Benjamin Helle

Rogue archivist of Washington history. Tweets are my own. See some of the records I find at @wastatearchives.

[Benjamin Helle @benolympia]

@thelocalhistory We celebrated there last night!

[Benjamin Helle @benolympia]

@KimWyman12 @WAStateArchives @WAStateLib That's on me! My copyediting skills were way off yesterday! Any who, here's J.C. "Ahead of the Curve" Preston!

[KING 5 News @KING5Seattle]

'Fish Wars' warriors celebrate 50 years after historic court ruling gave Washington tribes fishing rights https://t.co/LdZztlsJPx

[Benjamin Helle @benolympia]

@KnuteBerger @WAStateArchives @EssexKIRO7

[Legacy Washington @Legacy_WA]

This Independence Day, we want to honor a hero of three wars. The last surviving battlefield nurse of the Korean War, Lt. Col. Barb Nichols passed away two weeks ago. The veteran shared her amazing story with us for the "Korea 65" book and exhibit: https://t.co/91AckJs6WI

[Fake Library Statistics @FakeLibStats]

Some people are concerned about classified documents, while others are concerned about the high humidity

[Jesse McLaren @McJesse]

Wow. Disney+ changed the ending of Raiders of the Lost Ark...

[Benjamin Helle @benolympia]

We spinning the best records today at the archives!

[Washington State Archives @WAStateArchives]

The clerk thought the bill was served and they were done, but Mrs. Lister kicked it out of her home in a move that became known as the “slipper veto.”

[KNKX Public Radio @knkxfm]

The @SPLBuzz digitized approximately 800 new images this year, more than doubling the size of its historical Northwest Photograph Collection. From McNeil Island to the Coulee Dam to Neah Bay, KNKX connects these historical photos to recent headlines.

https://t.co/v4Q9m8hxnQ

[Benjamin Helle @benolympia]

Items I got to review from the Century 21 Exposition/Seattle World's Fair collections at the @WAStateArchives' Puget Sound Branch:
WA Gov. Rosellini meeting with Elvis Presley on Sept 5, 1962; blanks of the VIP "Gold Pass;" and charter membership cards for a "Monorail Miler."

[Ohio State Buckeyes 🌰 @OhioStAthletics]

🏟️We're celebrating 💯 years of Ohio Stadium but perhaps there would 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘯𝘰 'Shoe without the original @OhioStateFB legend

📲Learn more: https://t.co/hV2weX2Oz5 | #TheShoe100

[Benjamin Helle @benolympia]

Well, surely they figured this out - this was 52 years ago. #EarthDay2022

[Benjamin Helle @benolympia]

@KnuteBerger @WAStateArchives https://t.co/V70jQGJ8st

[Benjamin Helle @benolympia]

Judy Gelles' "The Fourth Grade Project" at the @HistoryMuseum got real close, real fast to this 9-year-old. https://t.co/dIissSTeTJ

[The Olympic Games™ @Olympics]

V.I.E.W.S. 📸

[Benjamin Helle @benolympia]

Be my boss! The Washington State Archives is looking for a new Archives Director.

[Washington Office of the Secretary of State @secstatewa]

We’re #Hiring for a number of positions, including:

State Archivist: https://t.co/Zy2XtTqxX0
Customer Service Manager: https://t.co/3lUgtx39Oc

To view all our employment opportunities, visit ➡ https://t.co/OneX9uXnix

@GovernmentJobs #WaStateJobs

[The Guardian @guardian]

Old dads learn new tricks from Australian children’s cartoon Bluey https://t.co/gNbI8duyzq

[Benjamin Helle @benolympia]

@OlympiaJoe Formerly Anderson Apartments and the offices of the Olympia Stevedoring Co., 314 Capitol Way North, March 18, 1938. Built in 1927.

[Benjamin Helle @benolympia]

@OlympiaJoe Same location in 1902: Home of George A. Barnes, one of the first merchants to arrive in Olympia in the early 1850s.