WHC Advisory Board Member

Shanna Stevenson

WHC Coordinator
Washington State Historical Society
Olympia

Shanna Stevenson is a long-time local historian in Olympia. Formerly the Historic Preservation Officer for Olympia, Thurston County and Tumwater, she joined WSHS in January 2006 as the Coordinator of the Women's History Consortium project. She has a B.A. in History and Education from Gonzaga University and a Masters in Public Administration from The Evergreen State College. As Coordinator of the WHC, Shanna staffs a 15 member advisory board composed of Governor's appointees and legislators, leads the WHC website initiative and planning for the commemoration of the Washington Suffrage Centennial.

Publications

• Olympiana, Historical Vignettes of Olympia’s People and Places. (1982)
• 60 Years of Radio, KGY 1240. (1982)
• Superior Shipping Service, A History of the Port of Olympia. (1983, revised 1989)
• St. Peter Hospital Centennial History. (1987)
• Olympia, Lacey and Tumwater: A Pictorial History. Norfolk, Va.: The Donning Company (1985, revised edition 1996)
• Co–editor, Thurston County Placenames: A Heritage Guide. (1992)
• Contributor, The River Remembers: A History of Tumwater, 1845-1995 Norfolk, Va.: The Donning Company (1995)
• Researcher Building a Capital City: Olympia’s Past Revealed Through Its Historic Architecture City of Olympia (2000)
• Numerous National, state and local register nominations including Women’s History in Olympia MPD.

Contact

Washington Women's History Consortium Coordinator
Washington State Historical Society
211 21st Avenue SW
Olympia, WA 98501
Phone: 360-586-0171
Fax: 360-586-8322
sstevenson@wshs.wa.gov