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    Washington State Historical Society
    Washington State Historical Society to celebrate 125th Anniversary
    Washington State Historical Society to celebrate 125th Anniversary
    February 17, 2016 10:21 am

    The Washington State Senate passed a resolution Tuesday honoring the 125th Anniversary of the Washington State Historical Society.

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    Mount Rainier National Park through the lens of photographer Asahel Curtis. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY)
    Asahel Curtis: Downtown Tacoma exhibit features prominent Pacific...
    July 21, 2015 3:02 pm

    The Washington State Historical Society and the Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission plan to unveil a new exhibit in…

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    Historians to celebrate Wash. 125th Anniversary statehood
    Historians to celebrate Wash. 125th Anniversary statehood
    October 27, 2014 3:09 pm

    The Washington State Historical Society and the Office of the Secretary of State will host a celebration next month in…

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    $1.8M renovation highlights Foss Waterway Seaport summer season reopening
    5 Pierce County heritage projects could receive $2.8M...
    September 19, 2014 9:55 am

    Five Pierce County heritage organizations could share nearly $2.8 million in capital improvement funds from the Washington State Historical Society.

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    Washington State History Museum to display vintage WWI posters
    Washington State History Museum to display vintage WWI...
    July 25, 2014 3:58 pm

    The Washington State History Museum next month will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the start of World War I by…

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    $1.8M renovation highlights Foss Waterway Seaport summer season reopening
    $1.8M renovation highlights Foss Waterway Seaport summer season...
    May 14, 2014 9:03 am

    Foss Waterway Seaport will officially open its doors for the summer season this weekend with a celebration that includes family-friendly…

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    Tacoma City Hall. (FILE PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    City Hall News: Foss Waterway children's park, strategic...
    May 9, 2014 10:44 am

    Tacoma residents will have plenty of opportunities next week to learn more about what’s happening in city government. Here is…

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    Local historians to mark Wash. 125th statehood anniversary
    Local historians to mark Wash. 125th statehood anniversary
    May 6, 2014 10:24 am

    The Washington State Historical Society is inviting groups to develop projects and programs to observe the 125th anniversary of Washington’s…

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    Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park. (FILE PHOTOS BY TODD MATTHEWS)
    Tacoma's Chinese Reconciliation Park awarded $388K heritage grant
    August 6, 2013 2:40 pm

    The City of Tacoma has been awarded a $388,000 grant from the Washington State Historical Society to help pay for…

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    More than 150 logs are pulled across rail supported on short pilings in Marysville. Thousands of images were made of Washington State's extractive industries -- coal pulled out in cars, salmon piled mountain high and old growth logs felled in what seemed an unlimited harvest. This image was taken around 1900 by George W. Kirk who ran a studio in Everett. He came out to Washington originally as a fruit farmer but focused on photography later in life. (PHOTO COURTESY WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY MUSEUM)
    Tacoma museum exhibit showcases promotional photos aimed at...
    September 10, 2012 3:47 pm

    As the saying goes, a picture is worth a thousand words, but is it worth thousands of miles? That was…

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