A Necessary Evil: the Army Sutler
Sunday, October 21, 2018
Quarters 2 at 2 p.m.
Historic Fort Steilacoom
9601 Steilacoom Blvd. S.W., Lakewood, Washington
(on the grounds of Western State Hospital)
Lawrence Bateman and Dennis Eller will tell about the role of the Army sutler during the 1800s, followed by a tour of the Sutler Store exhibit. Historic Fort Steilacoom Association will precede the program with its brief Annual Meeting and election of officers.
Information: 253-582-5838 or www.historicfortsteilacoom.org ...
Help shape the future of Tacoma's waterfront
We're working with the City of Tacoma to create a vision for the future of Tacoma's waterfront – what it looks like, what it offers, and how it can be improved.
Whether you use Ruston Way regularly or think you might in the future, we will need to hear your voice and ideas.
Come help shape the future. Please join us at one or both events:
Visioning Workshop
Monday, Oct. 29; 5-8 pm
Drop-in Open House
Tuesday, Oct. 30; 5:30-7:30 pmWe're working to create a vision for the future of Tacoma's waterfront – what it looks like, what it offers, and how it can be improved.
Whether you use the Ruston Way Waterfront regularly or think you might in the future, we will need to hear your voice and ideas.
Event details: www.facebook.com/events/1666531433473654 ...
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ACT NOW! LIMITED NUMBER OF TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR LAKEWOOD HISTORICAL SOCIETY'S 20TH GALA !
Join us October 23rd, 2018 from 5-8 pm in the Rotunda Building on the Clover Park Technical College campus as the Lakewood Historical Society celebrates 20 years of preserving, presenting and promoting local history.
Tickets $40 each; call 253-682-3480 stop by the Lakewood History Museum, 6211 Mt. Tacoma Dr SW, during regular hours: Wed-Sat, 12-4 pm, or visit website at www.lakewoodhistorical.org for Ticket Order Form. Last day for ticket sales is Sat, October 13th!
DON'T MISS THE PARTY! Fabulous food, a raffle, displays, gifts, awards—an evening to remember. ...
Lakewood Historical Society, Washington State
The Lakewood Historical Society in Pierce County, WA was founded in 1998 to preserve and share Lakewood's rich history through programs, displays and publications. Most programs are free and open to the public. Wilkeson Historical Society and Humanities Washington Present a Free Public Discussion
The Ancient Fruitcake: What Really, Really Old Food Tells Us about History, Culture, Love, and Memory
Discover strange stories of food that is so old, so unusual, or so meaningful, that no one dares throw it away.
PRESENTED BY: Harriet Baskas, author
WHEN: 6:30pm, Tuesday, October 9, 2018
WHERE: Wilkeson Town Hall
540 Church Street, Wilkeson, WA 98396
Wilkeson Historical Society - www.carbonrivercorridor.com ...
The DuPont Historical Society and Dupont Historical Museum are hosting Author DeDe Montgomery, the Great-Great-Great Granddaughter of Chloe Clark, for a book reading and signing. My Music Man is the title of DeDe's book dealing with seven generations of family beginning with Chloe Clark and William Willson.
Chloe Clark left her hometown of East Windsor, Connecticut to join the Jason Lee missionary expedition of 1839; sailing aboard the Lausanne around the horn of South America to reach the Oregon Territory. Chloe was the first American teacher in the Puget Sound and a missionary at the Methodist Mission Site near the 1833 Fort Nisqually, in the current day city of DuPont, WA.
The book reading is free and open to the Public
Sunday afternoon, October 7, 2018 1:00 p.m.
DuPont Historical Museum, 207 Barksdale Avenue, DuPont, WA 98327
For more information, please e-mail duponthistoricalmuseum@gmail.com ...
