Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State's Museums
Schedule
Sat Oct 18 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:30 pm
UTC-07:00Location
Northwest Maritime | Port Townsend, WA
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Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State's MuseumsSaturday, October 18th, from 7PM to 8:30PM
at the Northwest Maritime Center
The Jefferson County Historical Society is thrilled to host this Humanities Washington Speakers Bureau presentation by Harriet Baskas: "Weird, Wonderful, and Worrisome Objects in Washington State's Museums."
This program is pay-as-you wish. Donations are appreciated in order to cover overhead for this event; however, all are welcome to attend for free.
Pre-registration recommended.
ABOUT THE TALK:
Most museums display no more than 10 percent of their holdings, often citing “not enough space” as the reason. But there are also a wide range of cultural, philosophical, political, environmental, historic, and even superstitious reasons why museums keep some objects from public view.
In this talk, author and journalist Harriet Baskas explores a wide range of hidden objects found in the back rooms of museums in our state and around the country. Examples include a Spokane institution that holds Bing Crosby’s toupées and a museum in Lynden that’s home to a 150-year-old pickle.
When possible, Baskas invites local museum curators to answer questions, participate in discussions, and unbox a few hidden treasures. For this event, the JCHS research team will be on hand to discuss some weird, wonderful, and/or worrisome objects from the JCHS collections.
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Where is it happening?
Northwest Maritime, 431 Water St,Port Townsend, Washington, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
