17th Annual Veterans Day Observance Saturday, November 11 at 11am Tacoma’s War Memorial Park Please join Tacoma Historical Society for our 17th annual Veterans Day Observance, featuring a special speaker, music from the 133d Washington Army National Guard Band, and Colors presented by the All-City Junior ROTC Color guard. This event is free and all […]
City of Destiny Festival: Saturday, October 21
City of Destiny Festival Saturday, October 21 – 11am-4pm Foss Waterway Seaport Museum Please join Tacoma Historical Society for a celebration of Tacoma’s diverse history! This year’s festival commemorates the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad to Tacoma and focuses on how those in and coming to Tacoma were impacted by […]
City of Destiny Festival
Submitted by Tacoma Historical Society. Join us for a celebration of Tacoma’s diverse history! This year’s festival commemorates the 150th anniversary of the arrival of the Northern Pacific Railroad to Tacoma and focuses on how those in and coming to Tacoma were affected by that change. RSVP Here. This event is free to the public […]
Tacoma Historical Society Annual Member Meeting
Submitted by Tacoma Historical Society. It’s that time of year again, join us for the Annual Member Meeting! Meet our board members and staff while learning about what Tacoma Historical Society has accomplished in the last year and what’s coming up for next year with a short presentation by Museum Director Jessica Smith and Board […]
Port of Tacoma Bus Tour
Port of Tacoma Bus TourSeptember 8th @ 12:30pmFabulich Center3600 Port of Tacoma RdTacoma, WA 98424 Join Tacoma Historical Society and the Port of Tacoma for a bus tour of the Port of Tacoma. On the tour you will get an exclusive behind the scenes look at one of the top-ten container ports in North America! […]
Taegeukgi: Flag of Destiny
Taegeukgi: Flag of DestinySeptember 8th @ 6:30pmTacoma Historical Society406 Tacoma Ave STacoma, WA 98402 Join Tacoma Historical Society for our September Monthly Program presented by visiting historian Sung Kyu Kim, President of the 1893 Corea Memorial Association, the Korean New World Discovery Society and the World Traditional Whale Culture Institute of South Korea. Sung Kyu […]
Somebody order 50 typewriters?
From Tacoma Historical Society Twitter/X feed. On August 31, 1936 two unidentified workmen delivered fifty new typewriters to the Central School building at 601 South 8th Street – just in time for the new school year, which began September 1st.
100 years ago today
From Tacoma Historical Society Twitter/X feed. 100 years ago today! Employees of the Walker Cut Stone Company stand outside their new plant located at 2403 Center Street on August 21, 1923. The sandstone was brought in from the company’s quarry near Wilkeson and then cut and formed by workers in Tacoma.
I-5 and South 38th as seen in 1960
Tacoma Historical Society Twitter/X post. This aerial photograph taken August 17, 1960 shows the I-5 interchange at South 38th, with excavation work for the new interstate begun, and the 38th St. bridge complete. The large area of cleared land is the future home of the Tacoma Mall.