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Submitted by Sarah on Sun, 04/15/2007 - 10:38am.
I'm working up an Oly May Day Series that I'll post over the next several days or so. We can begin with this excellent essay by Eric Chase - A History of May Day In Olympia:
» Some old timers recall that May Day was celebrated in many of the nearby timber camps and picket lines throughout the Olympia and Puget Sound area, but accounts of any downtown labor parades are missing. As early as May 1st, 1919 though, Olympia sponsored a May Day festival that had less to do with labor and more to do with nature. Most certainly connected to the pagan roots, Olympia High School hosted the festival boasting that over 250 pupils would participate in a theme of "Voices of the Wood". Read the entire essay and learn about the IWW in the NW, Queen of May, "Olympia's most pretentious parade", and more.
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Poor Peoples Union May Day Circus Spectacular!!
Submitted by Rob Richards on Sun, 04/15/2007 - 5:01pm.