User:OlympiaBuebird
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"...too lively." - medical school primary advisor in regards to my dissertation
"The palpable excitement of your paper was distracting." - thesis supervisor, same room, same meeting
"The humor did not help." - associate dean and secondary supervisor, two seconds later
About this editor who lacks in height
OlympiaBluebird
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Born and raised and worked and lived my entire life in Washington state. Prone to love my hometown, Olympia, Washington, and will fight any and all who say anything less than glowing about my city. Huge fan of the entire state but I have deep feelings for the surrounding region, such as Mt. St. Helens and the Washington state coast. I can't exactly explain why without boring you, but I have a strong affection for Lewis County, Washington and all it has to offer - especially anything to do with Chehalis.
Contractually obligated by family, law, and possibly a supreme being to a man I adore. Though him existing, from time to time, challenges those feelings.
Heard every short joke known to the universe. If you don't think so, look at my stare. Tiny in stature or not, I can get away with murder. Cute always wins!
Recruiting residents and visitors of Lewis and Thurston counties
God, I hope this doesn't violate WP:CANVASS...here we go anyways! If you're a resident of Lewis or Thurston counties, or a tourist, visitor, or someone interested in the area...for the love all that is holy and pure in this world...sign up an become an editor! Share photos of this glorious region of Washington on Wikimedia Commons - . Share your knowledge and insight! Without enough people to participate, history and knowledge becomes lost and you can be someone who saves it.
A bit over-the-top? Was it the "glorious" part? Well, I still mean it. Wikipedia needs editors of all talents and experiences. I don't know jack-squat about coding and yet here I am. Great editors already existing here will help out with whatever you feel you lack. Sign up, help out, and the reward is thankless until you realize that there are Wikipedia readers reading your words and work, providing them with information they never knew before.
And if you're not from this region, nor are you interested in it at all, sign up anyways and edit/add to whatever does float your gray matter!
Trust in local news...and WP:LOCAL!
First off - PASS THIS! - Local Journalism Sustainability Act
Trust that local news sources can report from a more nuanced, detailed perspective. As editors, recognize that value so that smaller cities, towns, and areas (especially in suburban, semi-rural, rural fringe, and rural communities!) maintain the ability, if not the right, for the expansion of their own Wiki articles.
News articles to view
- From the League of Women's Voters - Local news is critical to the mission of defending democracy, empowering voters
- The Hill - We can't wait on Big Tech to solve our local news crisis
- The Hill - 1,000 US counties without full-time local journalist
- The Seattle Times - They just need more news
- Washington Post - After 128 years, a family-run Scranton newspaper sells to a hedge fund
Being a woman: A life of constant fear and it seems like it'll never end
Oh, yeah, this'll help women feel safer online -
The average man gets the short shrift but women do feel unsafe an ungodly amount of time -
Excellent Wikipedia opinion piece -
Conflicts of Interest...oh, my!
- Almost Live!, no reason to go into specifics due to my desire to remain anonymous but will not edit the article
- Seabrook, Washington, similar, article is free of any edits on my behalf unless the COI no longer applies (did add a Template:Refideas link on its talk page as a courtesy for other editors back in mid-2025)
- My husband!
Ah, the communication between wife and husband! My betrothed of who-knows-how-long decided to briefly mention to me in 2023 (if I remember correctly...?), in between him scowling at the flatscreen as if the tv is at fault for the latest Mariner's blunder and telling me about how he's going to paint the garage this weekend completely-out-of-the-blue, that he created a Wikipedia account for the first time after being an anonymous editor for over a decade. So, per WP:FAMILY, just wanted to make sure I put that out there. He's promised not to edit any pages I am involved in, and despite my annoyance towards him for a great many things, seeing as how he leaves my Ben & Jerry's alone, I know he'll do as he says.
Since he knows my stalked history (personal life and incidents here) and my want to stay an un-doxxed, anonymous editor, I won't be listing his username. I hope that's acceptable.
Efforts used in the news!
How cool to see an editor's efforts quoted in a news article or other source!
Article works
Drafts I'm working on (feel free to help out!)
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Claquato, Washington
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Former communities, company towns, and rail stations in Lewis County, Washington
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Former communities, company towns, and rail stations in Thurston County, Washington
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Fort Borst Park
- User:OlympiaBuebird/George Washington Park (Centralia, Washington)
- User:OlympiaBuebird/History of Chehalis
- Draft:Klaber, Washington
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Hotel Washington (Chehalis, Washington)
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Mays, Washington
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Newaukum, Washington
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Seminary Hill Natural Area
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Tongue Mountain (Washington state)
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Vernetta Smith Chehalis Timberland Library
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Veterans Memorial Museum (Chehalis, Washington)
- User:OlympiaBuebird/Waterfalls in Lewis County, Washington
Articles that I'm proud to have worked on
- Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge, let us not leave out the history of indigenous people!
- Centralia, Washington
- Centralia College
- Centralia Union Depot, needs some interior photos!
- Chehalis, Washington
- Chehalis–Centralia Airport
- Chehalis–Centralia Railroad
- Chehalis Downtown Historic District, excellent start to the article by another editor and just glad to be a part of it
- Chehalis River (Washington)
- Chehalis School District
- Chehalis Western Trail, umm...Chehalis much?
- Cispus River
- Claquato Church
- Grace Evangelical Church of Vader, cutest church ever...that's okay to say, right?
- Hanaford Valley, maybe not pristine but still is wonderful
- Harmony, Washington, massive shout-out to Bigfatman8766 for starting the page!
- Holy Cross Polish National Catholic Church, gone?!
- Jackson House State Park Heritage Site
- La Wis Wis Guard Station No. 1165, needs more photos!
- Lewis County, Washington
- Longmire Campground Comfort Stations, small bladder so this matters
- Monarch Contemporary Art Center and Sculpture Park, best spot on the Chehalis Western Trail
- Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument, best spot in all of Washington state
- Narada Falls Bridge, impressive waterfall views which makes the following bathroom...
- Narada Falls Comfort Station, more important as getting older, thanks bladder!
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lewis County, Washington, heckuva undertaking, but got the redlinks to turn blue
- Obadiah B. McFadden
- Olympic Club Hotel
- Packwood Airport, I don't even enjoy being off the ground!
- Rainbow Falls State Park
- Randle Ranger Station-Work Center, the first of a few Lewis County NRHP articles to expand!
- Scatter Creek Wildlife Area, visit all the units if you can!
- Skookumchuck Dam, spinoff article credited to all those other editors who built it first
- Skookumchuck River
- South Lewis County Airport, reminds me I'm outta Dramamine
- South Sound Speedway, calling on racing experts to add there!
- Three Lakes Patrol Cabin, cutie pie of a cabin!
- Twin City Railroad, clarity and sourcing still needed!
- W. F. West High School
- Willie Keil's Grave State Park Heritage Site, the Pickled Pioneer!
- Yelm–Rainier–Tenino Trail, can only choose my fave bike trail depending on the number of other people using it!
and...
- Towns and cities in Lewis County, Washington (especially Toledo and Ethel...really, who is Ethel?!)
- Towns and small cities in Thurston County, Washington
- A few baseball articles, like Brock Peterson and Vean Gregg, at the insistence of my sports dork husband.
Articles that I helped to build
Biographies
Barbara Feigin, one awesome woman
Events
- 2023 South Coldwater Slide, guess I'm just hiking the Coldwater, Elk Bench, and Hummocks trails only until 2026!
Geography
- Newaukum Lake, not sure I can even get there
Groups, Organizations, or Programs
Chehalis River Basin Flood Authority, hopefully the only government-type article I ever start...- Port of Centralia, I shall not do another port article again, too thrilling
- Port of Chehalis, guess not!
- Port of Olympia, who am I, some cargo expert? thanks to User:OceanLoop for the joint effort!
History
- Cowlitz Trail, hoping the good folks at WP:IPNA can do it more justice!
Flood history in Chehalis, Washington, a long history but only one loss of life...amazing
History of theaters in Chehalis, Washington, a long read but a fascinating history
Lists
- List of geographic features in Lewis County, Washington
- List of geographic features in Thurston County, Washington
- List of parks and recreation in Lewis County, Washington
- Parks and recreation in Centralia, Washington, some of the parks being worked on for their own articles!
- Parks and recreation in Chehalis, Washington and all it's inclusionary articles
- Parks and recreation in Olympia, Washington, hometown pride on this one!
Media
The Chehalis Advocate, the last paper in Chehalis...sad!
The Chehalis Bee, the second newspaper in Chehalis...cutest name!
The Chehalis Bee-Nugget, my greatest source of Wikipedia citations for Chehalis-related articles!- The Chehalis Nugget, the first paper in Chehalis...awesome!
- The Journal of Olympia, Lacey & Tumwater, first newspaper article I've undertaken, The JOLT!
Museums and landmarks
- McKinley Stump; speak forth and state your purpose!
NRHP's
Ben Olsen House, another beautiful home for a lumber baron
George E. Birge House, colorful!
Boistfort High School, from early UW days in the 1850s to a sad closure in the 1970s
Centralia Post Office, a wonderfully Moderne architecture structure
Chehalis Post Office, in the days of yesteryear when communications took a moment...
Doty Bridge, destroyed but how? Inquiring minds want to know!- Hillside Historic District (Chehalis, Washington), a stunning mix of homes and architectural styles
Hubbard Bungalow, a massive Arts & Crafts home connected (but not really) to the Centralia Tragedy
Joseph Borst House, magnificent home in a wonderous setting...stop the vandalism, people!
Lewis County Courthouse (Washington), a loooong deep dive on this one and worth it. Stunning building!
Lewis County Historical Society and Museum, another deep dive leads to missing finger dermal papillae
Mineral Log Lodge, the wealthy passed this up 'cause it's too far...finally, something for us!- North Fork Guard Station No. 1142, tough to find sourcing but it's still the cutest thing!
- O. K. Palmer House, the rich history...his lumber company still exists...the house is gorgeous...
- O. B. McFadden House, they sure did like using initials back then...what's wrong with going about using your given name, eh, Obadiah and Osmer?
- Ohanapecosh Comfort Stations, if you gotta go, go here!
Olympic Club (Centralia, Washington), spinoff from a connected article that was actually about another building!
Pennsylvania Avenue-West Side Historic District, a spectacular neighborhood top-to-bottom- Scout Lodge (Chehalis, Washington), rustic!
St. Helens Hotel, one of the coolest deep-dives I've enjoyed
The Sentinel (Centralia, Washington statue), the last NRHP article connected to the tragedy- Wesley Everest Gravesite, a topic connected to a contentious issue and hope I did it fair
Weyerhaeuser Pe Ell Bridge, declared destroyed but kinda stuck around and then lost
Wolfenbarger Site, boy, talk about struggling to find something on a clearly notable and meaningful topic
Parks and preserves
- Black River National Wildlife Refuge, plenty of Black Lake units near Black Lake
- Matilda N. Jackson State Park Heritage Site, named for Washington's Grand Lady and one awesome pioneer woman!
Millett Field, check out the Chehalis Gophers page while you're at it; great editor who helped me out a ton
Nisqually State Park, should be a gorgeous one when completed
Taidnapam Park, quiet location with gorgeous glacier-colored waters- Willapa Hills Trail, a gorgeous rail trail
- Yauger Park, all grown up and still love the park!
Places and buildings
- Chehalis Theater, a fave of mine and so much more to add about the history of movie houses in Chehalis
- Green Hill School (Chehalis, Washington), surprised the article was never built before
Layser Cave, quiet location with a story to tell
Lewis County Jail, be good and you shall never go there
St. Helens Theater, spinoff article of a wonderfully artistic theater
Towns, locales, and communities...real but forgotten or overlooked
- Burnt Ridge, Washington, the first of a few articles begun for forgotten ghost towns in Lewis County, Washington
- Hanaford, Washington, smells like coal but a peaceful drive
- Mary's Corner, Washington, three state parks in this tiny area!
- Pluvius, Washington, do not bait the gods!
- Riffe, Washington, flooded town deserved more than a redirect!
- Wilson, Washington
- Winston, Washington, I think they just went with whatever W was worthwhile
Articles that didn't make it
- Ruth, Washington, waylaid by WP:GNIS, deleted due to it being only a rail station and not a community, but fret not, it may rise again (in a combo article, but still!)
Honors and stuff
Leveling up
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Banners and recognition from other Wiki-editors!
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| Shortiefourten |
| Editor of the Week for the week beginning December 22, 2024 |
| Consistent, high quality contributions to our coverage of Lewis County, Washington. Created several "particularly wonderful" articles on notable local landmarks and regional history and has massively improved our coverage of the area. An enthusiastic researcher and collaborator, she richly deserves Wikipedia-wide recognition. Editors like her are very important to the advancement, growth and recognition of Wikipedia. |
| Recognized for |
| regional research |
| Notable work |
| Lewis County, Washington |
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The Barnstar of Good Humor | |
| for some unorthodox edit comments that brought a grin to my face! Grutness...wha? 04:33, 14 November 2021 (UTC) |
| The Weather Barnstar | ||
| For your awesome work on Flood history in Chehalis, Washington. This is a great list of major events for a city that often experiences significant flooding. It really adds value to the amount of weather history and climatology information on Wikipedia. DJ Cane (he/him) (Talk) 05:09, 25 April 2024 (UTC) |
| For your impressive St. Helens Hotel article. Cheers! Chanaka L (talk) 13:49, 12 October 2024 (UTC) |
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The Editor's Barnstar | |
| Amazing work on Lewis County Courthouse! Chetsford (talk) 04:32, 7 February 2025 (UTC) |








