Steilacoom Apple Squeeze - Sunday, October 1 from 10-4
Come press apples into cider, stroll the street fair of handmade crafts, listen to toe-tapping music all day. Eat great food including apple pie and ice cream in Town Hall and cider floats! Pick up some award winning pre-squeezed cider by Lattin’s Country Cider Mill.
Children’s activities will be available, the Steilacoom Tribal Cultural Center and Museum and the Steilacoom Historical Museum will be open and there will be pony rides from noon to 4. See spinning and weaving demonstrations, and browse the vintage and reproduction apple labels in Town Hall. Bring a fruit and a leaf and our apple ID experts will tell you about your apple tree. Wander through the Nathaniel Orr House And Orchard, visit the Orr Wagon Shop and check out the museum.
For more information, call the Steilacoom Historical Museum Association at 253-584-4133. ...
WESTPAS Protecting Cultural Collections: Disaster Prevention, Preparedness, Response & Recovery
Register now for this FREE workshop!
Sponsored by the:
Western States & Territories Preservation Assistance Service (WESTPAS) and
The Association of King County Heritage Organizations (AKCHO)
The Seattle Heritage Emergency Response Network (SHERN)
The University of Washington Libraries
Protecting Cultural Collections: Disaster Prevention, Preparedness, Response & Recovery
Part 1: ON-LINE WEBINARS - Prevention & Preparedness (archived 2½ hours total)
Part 2: IN-PERSON WORKSHOP - Response & Recovery
Seattle: Thursday, November 16 , 2017 – 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. – Odegaard Library, University of Washington
The workshop is FREE. Participation in the in-person workshop requires viewing the archived Part 1 webinars BEFORE attending the Part 2 in-person workshop AND completing the workshop assignments. Any exception requires the permission of the instructor. Instructor: Gary L Menges, Librarian Emeritus, University of Washington, WESTPAS trainer
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The “Protecting Cultural Collections” training is presented in a sequence of two archived webinars plus one in-person workshop to produce the following
outcomes:
* Complete a disaster response & collection salvage plan
* Learn how to train staff to implement your plan effectively
* Set pre- and post-disaster action priorities for your collections
* Understand practical decision-making skills needed during an emergency
* Experience salvage procedures for books, documents, photos & objects
The webinar sessions and the in-person workshop are scheduled to enable participants to prepare short assignments between sessions, resulting in a completed disaster plan. Participating institutions will be invited to join an informal network of WESTPAS trained personnel to provide mutual aid in the event of emergencies involving collections in your region.
Who should attend:
Administrators and staff responsible for emergency preparedness, response and decision-making, in all types of cultural institutions. By registering for the workshop, the institution commits to supporting the attendee(s) to achieve the workshop's disaster preparedness goals. When possible, please commit two attendees so they can work together on the disaster preparedness activities.
Cost: No charge to the institution.
Funding provided by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Registration: Pre-registration required. Register online for the IN-PERSON session at:
tinyurl.com/ot4kve2
Go to November 16th on the calendar and click on the date.
For registration assistance contact: Wendy Cao <caow@plsinfo.org>
For general & content information contact Gary Menges <menges@uw.edu> ...
Schedule of Events
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Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting at LDS Family History Center, Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Summer break is over and it's time for the monthly meetings of the Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical society to start again. Hopefully this summer has allowed you to break down some of the brick walls, and discover new ancestors that you didn't know about last spring.
Our September meeting will be an informal question, answers and stories at the LDS Family History Center located on 12th and Pearl in Tacoma. Claudia Breland will be joining us to answer questions we may have about a research problem, and we will also be doing our annual show and tell. So bring your stories and your questions or just come and listen to other members talk about what they have found recently. Who know, maybe someone's story will help you with your research.
Hope to see everyone there!
TPCGS monthly meetings are held September - May at Bates Technical College, South Campus, Building E, 2201 South 78th St., Tacoma. (September's meeting is at the LDS Family History Center) Meetings are from 6pm - 9pm. In between the two talks, there will be a short business meeting along with a social time and light refreshments. Find more information at www.tpcgs.org or contact Karen England at karen98580@gmail.com. ...
Tacoma-Pierce County Genealogical Society
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TPCGS publishes a genealogical quarterly, The Researcher, and numerous indexes and other publications for research in Pierce County. Each year TPCGS hosts a major genealogy seminar. The Family Line Research Service is offered to help people with research in Pierce County. Attendance at each monthly…
PIONEER DAYS FESTIVAL: Play With History!
The pioneer spirit is alive and well in Tacoma. Want to join in the fun? Come to Old Town Park on Saturday, September 16, where Job Carr Cabin Museum will host the annual Pioneer Days Festival, beginning at 12 noon.
Pioneer Days Festival is a “pay as you can” event, offering many fun hands-on activities and games for children. This is family fun at its best – no electronics required. The Festival features folk music and pioneer craft demonstrations, too! “JCCM strives to be a family-friendly, cultural venue,” stated Executive Director Mary Bowlby, “Pioneer Days Festival is a big part of this. It’s a very fun day!”
Along with the many hands-on “pioneer” activities & crafts, the Festival will feature entertaining musical experiences. Mike Saunders and Podorhythmie will bring the 19th century sounds of stringed instruments and step-dancing throughout the afternoon. Also, Brass Band Northwest returns to present a concert at the close of the Festival at 4 PM. The concert is the first in the 2017-18 concert series presented by Classical Tuesdays in Old Town. “Tap your foot to Boogie Woogie and Marches while enjoying the exciting sounds of all-brass music in our lovely Old Town Park!” stated Pamela Ryker, who coordinates this popular performance series. This ensemble plays in the tradition of the British brass bands, featuring several kinds of horns, plus percussion.
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Job Carr Cabin Museum is bringing Tacoma’s birthplace to life through interactive learning for elementary students and our community. We do this through a replica of Job’s original cabin, which was built in 1865. The Cabin is open to the public each week, Wed-Sat in the afternoon (except January). We welcome groups of all ages for special tours and offer traveling trunks and field trips to area educators.
The Cabin is open to the public 12-4 (summer hours), Wednesday through Saturday, or by appointment.
Contact: Mary Bowlby
Job Carr Cabin Museum
Phone: (253) 627-5405
mbowlby@jobcarrmuseum.org 2350 North 30th Street
Tacoma, Wash.
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Job Carr Cabin Museum
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Job Carr Cabin Museum is bringing Tacoma's birthplace to life. At the Cabin, you can learn the pioneer history of Tacoma, Washington. Who lived in Old Town Tacoma in its early years, and what did they do?
Tacoma Historical Society names new director
Tacoma Historical Society is pleased to announce the appointment of Kim Davenport as the society’s director. She is the author of “Tacoma’s Theater District,” part of Arcadia Publishing’s Images of America series, and has a second book, about Tacoma’s Lincoln District, in preparation. She has written for Columbia, the magazine of the Washington State Historical Society.
Her management experience includes serving as chief administrator of the Center for Urban Waters, University of Washington Tacoma. She currently teaches part-time at UWT. Regarding her new position with THS, Kim said she is eager to apply her skills and enthusiasm to the important mission of Tacoma Historical Society.
She hopes to build on the great work already being done by the staff, board, and volunteers to share stories from Tacoma's history with a growing and increasingly diverse audience.”
Society president Bill Baarsma declared: "Kim's strong background in management and her extensive experience as an educator makes her the absolute right choice for us."
Kim graduated magna cum laude with undergraduate degrees in music from the University of Washington. She holds a master of music degree from Northwestern University. Kim has integrated her abiding interest in Tacoma history into her teaching. She commented: “I have incorporated my love of Tacoma’s history into my courses at UWT, most recently in the form of a new course titled ‘Music History of Tacoma,’ which engaged students with hands-on research projects utilizing primary source materials.” She succeeds Julie LaRue, who has moved to Germany.
Organized in 1990, Tacoma Historical Society operates a history museum, retail store and research center at 919 Pacific Avenue in the historic Provident Building.
The society’s current exhibit, “Showtime in Tacoma,” celebrates the city’s theater history. It is free and open for visitors Wednesdays through Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
THS meets at the University of Puget Sound on second Mondays at 7 p.m., featuring popular speakers and authors. New members and volunteers are always welcome.
More information is available online at
www.tacomahistory.org or by calling 253-472-3738. ...
Tacoma Historical Society, Tacoma, Washington
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You can contact us at 253-472-3738 or info@tacomahistory.org. We welcome new volunteers. E-mail us at volunteer@Tacomahistory.org. Our mailing address continues to be PO Box 1865, Tacoma, WA 98401.
