Janine is available to speak at private events
such as book clubs, classrooms, homeschool groups,
retirement communities, and staff meetings.
These events are not listed here.
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Sequalitchew Creek Walk and Talk
with Janine Gates and Judy Bentley
10:00 a.m.
Sequalitchew Creek trailhead
near DuPont City Hall
Free - Hosted by the Pacific Northwest Historians Guild -
priority given to Guild members
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Community Celebration of
America 250 and Lacey 60
3:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Lacey Historical Society
Lacey Community Center
6729 Pacific Ave. NE, Lacey
Thursday, September 17, 2026
Clover Creek Restoration Alliance
fundraising event, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The Hive Market, 1495 Wilmington Dr.
DuPont
(I will be a guest speaker; this event was rescheduled
from an August date)
Thursday, December 3, 2026
Saving the Nisqually Delta Slideshow
Schmidt House History Talk
330 Schmidt Place SW, Tumwater
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
Get there early for a seat!
Thursday, December 3, 2026
Panel Discussion with guest speakers, TBA
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Soul Café, inside Traditions
300 5th Ave. SW, Olympia
Check back for any changes and updates!
Books available for purchase at all events -
cash preferred just in case, due to spotty WiFi
Partial List of Past events: Feast on the Reach, Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Summer Lecture Series,
Olympia Area Chinese Association, Nisqually Watershed Festival, Olympia Farmer's Market, Nisqually Reach Nature Center, DuPont Historical Museum, Nisqually River Council, Thurston County League of Women Voters,
West Olympia Rotary, Tahoma Bird Alliance, Panorama, Olympia West Lions Club, Rainier Audubon Society, Clover Creek Restoration Alliance, Clover Park Kiwanis Club, Olympia Timberland Library, Puget Sound Estuarium, Browsers Bookshop, Billy Frank Jr. Birthday Celebration, Lacey Timberland Library, Lacey South Sound Chamber of Commerce, Lacey Museum and Cultural Center, Grays Harbor Audubon Society, Olympia Senior Center, Lakewood Rotary, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, , Summer Institute for Teachers, City of Olympia Heritage Commission, Olympia Kiwanis