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Posted in Feature Stories, Preservation, Recommended Events on Aug 25th, 2010
Exciting news from 4Culture-funded heritage sites.
Saturday, September 25th will be a busy day around the county as three different grand openings will offer unique opportunities to celebrate local culture.
7:00 am – 7:00 pm: Grand Opening of Lake Union Park, with viewings…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Preservation, Recommended Events on Jul 29th, 2010
The first in a series of 4CTV shows covering the 3-themed Destination Heritage guides.
Puget Sound history is MARITIME history. Waterborne transportation was the primary mode of travel in Western Washington well into the 20th century. Forests of fir and cedar yielded…
Posted in Feature Stories, Preservation on Jul 27th, 2010
Thanks to all those who helped make this event such a memorable one! Over 200 people gathered in front of the Alki Homestead/Fir Lodge in West Seattle on July 4th to support the “This Place Matters” campaign. Co-sponsors included the…
Posted in Feature Stories, Preservation, Recommended Events on Jul 27th, 2010
Calling all local historians, both amateur and professional! Preservation 4Culture is embarking on a new project in partnership with the White Center Community Development Association to document the history of the Southgate Roller Rink and we are asking YOU to share your…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Heritage Opportunities on Jul 21st, 2010
To commemorate the centennial of women’s suffrage in Washington State, 4Culture and Book-It Repertory Theatre have joined forces to produce a staged reading adapted from Shanna Stevenson’s “Women Votes, Women’s Voices.” Following on the heels of last year’s successful collaboration that produced the acclaimed…
Posted in Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Preservation, Recommended Events on Jun 1st, 2010
1st Thursday – Free Museum Admission
First Thursday of each month
Participating museums include, but are not limited to: Seattle Art Museum, Museum of Flight, The Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture, MOHAI, and the Seattle Asian Art Museum (a designated…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Preservation on May 19th, 2010
This 640-acre park at the north end of Lake Sammamish was once known as Willowmoor Farm, home of the Anna and James Clise family. Anna was a social reformer who helped found Children’s Orthopedic Hospital, and James was a Seattle…
Posted in Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Preservation, Recommended Events on May 13th, 2010
Recommended by Heritage and Preservation Staff
In Residence: How to Research a Building
Saturday, May 15, 2010, 9:30am-4:30pm
Museum of History & Industry, 2700 24th Ave. E., Seattle
A MOHAI Nearby History Workshop, this full day class is presented in partnership with Historic Seattle.…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage on May 11th, 2010
They are all subjects of this year’s Heritage Special Projects and Cultural Education project awards.
4Culture is pleased to announce thirty-five applications were selected for funding as part of the 2010 Heritage Cultural Education and Special Projects programs, totaling $174,998 in…
Posted in Arts, Feature Stories, Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Preservation on Apr 29th, 2010
Last year, individuals and groups from around and beyond the county came together in a grass-roots effort that created a community-wide commemoration of the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition Centennial. The resulting publications, exhibits, events, performances, and symposia generated a synergy…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Heritage Opportunities, Preservation on Mar 25th, 2010
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King County Road Services Division recently announced the release of the Heritage Corridors final report, part of a two year project on which the Preservation 4Culture staff served as consultants. The report…
Posted in Heritage on Mar 10th, 2010
Did you know 2010 marks the centennial of women’s right to vote in Washington State? 4Culture has a few projects up our sleeve to commemorate this important historical milestone, which we’ll let you know about soon. Keep your eyes peeled for…
Posted in Heritage on Mar 9th, 2010
For a week in late February 1910, two Seattle-bound trains remained trapped in deep snow near Stevens Pass at the small railroad town of Wellington. When the unrelenting snowfall turned to rain, avalanches began roaring down the mountainsides. Around 1:15…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Preservation on Feb 3rd, 2010
Update from a 4Culture 2009 Landmark Challenge Grant Recipient
4C staff was recently invited to take a tour of King Street Station. It is such an impressive restoration project – with hidden gems tucked in everywhere – that we just had…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage, Recommended Events on Dec 30th, 2009
Warship Under Sail: The USS Decatur in the Pacific West by Lorraine McConaghy has been published by University of Washington Press with support from 4Culture and is on bookstands now. The author has announced a schedule of upcoming public readings and…
Posted in Feature Stories, Heritage on Dec 18th, 2009
To help make American Association of State and Local History Workshops available to all history professionals regardless of budget size, AASLH offers workshop scholarships! Recipients receive registration fee reimbursement and a one year individual membership in AASLH. The next round…
Posted in Heritage on Nov 20th, 2009
Local museums and heritage organizations might be interested in this new program for self assessment and best practices from the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH):
A New Program for Small- and Mid-sized History Organizations
Does your organization want to…
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