More Summer events!

July 23-24 - Alki Art Fair - SWSHS and the Log House Museum will be having a booth at the Alki Art Fair next weekend. Join us on Saturday at 2pm on the main stage for a vintage bathing suit fashion show!

August 14 - Old Fashioned Ice Cream Social! Stop by the museum and enjoy ice cream in our courtyard. Come on summer, I know you can do it!

September 24 - Museum Day - Join us in celebrating the Smithsonian's Museum Day. Register on their website for free admission to museums around the city on 9/24

October 22 - Save the date for our annual gala at Salty's

We have begun a new partnership with The National Trust. Show your membership card when making a purchase in the Log House Museum's gift shop and receive 10% off! If you are a member of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society that means a whopping 20% off for you!

Long overdue update

Poor Log House Museum blog, so neglected......

1) 4Culture funding is secure!!! Well for now. Thanks to everyone who contacted their legislators in regard to this. In celebration, Advocate4Culture will be throwing a party on June 28th at the Paramount. See you there! More info - follow this link

http://www.advocate4culture.org/2011/06/time-to-celebrate.html

2) Log House Museum summer events - we've got a few. See our facebook page for more specifics:

June 25 - Alki Bike Tour

July 4 - Membership Picnic

July 9 - Hood Hunt, take 2

July 16 - Riverside walking tour - please rsvp, this is a popular one!

July 24-25 - Alki Art Fair, we will be there with a temporary exhibit on the history of the bathhouse and bathing suit fashion show. 2011 is the centennial celebration of Alki Beach

August 14 - Ice cream social

3) I am at the Washington Museum Association's conference this week in Walla Walla. It's great to hear about all of the exciting projects other museums around the state are taking on.

Volunteer Recognition event

This Sunday, February 13th, we are recognizing museum and society volunteers from 2-4 p.m. in the meeting room of the West Seattle Library, 2306 42nd Ave. SW.

If you have volunteered with us in the past, or have always been curious what volunteering with the Log House Museum and Southwest Seattle Historical Society is all about, stop by to learn about some of our different volunteer positions.

Join us for snacks and info and a celebration of the general awesomeness of all of our amazing volunteers!

Hiking Washington's History

Join us tonight at The Pacific Institute, 1709 Harbor Ave SW, to hear former SWSHS president Judy Bentley speak about her new book, "Hiking Washington's History" newly published by the University of Washington Press.

In support of the

Southwest Seattle Historical Society, Log House Museum
Thursday, January 27, 2011
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at
The Pacific Institute on Alki


Enjoy Heavy Hors d'oeuvres and wine

There will be an “ask” at the event; $250 is the suggested donation but any amount is greatly appreciated

Holiday Open House 12/9/2010

Stop by the Log House Museum on Thursday December 9th, from 4-8pm for a special neighborhood open house!
How can you say no to apple cider, cookies and history?


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For those special people on your holiday list
Purchase an autographed copy
of the newest Arcadia book,
Images of America “West Seattle”
Meet the people who brought west side history alive!

Holiday shopping close to home!

The museum is the best place to find your pick
of local history books and DVD’s including the original “West Side Story” and “Hiking Washington History” by local author, Judy Bentley.
Also find unique Christmas tree
ornaments, posters, cards, and of course “log” pencils, birdhouses, and much, much more.

Founder's Day is November 13th!

Stop by the museum this Saturday to celebrate! We will be having an Arcadia book signing event.

November 13th, 1851 was the day the Alki Landing Party arrived on the rainy shores of West Seattle aboard the Exact. Visit the museum to hear their story.



Also on November the 13th, SWSHS will be having our annual membership meeting. We are YOUR historical society, so attend and hear what we have accomplished this year, and what is coming up for 2011. Even if you are not a member, we encourage you to attend (and to join!)

The annual meeting of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society will be Saturday, November 13 from 10:30
a.m. to noon at the Southwest Branch of the Seattle Public Library, 9010 35th Ave. S.W.
Seattle, WA 98126, 206-684-7455.

Chris Moore of the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation will show images and talk about "Southwest
Seattle Landmarks: Present and Possible," detailing the structures in southwest Seattle that have already
become city or national landmarks and identifying buildings that might quality for future designation.

The membership meeting will begin at 10:30 with the program at 11:00, pastries and coffee provided. The
meeting is open to the public; members may vote in the business meeting. Membership information is
available at www.loghousemuseum.info, or call the Log House Museum at 206-938-5293.

Paranormal Investigations of Historic America

We just completed a survey from PIHA (Paranormal Investigations of Historic America) last night. My questions were 1) why are these ghost hunting ventures always done at night, and 2) why do the lights need to be off?

And, for the public record, during the day I don't believe in ghosts, but at night in the dark it is a different story.
A big thank you to Vaughn Hubbard of PIHA, Electronic Voice Phenomena Specialist Dave and Sandy and Russ Wells -- radiohosts of Para Explorers and Dark moon rising talk shows.

Smithsonian Day at the Log House Museum

On Saturday, September 25, 2010, The Log House Museum will join participating museums and cultural institutions nationwide to open their doors free of charge to all visitors who download the Museum Day Ticket from Smithsonian.com. A journey to celebrate our world’s dynamic heritage and cultural life, participating Museum Day venues emulate the free admission policy of the Smithsonian Institution’s Washington, D.C.-based facilities.

Museum Day 2010 is poised to be the largest to date, outdoing last year’s record-breaking event. Over 300,000 museum-goers and 1,300 venues in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico participated in Museum Day 2009. Last year, two million visitors logged on to www.smithsonian.com/museumday to learn more about the program.


The Log House Museum is a project of the Southwest Seattle Historical Society and collects, preserves and shares the history of the Duwamish Peninsula. This is the society’s third year of participation, and the first with a walking tour included. The 50 minute tour will include the historic area surrounding the museum and begin at 10:45 am. The museum is open on Saturday 11-4 and located at 3003 61st Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98116. www.loghousemuseum.info


For your free Museum Day Ticket visit www.smithsonian.com/museumday.
Visitors who present the official pass will gain free admission for two people to participating museums and cultural venues. One ticket is permitted per household, per email address. Listings and links to participating museums’ and sponsors’ sites can be found at www.smithsonian.com/museumday. Toyota of North America is a sponsor of the 2010 Smithsonian Magazine Annual Museum Day.