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Into the Archives explores Washington’s history through letters, laws and lived experience, showing how democracy leaves a paper trail. Produced by TVW in collaboration with the Washington State Archives’ Legacy Washington program, the series blends narrative storytelling, archival audio and original interviews to revisit moments that shaped the Evergreen State. Each episode draws from letters, blueprints, court rulings, oral histories, photographs and film, revealing the human dramas behind defining chapters of state history. Listeners travel from territorial standoffs and constitutional debates to legendary creatures, close elections, environmental turning points and the rise of the modern tech economy.
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  • The Capitol at 100

    The Capitol at 100
    Oct 13 2026
    Washington’s Legislative Building is approaching its 100th anniversary — a century under one of the most recognizable domes in the Pacific Northwest.Recorded before a live audience in downtown Olympia, Into the Archives explores how Washington built its Capitol, why architects Walter Wilder and Harry White designed it as they did, and how classical architecture became a visual language for democracy. Historian Ed Echtle and State Archives outreach archivist Ben Helle trace the building from its construction in the 1920s through a remarkable 1965 proposal that would have dramatically expanded it — and demolished the Governor’s Mansion and Insurance Building in the process.State conservator Maya Foty takes us inside the architecture and craftsmanship of the Capitol, including details almost no visitor ever sees. We also revisit the 2001 Nisqually earthquake, recent vandalism, the arrival of TVW and a century of history made under the dome.And as the Capitol turns 100, we ask a larger question: What does “the people’s house” mean today?Watch the extended video cut of the live event on YouTube: Ben mentioned that the State Archibes will be hosting tours of the Olympia Archives Building from 5-7PM on Thursday, October 22. Check the Archives’ social media for details: https://x.com/wastatearchives

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    32 min
  • Remember the Steelheads

    Remember the Steelheads
    Sep 8 2026
    **********************************************************YOU’RE INVITED: INTO THE ARCHIVES — LIVEJoin TVW and be part of the audience for a special live taping of Into the Archives as we look ahead to the 100th anniversary of Washington’s Capitol Campus.Thursday, Sept. 24 | 5:30–7 p.m.Nicole’s Bar | 109 Legion Way SW, OlympiaCome for the stories. Stay for the history.**********************************************************About this episode…The Seattle Steelheads played just one season — 1946 — and nearly vanished from Seattle’s collective memory.Into the Archives traces the team’s roots in Black baseball, wartime Seattle and the short-lived West Coast Negro Baseball League. This episode explores what the Steelheads meant, why so little of their history survives and why the Mariners’ decision to wear Steelheads uniforms on Sundays is about more than a throwback jersey.It’s a story about baseball, segregation, community — and what can disappear remarkably quickly when nobody records the people who were there.

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    21 min
  • Making a State: How Washington Became Washington

    Making a State: How Washington Became Washington
    Aug 11 2026
    How do you make a state?Washington’s answer involved 75 delegates, a six-week constitutional convention and powerful railroads - ribbons of steel that bound the new state together and connected it to the nation’s economy.Washington became the nation’s 42nd state on Nov. 11, 1889. But statehood was not a single moment. It was a process shaped by political ambition, railroad power, constitutional compromise and one consequential missing signature.From a constitution carried across the country by rail to two telegrams announcing statehood, this is the story of how Washington was made.

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    19 min
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