Upcoming festival features several Native American tribes

On Saturday, March 19, the Puyallup School District will partner with local Native American tribes to present A Gathering of Families: A Celebration of Indigenous Culture and Art. Beginning at 10:00 am, the doors of the Karshner Museum and Center for Culture & Arts will open, and the Great Hall will be filled with indigenous artists specially invited to show and sell their artwork. Talented and award winning artists … Continue reading Upcoming festival features several Native American tribes

Exhibit Preparations

We received the Legacy Washington exhibit, Washington 1889: Blazes, Rails, & the Year of Statehood on Monday and promptly began putting it together.  The display will feature six large panels supported by several smaller visuals and chronicle Washington State’s road to statehood. A year of big dreams, big burns and big politics,1889 captured a place in our history as a time of great prosperity and … Continue reading Exhibit Preparations

Washington 1889

In celebration of the 125th anniversary of statehood, a new Legacy Washington exhibit, Washington 1889: Blazes, Rails & the Year of Statehood has been on display in Olympia for the past year.  Secretary of State Kim Wyman, along with hundreds of Washington state residents, celebrated the birthday of Washington State on November 11, 2014.  Since then, the exhibit has been on display in the foyer of Secretary … Continue reading Washington 1889