Posts tagged "History"
Presenting: Smokestack Arias

Presenting: Smokestack Arias

4Culture is excited to announce the premier of Smokestack Arias – a song cycle inspired by the labor uprising that culminated in the events of November 5, 1916 known as the Everett Massacre. Composed by ... Continue

Transportation History of Des Moines

Transportation History of Des Moines

News from a 2011 Heritage Sustained Support Recipient

Join the Des Moines Historical Society at the Des Moines IOOF Hall, Wednesday February 8th at 7pm to hear the fascinating story of “Des Moines Transportation From ... Continue

What are you doing for others?

What are you doing for others?

4Culture is dedicated to equity and social justice. One of the many ways we mark this commitment is through our long-standing partnership with King County in planning and hosting an event to honor Dr. Martin ... Continue

Seeking Nominations for Endangered Historic Properties

The Washington Trust for Historic Preservation (WTHP) is seeking nominations to its 2012 Most Endangered Historic Properties List. Inclusion in the Most Endangered List is an important initial step in advocacy campaigns intended to ... Continue

Call for Nominations for 2012 AKCHO Awards

Call for Nominations for 2012 AKCHO Awards

The Association of King County Heritage Organizations (AKCHO) is seeking nominations for their 2012 Awards, which recognize excellence and individual commitment to King County’s history. There are nine categories to choose from, and nominations can ... Continue

Rare Images Now Available for Viewing

Rare Images Now Available for Viewing

News from a 2010 Heritage Collections Care recipient

The Renton History Museum recently completed cataloguing and digitally scanning its oversize photograph collection, over 650 images representing important Renton industries such as coal mining, clay and ... Continue

preserving seattle's international district

preserving seattle’s international district

4Culture is excited to announce three preservation projects in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District (I.D.) that will be happening over the next couple of months. All three sites are significant for their association with Japanese & Chinese ... Continue

haunted history tour is dying to take you away

haunted history tour is dying to take you away

October is here, and that means it’s time to get out your history primer, walking shoes and best fall haunt outfit and join in the Georgetown Haunted History Tour. Presented by the Friends of Georgetown... Continue

seeking a diversion? look south...

seeking a diversion? look south…

4Culture’s Historic Preservation Advisory Committee (HPAC) recently took a tour of south King County, exploring the active spaces and culturally rich offerings of Des Moines and Burien.

Des Moines Field House Park Designed in the ... Continue

call for proposals: re-engaging a victorian classic

CALL FOR PROPOSALS/LETTERS OF INTEREST

THE NEELY MANSION ASSOCIATION, AUBURN, WASHINGTON

Deadline: October 3, 2011

The Neely Mansion Association in partnership with the 4Culture Arts, Heritage and Historic Preservation Programs, is seeking letters from individuals ... Continue

annual spellman awards in tukwila

The Delta Masonic Hall in Tukwila will host King County Historic Preservation Program’s 2011 John D. Spellman Awards on June 17th. King County Executive Dow Constantine will preside over the awards honoring exemplary achievement in ... Continue

photography and the viaduct

Upcoming Heritage Events:

Learn about Seattle’s Waterfront History at the Central Library Tuesday, June 14, 2011, 6:30 – 8 p.m. Microsoft Auditorium, Central Library, 1000 4th Ave, Seattle Join Peter Steinbrueck and Jennifer Ott for ... Continue