Edmonds Historical Museum
Explore the Past. Empower the Future.
Bringing Edmonds’ Past to Life
The Edmonds Historical Museum invites visitors to explore the stories, people, and moments that shaped Edmonds and the surrounding region.
Founded in 1973 by local volunteers, our private nonprofit museum is dedicated to preserving and sharing community history through engaging exhibits, research, and educational programs.
We are located in Edmonds’ historic 1910 Carnegie Library building at 118 5th Avenue North. Our building served as the local library from 1911 until 1962 and later housed the City’s Parks and Recreation Department. On August 3, 1973, it reopened as the Edmonds Historical Museum.
Today, our museum stewards our growing collection of more than 26,000 artifacts, documents, and photographs that tell the story of Edmonds and greater south Snohomish County to ensure these stories are shared for generations to come.
Latest Exhibits
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From Farm to Table
The History of Farms, Markets, and Restaurants in Edmonds Stop by the museum to take a bite of history at our latest exhibit on the local history of farming, cooking, …
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Can a Collection Be Too Big?
We have more than 30,000 objects in our collection, and more come in every week. It costs both in time and money to preserve everything appropriately. How do we select …
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Naturally Edmonds
The place we call “Edmonds” today wasn’t always a city. Since time immemorial, the Coast Salish stewarded this marsh-dominated landscape where the forested land met the tides of the Puget …
Upcoming Events
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2026 Scarecrow Festival
Time to get your scarecrows ready! Check HERE for details. Check out the map of submissions (continually updated) HERE.
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The Tea on Queer History
Subtitle for Event October 10th 3:30 pmEdmonds Historical Museum Join us for a panel exploring the history of queer folx across cultures, tea, snacks, and more! Celebrate LGBTQ History Month …
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The Haunted Museum
A night of thrills and scares! October 24th 6:30-9:30 pm Edmonds Historical Museum Join us in the museum as it is taken over by haunted decor, Victorian ghosts, crazed inmates, …
Edmonds Historical
Society and Museum
The Edmonds Historical Society and Museum engages, educates, and inspires our diverse community through stories from our past that generate insights about our future.
We are dedicated to sharing the history of our community. We achieve this by research, collection, and preservation of historical documents, artifacts, memories and events, and by utilizing interpretive displays and engaging in creative public educational programming.