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Day of Service: Riverside Memorial Park
Sat, June 13 from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at Riverside Memorial Park (3816 17th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98106) Help A Cleaner Alki take care of the Riverside Memorial Park!…
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Words, Writers, Southwest Stories
Deep in the Woods Bryan Johnston. Thursday June 11, 2026 at 6pm via Zoom The 1935 kidnapping of nine-year-old George Weyerhaeuser, heir to America’s mightiest timber dynasty, was “a crime…
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Seafair Pirates Landing Storytime
Sat June 27, 2026 at 11:00 am at the Log House Museum (3003 61st Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116) Get ready for the Seafair Pirates Landing! The Log House Museum will…
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North Admiral Neighborhood History Walking Tour: “Captains and a Colonel on Columbia”
Nestled in the North Admiral residential neighborhood is a multitude of architecturally or historically significant homes. Take a walk passing by twelve such homes built between 1889 and 1910, exploring…
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Admiral District History Walking Tour
The Duwamish Peninsula has been home to Coast Salish peoples at least as far back as the retreat of the last glacier 14,000 years ago. Despite the arrival of the…
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Alki History Walking Tours
Learn about the history of Alki Beach, the peoples who have lived here and how settlement by various groups and individuals has left its mark on Alki. Visit historic and…
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Out of Many, One
Out of Many, One is an initiative from Washington State America250 bringing museums and communities together to identify and exhibit an object from local collections that reflects as aspect of the…
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A Vision for the Log House Museum
Help the Southwest Seattle Historical Society achieve our vision to transform how people experience the Log House Museum! In 2023, the Southwest Seattle Historical Society began strategic planning to guide…
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West Seattle Art Walk on Alki!
The West Seattle Art Walk is a celebration of local artists, galleries, and businesses coming together to showcase the rich tapestry of artistic talent in our neighborhood. Held every second…
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Seattle’s Forest: The West Duwamish Greenbelt
The city’s largest contiguous forest, the West Duwamish Greenbelt, covers more than 500 acres and spans more than four miles along the Duwamish Peninsula. Its ridges, river, and creeks formed…
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Browse SWSHS Collections Online!
The Southwest Seattle Historical Society promotes inclusive local history of the Duwamish Peninsula through education, preservation and advocacy. The SWSHS’s collections include over 10,000 artifacts, objects, oral histories, archives, and…