2008 Press Releases
Dec. 31 - Washington State History Museum Events, Exhibits and Programs January through March
Dec. 29 - Washington State History Museum January Events, Exhibits and Programs
Dec. 16 - Washington State History Museum Exhibit Investigates Mankind’s Mark on Washington State
Dec. 8 - Washington State History Museum Introduces Guests to Washington Folk Arts Traditions
Dec. 1 - Washington State History Museum December Events, Exhibits, and Programs
Nov. 17 - Washington State History Museum's Annual Model Train Festival ‘Coming Down the Tracks’
Nov. 12 - Rare Suffrage Artifacts Arrive in Tacoma
Nov. 4 - Washington State History Museum Interactive Program Teaches Native American Heritage
Oct. 28 - Washington State History Museum Brings in Military Authors to Read Their Work for Veterans Day
Oct. 21 - Washington State History Museum November Events, Exhibits, and Programs
Oct. 17- Tacoma Museum District Offering FREE Admission for Veterans and Active-Duty Military Personnel This Veterans Day
Oct. 1- Ghosts 'Haunt' Washington State History Museum Oct. 18
Sept. 22- Racial and Social Justice Community Conversation Presented by Washington State History Museum and YWCA Pierce County on Thursday
Sept. 9- Washington State History Museum and YWCA Pierce County Offer Racial and Social Justice Programming
Aug. 4- Tacoma's Civil Rights Struggle: African Americans Leading the Way Exhibit Opening Aug. 18
July 28- Washington State Historical Society Launches COLUMBIAKids Online Magazine
June 23- Exhibits and Programs at the Washington State History Museum July to September 2008
June 23- Washington Student Wins Top National History Day Prize
Apr. 7- Historic Tacoma Images from the Marvin Boland Collection Go Online
May 28- Washington State Historical Society Awards Distinguished Achievements in State and Local History
May 12- Summer Hours Begin Memorial Day Weekend for Tacoma's Museum District
Mar. 29- Explore Washington Treasures in Curators' Choice
Mar. 18- Exhibits and Programs at the Washington State History Museum April to June 2008
Mar. 11- Explore How Trains Transformed the West in The West the Railroads Made
Mar. 5- Washington State Historical Society Permanent Collection Grows with Recent Additions
Jan. 30- Historic Washington State Images Selected for Publication
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
kadams@wshs.wa.gov