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May 28th Workshop: Digitizing Your Family Photos

We invite you to join us for a virtual workshop on digitizing your family photos! Have you wanted to scan your photos but don’t know where to start? Ever wondered…

May 11, 2020
Museum Alphabet Special Edition

For our Museum Alphabet series, we couldn’t decide between two “J” options, so we are bringing you a double feature! First up, we have a cool collection of Jigsaw Puzzles…

April 13, 2020
Volunteer Highlight: Roberta Hyman

This month we are highlighting collections volunteer, Roberta Hyman. Roberta assists staff with labeling and housing artifacts, and many other projects! She is appreciated in the museum for her meticulous…

March 30, 2020
Help Capture History: Documenting COVID-19

The Southwest Seattle Historical Society realizes that we are living through an historic event. In an effort to document the effects of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on our community,…

March 24, 2020
Women’s History Month Collection Highlight

In honor of Women’s History Month, we are highlighting West Seattle Hall-of-Famer, L. Jane Hastings. Born in 1928, Jane grew up in the Fauntleroy neighborhood. After graduation, Jane went on…

March 6, 2020