Land Acknowledgement

The Vashon Heritage Museum stands on the ancestral lands of the sx̌ʷəbabš or Swift Water People, who inhabited Vashon-Maury Island for millennia. The Donation Land Claim Act encouraged large numbers of Euro-American settlers to claim this land, even before the Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854 extinguished Native claims to it. The sx̌ʷəbabš were forcibly removed and relocated onto nearby reservations, including Puyallup, Nisqually, Squaxin Island and Muckleshoot. We acknowledge the people of the Puyallup Tribe whose stewardship of and relationship with Vashon-Maury Island continues today. We commit to amplify the voices of indigenous people, making space for them to tell their own story, both past and present, in our exhibits and programs.

Our Museum

Originally built in 1907 by Norwegian immigrants, Vashon Heritage Museum served as a Lutheran church and a children's center before it became our home.

It has been lovingly preserved by the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association and now houses historical, cultural, and environmental images and artifacts documenting the history of Vashon Island.

Our Museum

Originally built in 1907 by Norwegian immigrants, Vashon Heritage Museum served as a Lutheran church and a children's center before it became our home.

It has been lovingly preserved by the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association and now houses historical, cultural, and environmental images and artifacts documenting the history of Vashon Island.

Our Museum

Originally built in 1907 by Norwegian immigrants, Vashon Heritage Museum served as a Lutheran church and a children's center before it became our home.

It has been lovingly preserved by the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association and now houses historical, cultural, and environmental images and artifacts documenting the history of Vashon Island.

Current Exhibits

Past Exhibits

Upcoming Events

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Our Museum

Originally built in 1907 by Norwegian immigrants, Vashon Heritage Museum served as a Lutheran church and a children's center before it became our home.

It has been lovingly preserved by the Vashon-Maury Island Heritage Association and now houses historical, cultural, and environmental images and artifacts documenting the history of Vashon Island.

Exhibitions

EVENTS

In the news

EVENTS

Upcoming Events

What our visitors are saying...

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