World Postcard Day & Community Celebration Event
Celebrating 25 Years of Geocaching
Wednesday October 1, 2025 4:00 - 6:00PM
Lions Park Shelter, 800 Wilson St. SE., Olympia.
In Austria-Hungary, Dr. Emanuel Herrmann (a professor of Economics) wrote an article in the Neue Freie Presse pointing out that the time and effort involved in writing a letter was out of proportion to the size of the message sent. He suggested that a more practical and cheaper method should be implemented for shorter, more efficient communications.
His recommendations impressed the Austrian Post, who put them to practice on October 1st 1869, resulting in the Correspondenz-Karte, a light-brown 8.5x12cm rectangle with space for the address on the front and room for a short message on the back. The postcard featured an imprinted 2 Kreuzer stamp on top right corner, costing half the price of a normal letter.
The postcard was born!
The Location: If the weather is truly horrid, we'll huddle under the shelter. There’s a nice playground for kids, restrooms, lots of picnic tables (in and out of the shelter), and maybe a new cache in the area. There’s a Lion-themed mystery in the park if you haven’t completed it yet.
The Food: We’ll provide water and a few snacks, and you’re welcome to bring your own “take-out” dinner. There are a lot of tables throughout the park.
The Activities: We’ll have a couple games, set up for travel bugs to exchange or discover, have extra SWAG on hand for you to take, and hold a raffle drawing.
The Souvenir: There is a World Postcard Day Geocaching Souvenir for attending and logging this event.
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Community Celebration Events - 2025
This Event is part of a limited release of Community Celebration Events to celebrate 25 years of geocaching. Geocachers hosted events between January 1, 2025 and December 31, 2025. Learn more about Community Celebration Events on the Geocaching Blog.