Landing Day 175 Years - Alki History Walking Tours and more
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On Sat, Nov 14th, 12-4 pm, join the Southwest Seattle Historical Society (SWSHS) at the Log House Museum and take a closer look at community connections to this place across history. What does it mean to feel at home?
sbaqʷabqs, which settlers called Alki Beach, was historically a summer camping area. Coast Salish peoples used it for thousands of years. In 1851, a group of European-American settlers settled near here before eventually helping to develop the city of Seattle across Elliott Bay. For more than a century, people from all over the world have come to Alki to work, raise families, or just recreate.
This Nov 14th, for the first time, multiple Alki History Walking tours will be running throughout the day. Tours start at 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm, running along the beach before returning to the museum: https://loghousemuseum.org/events/the-alki-landing-party-175-years-later/
In addition, for one day only, SWSHS will also be showcasing copies of the Doc Maynard letters from the Southwest Seattle Historical Society permanent collection and other primary source documents from early Seattle. What do these sources tell us? What do they leave out?
Finally, visitors can set up their own Alki Landing Party Monument "plaques" in the gallery, contributing to a monument of community stories and memories that tie you or your family to this area. This activity is inspired by plaques added to the real-life monument by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society in 2001, recognizing the role of women and Coast Salish tribes in the early-Seattle era. Messages may be shared on social media on Landing Day. Please write as much or as little as you'd like, either in-person or by using this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=CRR52HtvdUOSfqd6teTmCUxxUPF1PrJMo9mEm6soUNdUNklFMEpIMDBMVFFJT1pNMVRZV1pXNE9SSC4u
ABOUT "BEYOND ALKI"
Beyond Alki, a new, permanent exhibition at the Log House Museum, highlights the historic significance of Alki Beach, shares stories from communities across the Duwamish Peninsula, incorporates new interactive experiences – visitors can listen to music from West Seattle’s past - and highlights unique artifacts, including the recently acquired Rolf Neslund Memorial Shrine bust. The museum will be closed to the public for the Southwest Seattle Historical Society from 10am-12:00pm. Walking tour participants can meet their tour guide on the museum’s front porch on Stevens St.
The Log House Museum is open Thursdays and Fridays, from 12pm-4pm, and on Saturdays from 10am-4pm. Visit www.loghousemuseum.org for more information.
sbaqʷabqs, which settlers called Alki Beach, was historically a summer camping area. Coast Salish peoples used it for thousands of years. In 1851, a group of European-American settlers settled near here before eventually helping to develop the city of Seattle across Elliott Bay. For more than a century, people from all over the world have come to Alki to work, raise families, or just recreate.
This Nov 14th, for the first time, multiple Alki History Walking tours will be running throughout the day. Tours start at 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm, running along the beach before returning to the museum: https://loghousemuseum.org/events/the-alki-landing-party-175-years-later/
In addition, for one day only, SWSHS will also be showcasing copies of the Doc Maynard letters from the Southwest Seattle Historical Society permanent collection and other primary source documents from early Seattle. What do these sources tell us? What do they leave out?
Finally, visitors can set up their own Alki Landing Party Monument "plaques" in the gallery, contributing to a monument of community stories and memories that tie you or your family to this area. This activity is inspired by plaques added to the real-life monument by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society in 2001, recognizing the role of women and Coast Salish tribes in the early-Seattle era. Messages may be shared on social media on Landing Day. Please write as much or as little as you'd like, either in-person or by using this link: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=CRR52HtvdUOSfqd6teTmCUxxUPF1PrJMo9mEm6soUNdUNklFMEpIMDBMVFFJT1pNMVRZV1pXNE9SSC4u
ABOUT "BEYOND ALKI"
Beyond Alki, a new, permanent exhibition at the Log House Museum, highlights the historic significance of Alki Beach, shares stories from communities across the Duwamish Peninsula, incorporates new interactive experiences – visitors can listen to music from West Seattle’s past - and highlights unique artifacts, including the recently acquired Rolf Neslund Memorial Shrine bust. The museum will be closed to the public for the Southwest Seattle Historical Society from 10am-12:00pm. Walking tour participants can meet their tour guide on the museum’s front porch on Stevens St.
The Log House Museum is open Thursdays and Fridays, from 12pm-4pm, and on Saturdays from 10am-4pm. Visit www.loghousemuseum.org for more information.
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3003 61st Ave SW, Seattle, WA, United States, Washington 98116
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