Please see the attached flyer advertising the second walk in the 2017 Walk Puyallup series! This will be a 1.4 mile walk around South Hill led by City planners and South Hill Historical Society members.
The walk will be held next Thursday, July 27th at noon, beginning at and hosted by Kaiser Permanente (1007 39th Ave SE).
If you have any questions contact:
Katie Baker
253-435-3604 ...
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The Karshner Museum is putting up a new exhibit and looking for a wringer for washing clothes. They would like to borrow an old wooden one that attaches to a tub.
The exhibit will be up from August 15 through Jan, then it would be returned.
If you can help please contact:
Lynda Belt
lyndabelt@yahoo.com ...
On Sunday, July 23rd, 12pm to 3pm, join us for our FAMILY HISTORY DAY at the Meeker Mansion, 312 Spring Street, Puyallup, WA 98372.
Make a family tree, dress as pioneers, create crafts, enjoy an ice cream social, design am image for your face painting, plus tour the Meeker Mansion.
Admission is FREE to Children and Students. Call: 253-848-1770 for information. www.meekermansion.org ...
Maritime Heritage Focus for Summer Youth Heritage Program
The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to announce their sixth annual youth heritage event will take place in Tacoma and Gig Harbor, July 11-15, 2017. Discover Washington: Youth Heritage Project will host 40 high school students along with 8 teachers and mentors, representing over 20 communities from throughout the state, including Bellevue, Bellingham, Ellensburg, Gig Harbor, Lakewood, Mead, Nine Mile Falls, Olympia, Port Townsend, Poulsbo, Puyallup, Renton, Seattle, Snohomish, Spanaway, Spokane, Tacoma, University Place, Vancouver, and Wenatchee as well as Anchorage, AK.
Through our partnership with the National Park Service, the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, the City of Tacoma, and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, we are able to offer Discover Washington: Youth Heritage Project free of charge to students.
The Puget Sound, Salish Sea, and Pacific coastline constitute a treasure trove of places, artifacts, stories and traditions that together form a comprehensive narrative of Washington’s maritime legacy. Participants will learn more about the thematic elements of maritime culture that led the National Park Service to determine the Puget Sound and Salish Sea region eligible for designation as a National Maritime Heritage Area. We will look to the creativity of the students, teachers, and mentors taking part in this year’s program as they work in groups to create documentary videos making the case for the formal designation of a Maritime Heritage Area.
Participants will meet with members of the Puyallup Tribe and ride the tides aboard the historic, National Register-listed F/V Commencement. They will explore the Thea Foss Waterway, with visits to the Foss Waterway Seaport Museum, the Port of Tacoma, the Center for Urban Waters and Fort Nisqually. The Gig Harbor waterfront will also be featured, with visits to the Harbor History Museum, the Gig Harbor Boatshop, and several waterfront netsheds—all with the goal of better understanding how each site plays a role in the region’s maritime history.
The culminating event of the five-day field school is a Town Hall meeting where students will present their findings and video projects to an invited panel of elected officials and stakeholders in the preservation and cultural resources community. Members of the media and public are invited and encouraged to attend the Town Hall, held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 15 at the Washington State History Museum, Mount Tahoma Auditorium, 1911 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402.
“The goal of the program is to instill the next generation of leaders with a sense of our region’s unique story and significant role in our nation’s history,” says Chris Moore, Executive Director of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. “We are thrilled to see interest in the program grow each year and witness so many students enthusiastic about hands-on experience to understand how history is represented and interpreted. We are especially excited to include the interactive film component of this year’s program and hope the week’s lesson encourages students to use this medium to document and share more stories in their own communities.”
The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation would like to especially thank staff from the Tacoma Office of Historic Preservation for their planning and operating partnership, as well as the National Park Service and the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation for their significant financial and programmatic support. Because of these partnerships, we are able to offer this enriching program at no cost to students and teachers.
Discover Washington: Youth Heritage Project works to achieve four primary objectives: connect teachers and youth to historic places and landscapes; engage students in historic preservation and conservation activities; expand tools to support teachers’ educational efforts around the built and natural environments; and excite the next generation of advocates and stewards of our natural and historic resources. For more information on the history of the Youth Heritage Program, including a video from last year’s program at Mount Rainier National Park, please visit: www.preservewa.org/Program-History.aspx.
Mission of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation
The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation, an independent, non-profit organization, is dedicated to saving the places that matter in Washington State and promoting sustainable and economically viable communities through historic preservation. The Trust helps make local preservation work and builds an ethic that preserves Washington’s historic places through advocacy, education, collaboration and stewardship. Founded in 1976, the Washington Trust addresses its mission through the annual Most Endangered Historic Properties List, educational tours of its landmark headquarters, the Stimson-Green Mansion in Seattle, conferences and training workshops, a quarterly members’ newsletter, a small grants fund, and action on legislation and public policy. Visit the Trust website at www.preservewa.org for more information.
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chris Moore, Executive Director
206-624-9449 (office)/206-930-5067 (cell)
cmoore@preservew.org ...
HARBOR HISTORY MUSEUM HOSTS HANDS AT WORK EXHIBIT
On View June 16 – August 31
Hands at Work, an extraordinary traveling exhibit of photographs and quotes from photographer Summer Moon Scriver and author Iris Graville, will debut at Harbor History Museum on June 16, 2017 and will be on view through August 31, 2017.
This heartfelt collaboration between Scriver and Graville offers insight into the enduring satisfaction of work that relies on the tactile experience of using one’s hands. Drawn from a wide array of interviews and photoshoots conducted by Graville and Scriver, Hands at Work features a number of people who live and work in Puget Sound; many are from Lopez Island, Washington, home to Graville and Scriver. In addition to the exhibit, the pair’s 144-page hardcover book has received numerous awards including a National Best Books Award in Photography, an Outstanding Book award by Independent Publishers (IPPY), and a gold Nautilus Book Award.
The public and media are invited to the Hands at Work Exhibit Author Reception, Tuesday, July 25, 2017, at 5:00p.m. at the Harbor History Museum. Following the reception, guests are encouraged to attend Graville’s Humanities in the Harbor lecture, “The Way of the Artist” at 6:00 p.m. Whether the art is writing, music, photography, painting, healing, baking or some other creative expression, seven characteristics describe Iris' own experience as well as what she's learned from the people in Hands at Work: commitment, exploration, joy, fear, connection, faith, and lack of control. She will talk a bit about each of these characteristics with stories from her own journey as well as images and excerpts from Hands at Work.
Twenty-four framed images with accompanying quotes make up the 1,000-1,500 square-foot exhibit along with a mirror that encourages visitors to frame their own hands, asking the questions, “What work do your hands do? To what work do they aspire?” A bulletin board accompanies the displayed images as well to allow for community involvement; those interested are encouraged to post pictures of local people’s hands at work. These photographs can be brought to the Museum or simply posted on the Museum’s social media platforms with, “#HandsAtWork,” and will subsequently be printed and added to the community board in the exhibit.
Following its time at Harbor History Museum, the Hands at Work Exhibit will go to Cheekwood Estate and Gardens in Nashville, Tennessee.
As our society gets more and more technology based and further from the production process, there is a renewed interest in the rediscovery of skills and professions that rely on working hands. From setting metal type to turning wood and hauling nets, these hands know the weight of a letter, the direction of the grain, the bounty of the sea. The healing power of hands has long been known as well, and the fact that our personalities can be read in a palm or by the very calluses we work to conceal.
For more information contact:
Zachary Sokolik
253.858.6722
marketing@harborhistorymuseum.org
www.harborhistorymuseum.org
Image credits:
Letterpress Printer by Summer Moon Scriver
About Harbor History Museum Harbor History Museum creates opportunities to experience the heritage of the greater Gig Harbor communities by collecting, preserving, and sharing the rich history of the area. Our vision is to be the cornerstone that provides a gathering place and a sense of identity for our community. The Museum re-opened to the public on September 18, 2010. The facility includes: a 1893 fully restored one-room school house; a 65-foot fishing vessel currently under restoration; 7,000 square feet of exhibition space; and a 900-square foot library, research and meeting room. The Museum provides a variety of public education programs. Our core educational program is the Pioneer School Experience (PSE), which serves over 1,500 students every year. Led by a trained “School Marm,” the children experience a pioneer school classroom complete with lessons, recitations, music, recess, and lunch. Our permanent exhibit features professionally designed exhibitions, larger-than-life experiences, and opportunities for hands-on exploration of our region’s rich history and unique heritage. Artifacts, video kiosks, hands-on exhibits, computer interactives, and a small theatre bring Peninsula history to life in our permanent galleries. In addition, the Museum provides 3-5 special exhibits throughout the year so there is always something new to see and experience for our members and visitors.
HOURS – Tuesdays–Sundays 10 am–5 pm, Sundays 1 pm–5 pm.
ADMISSION – Adult $7, Student/Military/Senior (65+) $6, Youth (6-17) $5. Children 5 and under free. Members always free. Sundays in July are “Pay As You Will” admission.
CONTACT – 253-858-6722, www.HarborHistoryMuseum.org, Marketing@HarborHistoryMuseum.org ...
