The North Olympic Voices Exhibit in the Laura Cooksey Gallery at Field Hall Arts & Events Center will run from June 12 - August 8 will feature pieces of contemporary community art and selected artifacts from the North Olympic History Center collections. North Olympic Voices Project The North Olympic Voices Project is an America 250 […]
A traveling Exhibit from the North Olympic History Center. Did you know that there have been at least 70 post offices in Clallam county? Moving the Mail explores the history of postal service on the North Olympic Peninsula, from the coastal deliveries of the Mosquito fleet and Tribal canoes to wagon roads and eventually […]
Photo Courtesy of City of Port Townsend Once covering much of the northeast Olympic Peninsula, the Port Townsend camas prairie is a remnant of a critically important ecosystem that sustained many of the Tribes of the Pacific Northwest. Join us as we tour the prairie to learn about what happened to the prairies of the […]
Join us at the North Olympic History Center Open House at 933 W 9th for tours of the Research Library and the Artifact Storage Facility/Admin Office. Time forthcoming
Sxʷčkʷíyəŋ, a S’Klallam village at Washington Harbor History of Sxʷčkʷíyəŋ, a 600+ year old S’Klallam village from which Sequim derives its name. This presentation examines ethnographic accounts, archaeological discoveries, archival documents and other materials to understand the pre- and post-contact history of the S’Klallam ancestors who lived at this site for centuries.
The History of Mail Delivery in Clallam County Join us at the Port Angeles Public Library for a fascinating look at how people did business, kept in tough with friends and family, shipped timber, and, kept up with the international news around the Peninsula, down the Pacific Coast, with the cities in the sound, up, […]
Moving the Mail Exhibit at the Port Angeles Library
Look for our table across from the fair grandstand. Thursday - Saturday: 8:30 AM - 9:00 PPM Sunday: 9:00 AM - 3:00
4th of July Parade in old Dungeness This 1.5-mile roundtrip hike will explore the Dungeness and “3 Crabs” area north of Sequim. Recently the site of a major ecosystem restoration project, this location has many stories to tell from the natural movements of the Dungeness River, the history of the town of Dungeness and the […]