A certified downloadable marriage certificate will not meet the criteria for federal or state ID, including drivers licenses and social security cards, and is not sufficient for proving name changes. We are aware of that, and an archivist certifies and mails paper copies for all certified downloadable marriage certificates. You will receive it by USPS within 10 days of placing the order. If you have any questions, please send them to digitalarchives@sos.wa.gov.
In this 1935 image, just three firemen are trying to save the Odd Fellows Lodge in downtown Olympia. As if that weren't bad enough, they're doing it in freezing weather. Look at the ice forming on the power lines! Source: Olympia Fire Department Photograph Collection, 1885-1980.
