North Olympic History Center News
NOHC to “go dark’ this december
The Center will be closed to the public for the month of December, reopening on January 5, 2026. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. To reach us, please email us at artifact@olypen.com. Happy Holidays!
Press release regarding purchase offer from city of port angeles.
Press Release – For Immediate Release June 12, 2025 The NOHC Board of Directors have declined the City’s offer to purchase the North Olympic History Center property located at 8th and C streets. Our primary reason is that doing so would require abandoning our artifact...
NOHC to offer an online archaeology course this October with Gary Wessen, PhD.
We are excited to announce An Introduction to the Archaeology of the Northwest Coast from the perspective of Western Washington with Gary Wessen, PhD. Gary has 51 years of archaeological fieldwork experience in western North America - most of his experience has...
Transmission from the Trail #4: The Archivist
“As a historian, what I really try to do in my day to day life is take a broader perspective than what’s presented with an idea or theme. To me, whatever where talking about, it’s tied to history.” David Brownell is executive director of North Olympic History Center...