mathews
May 6, 20212 min read
Western Washington Women Homesteaders: Summary Statistics and Spatial Patterns for Nineteen Counties
In April 2021 Antiquity's Principal Archaeologist Beth Mathews presented a poster titled "Western Washington Women Homesteaders: Summary...
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