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2022
June
Washington State Historical Society and Peter Boag, Ph.D., win prestigious
AASLH Award of Excellence
May 2022
See 38 new contemporary works by Native American artists at the Washington State History Museum’s annual IN THE SPIRIT exhibition
Meet Candacy Taylor leading Green Book scholar
Enliven your spring with events and exhibitions in Tacoma’s Museum District
April 2022
Free community performance and program commemorating the 80th
anniversary of the wartime eviction of Japanese Americans in Tacoma
March 2022
Smithsonian exhibition The Negro Motorist Green Book opening March 19 at the Washington State History Museum
February 2022
Black History Month
2021
December 2021
Bringing joy for a quarter of a century: The Washington State History Museum hosts the 25th annual Model Train Festival
November 2021
Unveiling scheduled for marker on Capitol Campus honoring Black pioneer George Bush and his family
New Diversity in Local History grants program creates 11 paid internship opportunities across Washington
August 2021
Experience the “magical qualities of place” this fall at the Washington State History Museum with three new exhibitions
Who is doing dynamic work in the field of history? Washington State Historical Society reveals annual History Awards.
July 2021
It’s back! Annual IN THE SPIRIT Arts Market & Northwest Native Festival returns to the Tacoma Museum District on August 7
See Contemporary Native Arts at the Washington State History Museum: 16th Annual IN THE SPIRIT exhibition opens July 15
June 2021
Stay cool at the Washington State History Museum with free admission on Sunday June 27, 2021
May 2021
The Washington State History Museum features seldom-spotlighted history in “Crossing Boundaries: Portraits of a Transgender West”
Tacoma’s Museum District Reopening Breathes Life into Downtown
April 2021
Robes of Changemaker: Swinomish Indian Tribe shares cherished Boldt family donation with Washington State Historical Society
Call to Native artists for annual IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts exhibition at Washington State History Museum
March 2021
Tacoma’s Museum District re-opens starting in April
Annual History Awards nominations are open
February 2021
Black History Project: New marker on Capitol Campus to honor contributions of Bush family
George Bush was the first Black pioneer in Washington Territory; his son William Owen was the state’s first Black legislator
From Black pioneers to Seattle hip hop: Learn about Black Washingtonians during February and beyond
2020
November 2020
Washington State Historical Society offers dynamic virtual programs, downloadable curriculum and a smartphone app as History Museum doors are temporarily closed
October 2020
Washington State Historical Society wants your help to evaluate markers and monuments
On the eve of the elections, learn about the 19th Amendment at Washington State History Museum’s “Votes for Women: 100 Years and Counting”
September 2020
Washington State Historical Society presents “Contested Spaces: Power and Resistance in the Pacific Northwest” – the 67th Pacific Northwest History Conference, October 20-23, 2020
Washington State History Museum re-opens Tuesday, September 29
August 2020
Historians in Washington receive prestigious recognition Washington State Historical Society announces annual History Awards recipients
IN THE SPIRIT Northwest Native Festival will go virtual for 2020
Tacoma’s annual Native arts festival is online this year with a virtual arts marketplace
When will Tacoma Museum District reopen?
July 2020
All aboard the Suffrage Special Whistle Stop Tour! Rolling out August 19, 2020
15th Annual IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts exhibition opens online on July 16
May 2020
Washington State Historical Society wins prestigious national award for McNeil Island Prison exhibition
40th Eruption Anniversary Virtual Story Circle: Voices of the Mount St. Helens Community
April 2020
Washington State Historical Society’s new Head of Collections asks you to help document COVID-19 in the Evergreen State
Cultural Connections: Remote Learning and Program Opportunities with the Tacoma Museum District
February 2020
If you have a historic renovation, heritage or preservation project in mind, WSHS may be able to help you find funds.
January 2020
Washington State Historical Society’s statement regarding closure of NARA in Seattle
2019
November 2019
Smithsonian exhibition inspires with history of revolutionary African American men, opens in Tacoma on Dec. 21
Who loves trains? Washington State History Museum’s Model Train Festival opens Dec. 20.
October 2019
Communities across Washington prepare to commemorate the 2020 suffrage centennial
New tribal liaison will expand State Historical Society’s outreach to tribal nations
Printmaking shop appears at Washington State History Museum
August 2019
Who is making history in Washington? WSHS announces annual History Awards
IN THE SPIRIT Northwest Native Festival
June 2019
Manis Mastodon Collection: A significant gift to WSHS
IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts
May 2019
McMenamins History Pub and (In)Famous Washington
April 2019
Day of Remembrance
Heritage Capital Projects funded at $9.7 M
Agents of Change: 20 Remarkable Jewish Women of Washington
March 2019
A Thousand Words’ Worth: Washington Authors Tell Stories With Objects
Citizenship Ceremony held at Washington State History Museum
Behind the Scenes of Forgotten Prison with KNKX
February 2019
Unlocking the Future: A Symposium
January 2019
Unlocking McNeil: The Prison, The Place, The People
2018
September 2018
2018 Annual History Awards
Two Centuries of Glass
August 2018
Sleight of Hand
The Goods at the Museum
July 2018
In The Spirit Northwest Native Festival
June 2018
Make/Do: A History of Creative Reuse
In The Spirit Contemporary Native Arts exhibition
May 2018
Blue Star Museums Free Admission Program beings May 29
March 2018
Learning about the past has never been livelier at the Washington State History Museum
Students across the state gear up for a challenge: the April 21 Washington History Day competition
Got a historic renovation, heritage or preservation project in mind? WSHS may be able to offer funds
January 2018
A big world of BIG toys: Play your way down Memory Lane
A week brimming with special events at the History Museum: Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., hear from Governor Inslee, boost your brain at Scholarly Selections and the Glasnost & Goodwill Symposium
2017
November 2017
Take a holiday journey at Washington State History Museum’s 22nd Annual Model Train Festival
September 2017
Visionaries and risk takers: Glasnost & Goodwill highlights Washington’s grassroots Cold War activists
Loyal Opposition: The Protest Photos of George P. Hickey
Witness to Wartime: The Painted Diaries of Takuichi Fujii
Wartime, protests, immigration, Soviets, UFOs, and model trains? See it all this fall at the History Museum. Fall Exhibitions and Programs September through December.
August 2017
In The Spirit Northwest Native Festival
Washington State Historical Society Annual Award Winners Announced
Tacoma featured on Book TV (on C-SPAN2) & American History TV (on C-SPAN3), Weekend of August 5-6
June 2017
Life in the Past Lane: Summer Fun at the Washington State History Museum
IN THE SPIRIT Contemporary Native Arts presents inspiring new works at the Washington State History Museum
Summer Youth Docent Program
May 2017
Blue Star Museums Program offers free admission for active duty military families
April 2017
Tacoma becomes “Super Bowl City” with Gridiron Glory at Washington State History Museum
Honor John F. Kennedy’s 100th birthday with author talk and book signing at Washington State History Museum
Public ceremonies on April 25 at State Capitol will honor Washingtonians who served in WWI
Washington students are top competitors in march toward State and National History Day 2017