In August of 2022 the City of Olympia Heritage Commission hired Kelsey Smith and Elaine Vradenburgh to begin the process of documenting Olympia’s independent music history.   This work included  25 fully transcribed oral history interviews with 30 people and an 84-page resource guide. In 2023 Smith was joined by Markly Morrison and Mariella Luz to continue this work outside the original scope.  This includes a website and database to present the interviews to the public and continue to share stories, photographs, media and other ephemera as well as a living document of Olympia punk houses and venues.