The Edmonds Historical Museum turns 50 this year, and we are thrilled to be celebrating our golden birthday with our community. Join us on Sunday, August 6th from 2:00 to 6:00pm for food, music, and a historical birthday party. We’ll be bringing out a historic fire truck, hosting games throughout history, and bringing the past to life with living history actors. Come meet some famous figures from the past while you learn about local history and celebrate 50 years of service with the historical society.
Where: The Edmonds Historical Museum
When: August 6th, 2023 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm
If that isn’t enough, join us in partnership with The City of Edmonds for the first Community Fair at Edmonds-Woodway High School on August 6th from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The Community Fair is an event connecting residents to city and county services, nonprofits, and local businesses. Attendees will enjoy food, music, play areas for children, and opportunities to learn about, and actively participate in creating the history of Edmonds.
What’s happening at Edmonds-Woodway High School:
10:00 am: Community Fair Opens! Our exhibit exploring the history of Highway 99 and historical games will be available to play all day.
11:00 am: Telegraph demonstration and morse code activity for kids!
11:30 am: The Ford 38 Fire Truck will arrive! Take a photo, do an activity, and learn about fire history in the Edmonds and South Snohomish County Area.
12:00 pm: Share Your Story! Visit our booth to conduct a bite-sized oral history. Make your voice part of the historical record.
1:00 pm: Schoolhouse activity for kids – travel back in time to what the Edmonds Grade School experience would have been like in 1890!
What’s happening at the Edmonds Historical Museum:
2:00 pm: Doors open! We’ll have kids games and activities running all day connecting past to present.
2:30 pm: The Ford 38 Fire Truck will arrive! If you missed us at Edmonds-Woodway, don’t worry. The Fire Truck will make an appearance at the Edmonds Historical Museum, too.
3:00 pm: Our living history actors will arrive. Stop by to meet figures like MTB Hanna, Anna Bassett, and more live and in person.
4:00 pm: Last call to share your story with our bite-sized oral history opportunity!
5:30 pm: We’ll end the day with a ribbon-cutting rededicating the Edmonds Historical Museum to our next 50 years of service for our community.
Join us to celebrate local history and make your story a part of the historical record!
Thank you to our sponsors!
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