Preserving and Sharing Our Heritage

Edmonds Historical Museum

Located in the beautifully restored 1910 Carnegie Library building in the heart of downtown Edmonds.

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Your Community. Your History. Your Story.

The Edmonds Historical Museum is a private non-profit organization established in 1973 by volunteers to collect, preserve and display the historical origins of the City of Edmonds and surrounding area. As an actively collecting institution, the Edmonds Historical Museum has amassed over 26,000 objects, documents, and photographs representing the history and heritage of Edmonds and the greater south Snohomish County area.

The museum is located in Edmonds’ historic 1910 Carnegie Library building at 118 5th Avenue North. This building served as the local library from 1911 until 1962, and from 1962 until 1972 was used by the City’s Parks and Recreation Department. On August 3, 1973, the Edmonds Historical Museum opened its doors to the public and serves as a repository for community donations of historic items as well as a showcase of exhibits related to local and regional history.

Though the museum’s mission has evolved over time, we are still dedicated to the core values of our origins: sharing and promoting the history of our community. This is achieved through research, collection and preservation of historical documents, artifacts, memories and events, and by utilizing interpretative displays and engaging in creative public educational programming.

Historic Edmonds Museum Photo

 

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Community involvement and annual contributions ensure that the Edmonds Historical Museum continues to preserve and share our heritage and history for future generations.

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Edmonds, ca. 1900
History of Edmonds
The lower floor of the museum is dedicated to the history of Edmonds and the surrounding area. The displays provide Read more
Victorian Parlor
The lower level is also home to a Victorian parlor with original furnishings from the Cook family. The room includes original Read more
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Train Room
Adjacent to the main room on the lower level is the museum’s Train Room. The railroad played an important role in Read more
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Jail Cell
Step inside an original jail cell on the lower floor of the Edmonds Museum! The cell—complete with two bunks, a sink, Read more
Winters of Yesteryear
Winters of Yesteryear Opening November 5, 2022 - March 2023   Read more

What Others are Saying

Always Worth a Visit

Local museum that tells the tale of Edmonds, WA via exhibits and historical artifacts. Always worth a visit (free of cost but donations welcomed) because its exhibits change. Housed in the same building that was the original City Hall and jail cell. Located in the center of town, a few steps from the water fountain that serves as Edmonds’ beating heart.

David M. Gordon

Friendly Staff

A nice little museum to check out in Edmonds with friendly staff. We enjoyed the jail cell in the basement.

Rebecca Chappell

The models and dollhouse … are amazing.

Cute little museum. Limited exhibits but worth a visit if you’re in town. The models and dollhouse in the basement are amazing.

Ansel Santosa

A Great Little Museum

This is a great little museum with local history at its roots. Has historically significant train layout in the basement.

Nat Foot

The Executive Director, is fantastic!

The work that this organization and museum is doing is phenomenal. Katie Kelly, the Executive Director, is fantastic! The Edmonds Historical Museum (EHM) is committed to disseminating the history of our beautiful city, and now that of all of Snohomish County, to all generations and members of our community. At a time when the Seattle area is undergoing massive redevelopment, it is pertinent that we support organizations that are preserving our history and culture. The EHS is doing a fantastic job and I can’t wait to see what it accomplishes in the future. Not to mention, me and all my neighbors who grew up in Edmonds are located in the yearbooks stored at the museum. It is so fun to take that trip down memory lane.

Eric Dubbury

Carnegie Library Building

I grew up in Edmonds in the 40’s and this building was a Carnegie Library. Now it houses the history of this charming small town on the shores of Puget Sound.

Jill Stanford

The staff were friendly and knowledgeable!

My dad took me here and I found the history of Edmonds very interesting and the staff were friendly and knowledgeable! My favorite item was the “1911 Sitting Room!

Lessa Lee

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.