Exhibits & Events
Upcoming Program:
Saturday, March 3, 2012 – 11:00 AM – Historical Walking Tour of Acacia Mausoleums
Join Acacia’s Historian and Manager David Lukov and Museum Director Vicki Stiles for an interesting tour of Acacia’s beautiful mausoleums, and learn about numerous historical people interred there.
Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home is located at
14951 – Bothell Way NE; the tour will meet in the Lakeview Mausoleum. Once you arrive on the grounds, signs will point the way to the meeting place. http://www.acaciafuneralhome.com/dm20/en_US/locations/75/7552/index.page
Museum Exhibits:
Linking the Community Through Time:
Connections That Bring Us Together
Find out how we got to be the way we are! New video coming soon, along with our “Where in the World?!” and “What in the World?!” programs. Coming soon: Look at photos and artifacts through our virtual Museum computer; learn how the whole world has migrated to our community.
Once Upon a Time in Playland
Where was Playland and how do we find it? See the exhibit and the documentary, “Finding Playland.”
Discover the amusement park that used to be right in your own back yard.
February:
Edwin Pratt: Community Champion
Find out about Edwin Pratt in this mini-exhibit researched and constructed by students at North City Elementary school, then visit the memorial placed in his honor near the Shoreline Swimming Pool and tenis courts. A “must-know” for every memeber of our community.
Coming April 21st:
The Summer of ’62: We Remember Century 21
Feeling nostalgic for the past’s future?! Come see the collective memories of our community from people who experienced the World’s Fair in 1962 – an event that helped shape our area!
Hands-On Days:
Hands-on days held the Fourth Saturday of each month. Please drop in from 11am to 3pm for fun, free projects for children ages 4 to 12. (Notes: June event is at the Shoreline/Lake Forest Park Arts Festival. (In December hands-on day is the second Saturday.) You always get to take home what you make!
Hands-On days in 2012:
2/25 - Finger Weaving – how did sailors pass the long hours aboard the sailing ships of old? Learn a traditional and still useful craft that can be used to really make things.
3/24 - Silhouettes – learn this very old portraiture and art tradition using a quick and beautiful method – you’ll be surprised!
4/28 – May Baskets – Make a traditional May basket to surprise your friends and family!
“Princess Angeline, ” is a documentary film
about Duwamish heritage, Chief Sealth and his daughter Princess Angeline,
and Seattle history.
Supported in part by 4Culture. Produced by award winning filmmakers
Sandy and Yasu Osawa. You can obtain this outstanding film for yourself through the Museum,
or by contacting www.upstreamvideos.com
(206) 526-7122
The Lake Forest Park 50th Anniversary book and CD
Lake Forest Park: Fifty Years, Fifty Memories are available at the Museum.
These wonderful legacy pieces are supported by the City of Lake Forest Park and a grant from 4Culture.
Note: Our new buildings are wheelchair accessible via ramp. Rest rooms are located on the main floor and are wheelchair accessible.
Board Meetings
Third Wednesday of each month at 6:30 PM at the Museum Office.
Open to the public.
Future Events 2011
Saturday August 20, 2011 -
The Celebrate Shoreline Cruise-In Car Show 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM at Ridgecrest Elementary School Parking Lot – 16516 – 10th Avenue NE
with tons of trophies and beautiful cars
contact us at shm@shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org or 206-542-7111
Directions to the Car Show: Traveling South on I-5, exit at 175th St. in Shoreline. Turn left at the bottom of the exit (east). At 10th Avenue NE turn right. At NE 165th St. turn left. Ridgecrest School is on left, and the Parking Lot is in the center of the block on the left.
Traveling North on I-5, exit at 175th St. in Shoreline. Turn right at the bottom of the exit (east). At 10th Avenue NE turn right. At NE 165th St. turn left. Ridgecrest School is on left, and the Parking Lot is in the center of the block on the left.
August 21, 2011
Puget Sound Antique Radio Association Annual Swap Meet -
Shoreline-Lake Forest Park Senior Center 18560 !st Avenue NE – 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Programs, exhibits and events are sponsored by the City of Shoreline, 4Culture Sustained Support and Special Projects grants; Museum members, and Partnership Circle business members.
