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McMenamins presents History Pub First Comes Love: Attitudes Towards Romance, Love, and Sexuality in Early Thurston County
Presented by Deborah Ross
McMenamins Olympic Club Theater
Tuesday, February 17, 2026
McMenamins Olympic Club Theater
7pm/doors 6pm
$5
All ages*
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Olympia historian Deborah Ross takes a look at romantic relationships in early Thurston County from 1870-1900. She explores the institution of marriage, intimacy, and the importance of family that, in some ways, is very similar to attitudes of today.
Deborah Ross is a historian who writes about Thurston County history and heritage. She has served on the Olympia Historical Commission, the Olympia Historical Society board, and writes a weekly column for the Olympian newspaper called βLooking Back.β Deborah is the author of two historical fiction novels based on Thurston County families, πππππ ππππ ππβπππππβπ πΆππππ πππ πΎπππππ and π΄πππππ‘πππ. She and her husband live in Lacey.
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