https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6coTYF1I6g A treasure trove of 8mm films were re-discovered at the Tenino Depot Museum during the pandemic. They were home movies made by Dr. Frederick W. Wichman. The reels were cleaned and digitized. Some were compiled (along with an old wooden money newsreel) to make this film about Tenino in the 1940's-1960's. Dr. Frederick William … Continue reading Film Project & Dr Wichman
Museum on the Move
A Tenino Depot Museum & South Thurston County Historical Society History https://youtu.be/WVU5kzWKqKM (PLEASE NOTE: VIDEO HAS NO SOUND) It came to the attention of the City of Tenino in 1973 that Burlington Northern, who then had ownership of Tenino’s 1914 Northern Pacific Depot, would have to be torn down or moved from their right of … Continue reading Museum on the Move
Annual Events
Christmas at the Museum is the 2nd Saturday in December annually. The Depot is decked out for the season. Get your picture taken with our 150 year old sleigh. Visit Santa in our Christmas Caboose! 12 a.m. to 4 p.m. Family Fun Day kicks of the summer every year on the last Saturday in June. … Continue reading Annual Events
Tenino: Boomtown of the Old Northwest (a film)
https://youtu.be/tWfUvNDqSWQ?si=_ySfxSPvFQTnt14Q Tenino Documentary Nov. 7, 1973 – "The South Thurston County Historical Society will have a special program at their meeting on Monday night, Nov. 12, featuring a film on Tenino’s early days and a presentation by an architect regarding the moving and refurbishing of the Tenino railroad depot for a museum.” “Tenino: Boomtown of the Old … Continue reading Tenino: Boomtown of the Old Northwest (a film)
Tenino Sandstone History
Sandstone In 1888, George VanTine and S.W. Fenton located a good deposit of sandstone near Tenino. The bought the land and with Charles Billings started the VanTine Stone Company. This company later became VanTine and Fenton and ultimately the Tenino Stone Quarry Company. The first sandstone was shipped out of Tenino in 1889. Part of … Continue reading Tenino Sandstone History
A History of Wooden Money by Don Major
By Don Major, from The Thurston County Independent, Feb. 19, 1965 The Nation, and Tenino, was gripped by the Great Depression in 1931, and money was scarce. The Independent in November of that year advocated editorially that scrip be used to meet the currency shortage. Then on December 5th, 1931, the matter of emergency struck … Continue reading A History of Wooden Money by Don Major