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First Comes Love: Attitudes Towards Romance, Love, and Sexuality in Early Thurston County
December 12 | 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Lacey,
WA, USA

Dec. 12, 2024 6:30 pm Dec. 12, 2024 7:30 pm America/Los_Angeles Lacey Parks Events Join local historian Deborah Ross as she delves into newspaper articles, census data, and archives from early Thurston County to develop a picture of attitudes towards romance, marriage, and sexuality, that, surprisingly, aren’t too different from today. Hybrid Format: Come in person to Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers or join online. Registration required for online attendance only. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers
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Hybrid Format: Come in person to Lacey City Hall, Council Chambers or join online. Registration required for online attendance only. Doors open at 6:00 p.m.

Program Description

In 1993, The Evergreen State College professor Stephanie Coontz shattered myths about family, sex, and marriage with her groundbreaking book, The Way We Never Were. In this talk, local historian Deborah Ross delves into newspaper articles, census data, and archives from early Thurston County to develop a picture of attitudes towards romance, marriage, and sexuality, that, surprisingly, aren’t too different from today.

Speaker

Deborah Ross has been researching and writing about Thurston County history for about twenty years. She serves on the editorial board of the Thurston County Historical Journal, and produces the weekly Looking Back feature for the Sunday Olympian. She is also the Research Coordinator for the Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum and curates most of the content of its website. She lives at Panorama in Lacey with her husband Brian Hovis.