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25
Oct
Time and Again: Church to Museum
Read moreVASHON MAURY ISLAND BEACHCOMBER The story of a sacred place. By Bruce Haulman and Terry Donnelly Click here to view full article. Vashon Lutheran Church
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4th and 5th Grade History Contest
Read moreThe Vashon Story History Contest aims to find out what some of Vashon’s most forward-thinking young people think about the island’s past and future. The
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25
Nov
Al Bridges, Vashon-Born Fishing Rights Activist
Read moreBy Laurie Tucker and Rayna Holtz. This year we can celebrate Native American Heritage Month by honoring the 100th birthday of a Vashon-born fishing rights
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25
Aug
Heritage Museum Receives Large, Prestigious Grant
Read moreThe Vashon Heritage Museum is excited to announce receiving a large, prestigious grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.
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2022 Vashon Story History Contest Winners Announced
Read moreThe entry claiming first place in this year’s Vashon Heritage Museum’s Vashon Story History Contest was created by Chautauqua Elementary School (CES) fifth grader Nico
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09
May
Preservation of Coast Salish Basketry
Read moreBy Laurie Tucker and Rayna Holtz. When we started this project to provide quality archival storage for the 29 Native baskets in the Vashon Heritage
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Celebrating Vashon’s Women History Month
Read moreWomen's History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and encourages the study, observance, and celebration
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07
Mar
New Exhibit Showcases Vashon’s Birds Past, Present, and Future
Read moreThe Vashon Heritage Museum and Vashon Audubon are proud to unveil a special mini-exhibit titled Vashon Birds: Seen and Heard Up Close. The Museum will
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02
Dec
Announcing “A Contemporary Exploration of Vashon and Maury Islands”
Read moreThe Vashon Heritage Museum is proud to announce the first release of A Contemporary Exploration of Vashon and Maury Islands on Friday, Dec. 3. The
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Puyallup Tribe Elder Visits Vashon Senior Center
Read moreOn Friday, November 5, Connie McCloud, the Culture Director of the Puyallup Tribe Culture Department, visited the Vashon Senior Center. She presented traditional plant medicines,
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16
Aug
Take a Few Minutes to Fill Out Our Survey!
Read moreExhibitions and collections are the heartbeats of a museum. They tell stories of the past that help us understand the present and engage fully in
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04
Aug
Recreating George McCormick’s Famous Walk Around the Island for Charity
Read moreInspired by the legend of George McCormick’s famed walk around Vashon’s shoreline in 1938, Islanders Toby and Amy Holmes plan to recreate the event for
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14
Jul
We Are Reopening!
Read moreIt has been almost 16 months since we closed our doors in 2020. During that time, we pivoted to an entirely online experience, providing monthly
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30
Jun
“Whale People: Protectors of the Sea” Opens July 10
Read moreOn Saturday, July 10, 8:00-10:30 pm, the Vashon Heritage Museum will host the opening of Whale People: Protectors of the Sea, an exhibit developed by
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23
Jun
Vashon Heritage Museum Wins 2021 AASLH Award of Excellence
Read moreThe American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) proudly announces that the Vashon Heritage Museum is the recipient of an Award of Excellence for
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08
Jun
Seeking Community Feedback for Our Permanent Exhibition Renovation
Read moreThe Vashon Heritage Museum is renovating its permanent exhibits. We are interested in collecting more stories about life on Vashon-Maury Island from our community. We
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27
Apr
Histories and Mysteries is Coming!
Read moreHistories and Mysteries: Preserving Our Past, Funding Our Future is a variety show of interesting facts about what makes Vashon Island so unique in our
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04
Feb
Matching Donation Opportunity
Read moreA letter of thanks from a 12-year-old was the inspiration for two long-time islanders to decide to match up to $1,000 in donations to the
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01
Jan
2020 Year in Review
Read moreDespite the pandemic, we accomplished a lot in the past 12 months. Here is what we were up to in 2020!
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30
Jul
Main Street Vashon-A Walk Through History
Read moreOpening August 7, 2020 Walking Tour Exhibit of Vashon Town Presented by Vashon Heritage Museum Thirty-four interpretive photo panels depicting the history of Vashon buildings
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Comments(6)
Brendan says:
May 7, 2020 at 12:00 pmi am in the history contest and were on your website are you posting the winners
Gillian Callison says:
May 7, 2020 at 3:22 pmThey will be posted tomorrow (May 8th) and a link for the full article will be at the top of the main page.
Elsa Croonquist says:
July 11, 2020 at 12:52 pmHello, I was wondering where can I view the talk that was done about the US Census and the Flu Pandemic? I think they were two of the first talks that the Heritage Museum did?
Thank you.
Elsa
Gillian Callison says:
July 17, 2020 at 9:29 amI will make sure this content is made available.
Jane Neubauer says:
December 3, 2020 at 11:09 amWhen can I see the Vashon’s first people video again?
Gillian Callison says:
December 12, 2020 at 9:43 amWe are working on it – waiting for approvals.