Southwest Seattle Historical Society
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Program 1
THE SPRIT RETURNS, 2.0. THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY PRODUCED A PUBLIC EXHIBIT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DUWAMISH TRIBE LONGHOUSE CULTURAL CENTER. THE EXHIBIT EXPLORES THE AUTHENTIC STORIES OF TRADE, MANAGED AND NATURAL RESOURCES, SOCIAL HIERARCHY, AND THE CHANGING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE DUWAMISH AND NON-NATIVE SETTLERS WHO ARRIVED IN THE 1850'S AND TOGETHER MELDED AND TRANSITIONED INTO THE SEATTLE WE KNOW TODAY. IT ALSO CELEBRATES TWO DECADES OF RECENT GROWTH AND PROGRESS SINCE THE FIRST ITERATION OF SPIRIT RETURNS WAS HOSTED AT THE LOG HOUSE MUSEUM IN THE EARLY 2000'S. THE EXHIBIT WAS HOSTED AT BOTH THE LOG HOUSE MUSEUM (OPERATED BY SOUTHWEST SEATTLE HISTORICAL SOCIETY) AND THE DUWAMISH LONGHOUSE. THE EXHIBIT WAS SEEN BY OVER 600 VISITORS TO THE LOG HOUSE MUSEUM.
Program 2
SWSHS HOSTED ITS ANNUAL SPEAKER SERIES "WORDS, WRITERS, AND SOUTHWEST STORIES," WHICH FEATURED TWELVE GUEST SPEAKERS DISCUSSING A RANGE OF HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT TOPICS. HELD ON THE SECOND THURSDAY EVENING OF EVERY MONTH, THIS FREE MONTHLY SERIES WAS ATTENDED BY MORE THAN 400 INDIVIDUALS THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. SPEAKERS PRESENT ON TOPICS THAT RELATE TO THE HISTORY OF WEST SEATTLE.
Program 3
END OF SUMMER SOCIAL AND ANNUAL PICNIC WAS HELD FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE PANDEMIC. THE MUSEUM WELCOMED NEARLY 100 GUESTS FOR.
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