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A History of Wooden Money by Don Major
By Don Major, from The Thurston County Independent, Feb. 19, 1965 The Nation, and Tenino, was gripped by the Great Depression in 1931, and money was scarce. The Independent in November of that year advocated editorially that scrip be used to meet the currency shortage. Then on December 5th, 1931, the matter of emergency struck
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Tenino: Boomtown of the Old Northwest (a film)
Tenino Documentary Nov. 7, 1973 – “The South Thurston County Historical Society will have a special program at their meeting on Monday night, Nov. 12, featuring a film on Tenino’s early days and a presentation by an architect regarding the moving and refurbishing of the Tenino railroad depot for a museum.” “Tenino: Boomtown of the Old Northwest”
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Annual Events
Christmas at the Museum is the 2nd Saturday in December annually. The Depot will be decked out for the season. Get your picture taken with our 150 year old sleigh. Visit Santa in our Christmas Caboose! 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Family Fun Day kicks of the summer every year on the Saturday after School
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Tenino Sandstone History
Sandstone In 1888, George VanTine and S.W. Fenton located a good deposit of sandstone near Tenino. The bought the land and with Charles Billings started the VanTine Stone Company. This company later became VanTine and Fenton and ultimately the Tenino Stone Quarry Company. The first sandstone was shipped out of Tenino in 1889. Part of
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A Brief History of Tenino by Art Dwelley
The first settler on the site of Tenino was Stephen Hodgdon, A native of Maine who had come west in 1849 with the California gold rush. Failing to strike it rich, he came north in 1851 and took up a donation land claim on the banks of Scatter Creek. His land was located directly on
Announcing our New Run of Tenino Wooden Money
Tenino Wooden Money
Tenino Wooden Money is back, and this new run of $1, $5 & $10 bills are valid until 2035. The $1 features master stone cutter Keith Phillps. The $5 features Loren and Shelli Ackerman who printed wooden money for over 30 years. The $10 features the Museum Move. Get the first run now! Also, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Tenino Depot Move to Tenino City Park we are presenting a limited run $50. Only 50 have been printed. Get the whole set online.
Tenino 150 Years
Tenino is celebrating its Sesquicentennial and to honor the day Tenino 150 Years will be released. A limited number of copies are being printed. You can lock in your order now. All proceed go to the Tenino Depot Museum.