Harbor History Museum
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| Established | 2010 |
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| Location | 4121 Harborview Drive Gig Harbor, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47°20′15″N 122°35′35″W / 47.3375°N 122.5931°W |
| Type | History and maritime |
| Director | Stephanie Lile |
| Owner | Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society |
| Website | harborhistorymuseum |
The Harbor History Museum is a regional maritime and history museum in Gig Harbor, Washington. It hosts exhibits on regional culture and history, and Midway Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1893 and moved to the museum's grounds in 2009.[1][2][3][4][5] The museum won the Washington Museum Association annual Award of Project Excellence for an ongoing living history program called Midway Pioneer School Experience that leads grade-school students through a day in an early 20th century classroom.[6]
The museum acquired its current 14,500-square-foot (1,350 m2)[3] location on downtown Gig Harbor's Harborview Drive with a $1.5 million gift from a Gig Harbor family. The museum opened there in 2010.[7]
In late 2014, the museum board announced it would host more local cultural events including monthly music concerts in 2015.[citation needed]
The Shenandoah Restoration Project
[edit]The museum is restoring a wooden fishing boat, the Shenandoah, that worked the San Juan Islands from 1925 until it was donated to the museum in 2000 by the vessel's owner, Tony Janovich.[2][8]
References
[edit]- ^ Charlee Glock-Jackson (November 19, 2013), "Midway School in Gig Harbor celebrates 120 years", Kitsap Sun
- ^ a b Terry Richard (May 29, 2014), "Gig Harbor salty getaway across Puget Sound via Tacoma Narrows Bridge", The Daily Oregonian
- ^ a b Nonprofit directory: GIG HARBOR PENINSULA HISTORICAL SOCIETY- HARBOR HISTORY MUSEUM, Greater Tacoma Community Foundation, archived from the original on 2015-06-13, retrieved 2015-06-11
- ^ Kathryn True (October 13, 2010), "Gig Harbor boosts its maritime pedigree with new museum and more", The Seattle Times
- ^ Eckrom, Jerry (2004). An Excellent Little Bay: A History of the Gig Harbor Peninsula (Kindle version) (2nd ed.). Gig Harbor: Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society & Museum. Location 5024.
- ^ "Midway School at History Museum earns state honor", Kitsap Sun, May 1, 2013
- ^ Karen Miller (May 20, 2015), "Longtime Peninsula Historical Society volunteer loved community, history", Kitsap Sun[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Museum volunteer turns Shenandoah restoration wood scraps into bowls, bread boards", Kitsap Sun, April 7, 2015
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) documentation, filed under Gig Harbor, Pierce County, WA:
- HAER No. WA-178, "Purse Seiner SHENANDOAH", 29 photos, 7 measured drawings, 6 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
- HAER No. WA-193, "Sloop THUNDERBIRD No. 1", 4 photos, 1 photo caption page