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Educator’s Night at the Washington State History Museum

Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma

Join us at the Washington State History Museum to relax and mingle with your fellow educators while learning more about the resources and programs offered by organizations across the Puget Sound region. Discover innovative, standards-based ways to bring the arts, social studies, science, and other subjects into your classroom or to bring your students out > Continue Reading

Free with registration

The Animation Academy: From Pencils to Pixels Members Night

Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma

Saturday, October 8, 2022, 5:30-8:30 PM RSVP required You’re invited! Join us for a special members-only event to enjoy exclusive access to The Animation Academy: From Pencils to Pixels. You’ll love this memorable evening exploring the exciting world of animation with family and friends! Immerse yourself in the magic and history of animation, from the > Continue Reading

Free for WSHS members

All the Sacrifices You’ve Made / Todos Los Sacrificios Que Has Hecho Closing Conversation

WA, United States

As we close the exhibition All the Sacrifices You’ve Made / TodosLos Sacrificios Que Has Hecho, a group of scholars and community members will reflect on what the exhibit has meant for them and its symbolism to the Latina/o/x community in Washington State. Hear from Monica De La Torre (Arizona State University), Josué Estrada (Central > Continue Reading

Free

Scholarly Selections Each One a Story: Mature Women Returners in the University with Margaret Lundberg, Ph.D.

Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma

Scholarly Selections is a series of informal talks organized by the University of Washington Tacoma and held at the Washington State History Museum on Free Third Thursdays during the academic year. Hear from UWT professors, graduate students, and researchers about the interesting topics they’re exploring. At our November Scholarly Selections, hear from Dr. Margaret Lundberg > Continue Reading

Free

Bootlegger’s Ball

Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma

This is an age 21+ event. Kick off the holiday season by raising a glass to Prohibition Repeal Day. Cut a rug with fellow dancers and a live performance by The Happy Sinners, sip on the bee’s knees of beverages, and take in the wild tales of Washington in the roaring 20s with local historian > Continue Reading

$20 – $30

Washington State Historical Society: IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts Artist Awards

WA, United States

Join WSHS at the history museum's IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts Exhibition for opening night artist awards July 22., 5:30-7:00 pm. Artists are invited by a jury to talk about their work when they receive awards for Best in Show, Spirit of the Northwest, Honoring Innovation, Honoring the Ancestors, and the Purchase Prize. It’s > Continue Reading

FREE-Registration Required

Washington State Historical Society: Olmsted Legacy at the Washington State Capitol Campus

Washington State Capital Campus 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW, Olympia, WA, United States

Join Washington State Historical Society on the Washington State Capitol Campus in Olympia to explore the Olmsted legacy on Thursday, August 17, 1:00 PM– 4:00 PM. Light refreshments will be served. Historian and filmmaker Laurence Cotton will take us on a visual tour of masterful landscapes designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, a Renaissance-man considered to > Continue Reading

FREE

Feminista Frequencies: Henry R. Fenbert Challenging History Lecture

Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma

Washington State Historical Society presents the second annual Henry R. Fenbert Challenging History Lecture. Historian Monica De La Torre will discuss her first book, Feminista Frequencies: Community Building through Radio in the Yakima Valley. De La Torre's book tracks the emergence of Chicano community radio in rural farmworker communities in the 1970s. Her presentation will > Continue Reading

$15

Washington State Historical Society: The Art, Poetry, and Ecology of Cascadia

Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma

Washington State Historical Society invites you to come hear from some of the talented contributors to "Cascadia Field Guide: Art, Ecology, Poetry", October 3, 2023 from 5:30-7pm. The guide brings together art, poetry, and stories holding scientific, sensory, and cultural knowledge to celebrate and illuminate Cascadia, the diverse ecoregion stretching from Alaska’s Prince William Sound > Continue Reading

$11 – $14

Washington State Historical Society : The 1904 Wreck of the S.S. Clallam

Washington State History Museum 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma

Join presenter Erik Kosick and Washington State Historical Society for January's Scholarly Selections to learn about the 1904 sinking of the SS Clallam. The 6-month-old steamship Clallam sank in the Strait of Juan de Fuca 120 years ago, resulting in the deaths of at least 56 people. The aftermath was one of the largest scandals > Continue Reading

FREE