Press Room

To be added to the press release distribution list, please contact
Kimberly Adams, public relations coordinator, via E-mail
or at 253-798-5877.

2009 Press Releases

June 8 - Washington State History Museum to Display Graffitied Beds Once Aboard Troop Ship

June 1 - June at the Washington State History Museum

May 20 - Washington's National History Day Contest Winners

May 6 - Washington State History Museum and Pacific Northwest Authors' Program Looks at Untamed Women of the Olympic Peninsula

Apr. 27 - May at the Washington State History Museum

Apr. 14 - Washington State History Museum Celebrates Native American Tradition and Innovation with In the Spirit

Apr. 8 - ‘Behind the Scenes of Washington Then & Now’

Mar. 30 - April at the Washington State History Museum

Mar. 18 - New Photography Exhibit Spotlights Washington State’s Hoh River – A Conservation Success Story

Mar. 10 - Washington State History Museum Exhibit Uncovers a Century's Development of Nursing

Feb. 27 - March at the Washington State History Museum

Feb. 10 - Animals and Acrobats Opens Saturday at the Washington State History Museum

Feb. 9 - New FREE Thursday Hours at the Washington State History Museum

Feb. 5 - Washington State Historical Society Public Call for Digital Photography

Feb. 3 - Washington State History Museum Holds Lead Activity for Celebrating Washington Women's Suffrage

Jan. 28 - "WITH OUR HANDS: World Folk Art Festival" April 18 & 19

Jan. 26 - February at the Washington State History Museum

Jan. 5 - Are You Scared of History? Pirates, Shipwrecks and Lost Treasures

Jan. 2 - Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Washington State History Museum

Recent Articles

Apr. 30 - The Seattle Times - "What's on at local museums," by Madeline McKenzie

Apr. 21 - The Seattle Times - "Best bets for the weekend," by Madeline McKenzie

Apr. 17 - The Seattle Times - "Cheap dates," by Madeline McKenzie

Apr. 7 - KPLU - "Women get the Vote," by Paula Wissel

Apr. 7 - Chinook Observer - "Wilho Saari performing in Tacoma folk festival"

Apr. 1 - ParentMap - "Event Picks, South Side, Just Folk," by Kris Collingridge

Mar. 31 - Tacoma Daily Index - "'Century of Caring' focus of new Washington State History Museum exhibit"

Mar. 26 - Edmonds Beacon - "Edmonds resident to appear at Washington State History Museum Festival"

Mar. 6 - KUBE Street Beat with Tony B. - "Women's History Month Podcasts," Interview with Shanna Stevenson by Tony Benton

Mar. 5 - Tacoma Weekly - "History Museum celebrates women leaders then and now," By Matt Nagle

Mar. 1 - City Arts - "Never Forget the Suffragettes," By Claire Dederer

Feb. 24 - Sequim & Port Angeles News Online - "Sequim Middle School on National History Day," By Matt Nagle

Jan. 28 - Tacoma Weekly - "History Museum celebrates local folk artists," By Matt Nagle

Jan. 22 - Tacoma Weekly - "See how dramatically our state has changed over the years in 'Washington Then and Now'," By Dawn Quinn

Dec. 28 - The News Tribune - "Model Train Festival: A show for kids of all ages," By Rob Carson

Dec. 21 - The Seattle Times - "Let's do a long lunch: three destinations," By Jackie Smith

Dec. 4 - The Seattle Times - "Book and exhibit detail how the railroads made the West," By Michael Upchurch

About the Washington State History Museum
The Washington State History Museum, flagship of the Washington State Historical Society, is located at 1911 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma, just off 1-5. The Washington State History Museum presents exhibits, programs and events that bring Washington's history to life. The Washington State Historical Society has been dedicated to collecting, preserving and vividly presenting Washington's rich and varied history since 1891.

HOURS - Tuesday - Saturday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., with extended hours and FREE admission every third Thursday from 2 - 8 p.m. The Museum is open Sunday noon - 5 p.m.
ADMISSION - $25 for families (two adults and up to four children); $8 for adults; $7 for seniors, age 60 and above; $6 for students and military with valid ID; children, age 5 and below, and members are always FREE.
CONTACT - 1-888-BE THERE, www.WashingtonHistory.org

Media Contact:
Kimberly Adams, public relations coordinator
Washington State History Museum
Washington State Historical Society
253-798-5877