APRIL
Thursdays with Fred at the Fred Oldfield Western Heritage Center
Come to the Center from 11-4 every Thursday to see Fred's latest works & enjoy his company! From 11-1pm each Thursday Fred will available to critique any artists work and give away some of his 95 years of pointers ~ just bring in your artwork and have your questions ready! "Thursdays with Fred!" ~ Don't miss them!!
For more information: 253-445-9175
foldfield@comcast.net
Please email us your email address so we can add you to our mailing list ~ Thank you!
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April 22: LECTURE - 12 pm...Lacey V. Murrow, the First Famous Murrow Brother
State Capital Museum
Presented by Craig Holstine, Historian, Washington State Department of Transportation. Lacey Murrow was known to nearly all Washingtonians as the head of the Highway Department. He directed bridge and highway construction through the Great Depression. His role as Chief Engineer of the Washington Toll Bridge Authority was crucial in building the first Tacoma Narrows Bridge (a.k.a. "Galloping Gertie") and the first floating concrete bridge in world on Lake Washington.
Visit our website for more information: http://www.wshs.org/scmoc/
Suggested donations of $2 are greatly appreciated.
Hours:
Saturday 10am-4pm
Admission:
Adult $2
Senior $1.75
Student $1
Members FREE
Under 6 FREE
Local: 360-753-2580
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Through July 14, 2013: Harbor History Museum brings exhibit "Savage Ancient Seas"When dinosaurs ruled the land, sea monsters ruled the “savage ancient seas." This is a custom traveling exhibit from Triebold Paleontoloy, Inc. out of Colorado, and has never before been on exhibit in the Pacific Northwest! You won't want to miss this incredible display of prehistoric sea creatures, including the T-Rex of the ocean...Tylosaurus. gigantic teeth and a 45-foot long body, this sea creature was at the top of the food chain!
The exhibit features cast reproductions of many sea creatures from the Western Interior Seaway, which ran along the central U.S. states up into Canada.
Visit: http://www.harborhistorymuseum.org/exhibits/special-exhibitions/ for more about the exhibit and special programming by Harbor WildWatch:
May 11, 11:00am - 2:00pm: Invertebrate Investigations with Harbor WildWatch (FREE) Does not include museum admission.
Come interact with live marine animals in touch tanks under the guidance of experienced naturalists from Harbor WildWatch! Learn about the anatomy, life cycle, adaptations, ancient relatives, and the habitats of the unique creatures that call Puget Sound home.
http://www.harborwildwatch.org/
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Fort Nisqually Living History Museum April Event:
Contact: Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Fortnisqually@tacomaparks.com, 253-591-5339
April 27, 11am- 4pm – Sewing To Sowing Living History Day
Take a trip back in time to Fort Nisqually Living History Museum during the spring planting season and experience the newest time saving gizmos and gadgets of the mid-1800’s. Letitia Huggins' original 1862 sewing machine will be on display. Find out how these early machines worked with demonstrations of a Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine. Hands-on activities for the whole family including 1800s games, butter churning, winnowing of seeds, laundry techniques and more!
Explore, Play, Create and Learn at Fort Nisqually’s Sewing to Sowing, a Living History Day
Discover the daily routines that shaped life during the 1800s from 11 am to 4 pm on Saturday, April 27, during Fort Nisqually’s Sewing to Sowing: A Living History Day.
Come into the Fort’s buildings or explore the outdoor areas and mingle with several dozen re-enactors. They’ll be cheerfully cooking in the kitchen, spinning yarn in the Laborers’ Dwelling, or hammering in the blacksmith’s shop while woodworking and spring gardening takes place outdoors.
Guests are invited to participate in hands-on activities such as 1800s games, butter churning and laundry techniques or take a turn at the rope-making machine.
Letitia Huggins' 1862 sewing machine will be on display and demonstrations of a similar Wheeler & Wilson sewing machine will show how these early machines worked.
Ladies in the Laborers’ Dwelling will demonstrate their spinning wheels and answer questions about the yarn-making process. At the Kids’ Outstation, youngsters can play quoits, graces and checkers, grind coffee, and walk on stilts to their hearts’ content.
The garden will be abuzz with both big, fat bumblebees and busy gardeners. Peas are already in the ground, and they will soon be joined by more than two dozen other crops—everything from beans to turnips. Ask gardening questions, and perhaps watch the progress of the Dominique and Speckled Sussex baby chicks exploring the Fort’s newly completed chicken run..
This time traveling opportunity occurs on April 27th from 11 am - 4 pm. Also, enjoy the opening of our new exhibit “A Good Piece of Work To Be Done With An Axe.”
While at the fort, explore the new special exhibit "A Good Piece of Work to be Done with the Axe,” which begins April 27 and runs through August 4. Learn how the men of the Hudson’s Bay Company used just a few hand tools to shape the square timbers of the Fort’s Granary and other buildings. Their work resulted in a more weather-tight and finished looking structure than a typical log cabin. One of Western Washington’s earliest European-built log structures, the Granary was built in the “post-in-sill” style used by the Hudson’s Bay Company. It is one of the few surviving American examples of this style and will be undergoing restoration in 2013.
Located in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a restoration of the Hudson’s Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound where visitors travel back in time and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era. The site includes a Visitor Center and Museum Store. (Admission Charged)
For more information, please contact Fort Nisqually at (253) 591-5339 or fortnisqually@tacomaparks.com.) Check out our website at www.fortnisqually.org
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MAY
May 11: Foss Waterway Seaport Seasonal Public Opening 5/11/13
Step through the new glass wall..."
After being closed for over fifteen months, during which seismic upgrades were completed and the installation of a new “all glass” north wall, the Foss Waterway Seaport will be opening for the Summer season on May 11, 2013.
We will be open to the community from 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM both Saturday and Sunday (May 11th & 12th). The Seaport will hold a special reception for members, guests and volunteers the evening of May 11th.
The new "north end" of the Balfour Dock building will feature a number of new and enhanced exhibits including a Balfour Dock building exhibit that highlights the history of the building; a Mosquito Fleet/Somers exhibit that showcases some of the Seaport’s artifacts; an enhanced Discovery Wharf for children that provides hands-on truss building over a simulated river, exploration of sea stars and jellyfish, and our Port Play area full of wooden container ships and trains; an interactive touch screen exhibit on international shipping and ship traffic in the Puget Sound; a "Western Flyer" exhibit that was featured at the Tacoma Public Library and a few of the many classic wooden recreational watercraft that will be the featured exhibit later in the summer.
Members, guests and volunteers should watch their mail boxes for invitations to the opening reception.
http://www.fosswaterwayseaport.org/
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May 13th at 11 am: Lakewood Gardens
Celebrate Mom as beautiful cherry blossoms grace the brick walk and colorful rhododendrons abound with spring bloom. Lakewold is the perfect setting for honoring such an extraordinary person in our lives. Sponsored by Occasion’s Catering, attendees will enjoy a lovely buffet-style brunch and a walk through the gardens in the fullest color show of the season. A Lakewold tradition that says ”thank you” to mom in such a special way. Seating is limited and this event has historically sold out quickly.
Please contact Susan Steen at 253-584-4106, x108 or ssteen@lakewoldgardens.org to make your Mother’s Day Brunch reservations and pre-payment.
Members: $50 per person (up to a maximum of 4 reservations per family membership), non-members: $60 per person, children 3-12 $20, under 3 free.
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Fort Nisqually Event:
May 18: 11am- 5pm - Queen Victoria's Birthday
Step back in time to the mid-1800s as the royal subjects of Fort Nisqually celebrate the birthday of her majesty, Queen Victoria, with volleys of muskets, birthday toasts, games of croquet and more! Hands-on activities for all ages. Experience this part of Puget Sound history with the fort’s re-enactors on May 18th from 11 am - 5 pm as the fort's "Hudson's Bay Company workers" mark this event. All buildings will be open and re-enactors in 1850s attire will be waiting to share their knowledge and skills with you!
Located in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a restoration of the Hudson's Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound where visitors travel back in time and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era. The site includes a Visitor Center and Museum Store. (Admission Charged)
For more information, please contact Fort Nisqually at (253) 591-5339 or fortnisqually@tacomaparks.com.)
Check out our website at www.fortnisqually.org.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a facility of Metro Parks Tacoma.
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JUNE
Fort Nisqually Event:
June 15: 11am- 5pm – What’s Cooking at Fort Nisqually?
Find out “What’s Cooking” at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum during this special event, where the focus is on cooking techniques, tableware and more of the day-to-day life of the 1800s. Join us on June 15th from 11 am - 5 pm as the fort's Hudson's Bay Company servants “serve” up a day out of 1855 for visitors! Try your hand at churning butter, grinding coffee and other hands-on activities while enjoying the “competition” between the fort’s workers as they participate in an all-day cooking contest. All buildings will be open and re-enactors in 1850s attire will be waiting to share their knowledge and skills with you!
Located in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a restoration of the Hudson's Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound where visitors travel back in time and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era. The site includes a Visitor Center and Museum Store. (Admission Charged.) For more information, please contact Fort Nisqually at (253) 591-5339 or fortnisqually@tacomaparks.com.)
Check out our website at www.fortnisqually.org.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a facility of Metro Parks Tacoma.
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JULY
Summer Art Camps at Fred Oldfield Western Heritage Center
The Fun Begins July 8th!...5 Camps to Choose From!
American Indian Camp - July 8-11
American Indians will be teaching Native crafts, songs, dance, stories & history!
"Dirty Hands & Messy Faces" Camps
Draw, Sketch, Sculpt & Paint ~ Multi-Dimensional Art & Collages to name just a few.
Think.....
Paint ~ Clay ~ Charcoal ~
Campers will experience all forms of
drawing & painting!
We'll go green & create artwork ~ each piece of artwork will consist of something recycled!
Some mural work! Some Old West Crafts!
Exciting, Challenging & Rewarding ~
A different Masterpiece each day!
Cowboy Fred will visit each camp! He'll be there to paint, chat & tell stories about life
in the Old West!
July 15-18 ~ July 22-25
Aug 12-15 ~ Aug 19-22
Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center
Camps are for K-12 age groups. All camps will run 4 Days ~ Mon - Thurs ~ 9:30-12:30.
All new projects for each camp
Summer Camp Fee - $80 per camp
3 or more camps = $25 Discount
Sign up early as space for "campers" is limited!!
Some scholarships are available ~ call for information!
Located at the Red Gate at the Puyallup Fairgrounds www.fredoldfieldcenter.org
foldfield@comcast.net ~ 253-445-1975
For more information about the Experience Art Program at the Fred Oldfield Western Heritage & Art Center please call 253-445-9175 or visit our web site fredoldfieldcenter.org
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Fort Nisqually Event:
July 19: 6-9 pm - 19th Century Family Fun Night
Enjoy an evening of Old Fashioned Fun at Fort Nisqually's "19th Century Family Fun Night" on July 19th from 6 - 9 pm! Bring your picnic supper and the whole family to participate in games, music and dancing of the mid-1800s. Kids of all ages will enjoy the special firings of the Candy Cannon throughout the evening. Lemonade and ice cream
available while supplies last.
Located in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually is a restoration of the Hudson's Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound where visitors travel back in time and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era. The site includes a Visitor Center and Museum Store. (Admission Charged) For more information, please contact Fort Nisqually at (253) 591-5339 or fortnisqually@tacomaparks.com.)
Check out our website at www.fortnisqually.org.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a facility of Metro Parks Tacoma.
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Fort Nisqually Event:
July 26: 6-9 pm – Friday at the Fort
Enjoy the beauty of summer as the sun sets over the Tacoma Narrows at Fort Nisqually during this fun evening of music & dancing by area musicians. Light food and beverages are available by local food establishments! A great way to enjoy a “date night” with your special someone! This is a fundraiser for the Fort Nisqually Foundation and a special admission is charged. Tickets are available at: Fortnisqually.org.
Located in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually is a restoration of the Hudson's Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound where visitors travel back in time and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era. The site includes a Visitor Center and Museum Store. For up-to-date information, please contact: (253) 591-5339 or info@fortNisquallyFoundation.org.
Check out our website at www.fortnisqually.org.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a facility of Metro Parks Tacoma.
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AUGUST
Fort Nisqually Exhibit Opens in August:
August 10 to December 1: Escape, Intrigue and a Shot of Whisky
22 year old John McLeod escaped from the Isle of Lewis, assuming he was wanted for murder. By the time he died at the age of 89 in 1905, he was the patriarch of a large Pierce County family that included fur traders, American settlers and Native Americans. He witnessed the California gold rush and the Puget Sound Indian War. Chronicling the life of McLeod and his family, this exhibit showcases several generations adapting to changing times.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Phone (253) 591-5339/ Fax: (253) 759-6184
Fort Nisqually 5400 North Pearl Street, #11, Tacoma, WA 98407
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Fort Nisqually Event:
August 10-11: 11 am - 5 pm- "Brigade Encampment"
Journey back to the year 1855 and learn why Fur Brigades from east of the Cascades made the over-mountain trek to Fort Nisqually. Begin your journey on Saturday, August 10 and Sunday, August 11 from 11 am - 5 pm at this year's annual "Brigade Encampment." Over 100 volunteers will recreate the arrival of the 1855 fur brigades to this Hudson's Bay Company post. The brigade arrives at Noon on Saturday and at 12:30 pm on Sunday! The camp brings the sights and sounds of early Washington Territory to life. Enjoy entertainment ranging from Fur Trappers' Races and Punch & Judy Puppet shows to a ladies' tea, dancing and the music of bagpipes, and much, much more! Brigade Encampment has something for the whole family including the popular "Engagé for the Day" program where visitors participate in a wide variety of hands-on activities. Learn skills, such as flint & steel fire starting, utilizing hand-tools and spinning wool. Afterwards sign on as an honorary apprentice for the day with the Hudson's Bay Company! The newest exhibit, “Escape, Intrigue and a Shot of Whisky”, also opens during this event. All buildings will be open and re-enactors in 1850s attire will be waiting to share their knowledge and skills with you! Admission charged.
Located in Tacoma's Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a restoration of the Hudson's Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound where visitors travel back in time and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era. The site includes a Visitor Center and Museum Store. (Admission Charged) For more information, please contact Fort Nisqually at (253) 591-5339 or fortnisqually@tacomaparks.com.)
Check out our website at www.fortnisqually.org.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a facility of Metro Parks Tacoma.
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SEPTEMBER
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OCTOBER
Fort Nisqually Event:
October 4-5, 7- 9:30pm - (advance ticket purchase required) “Fort Nisqually’s Magical Candlelight Tour”
Eavesdrop on life in 1859 and discover firsthand the “latest” news around Puget Sound at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum’s annual Candlelight Tours on the evenings of Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th. Tour groups will encounter re-enactors portraying the laborers, servants, gentlemen and ladies of the venerable Hudson’s Bay Company with only the stars, campfires and candles to light the evening! During the tours, these people from the past won’t be aware of their 21st century visitors. To them, tour groups are merely spirits from the future. Reservations are required for these popular tours. Tickets go on sale starting September 1st. Tours are approximately an hour in length and start every 15 minutes. Ticket prices: Adult - $12; Child (ages 4-12) - $8.
Located in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a restoration of the Hudson’s Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound where visitors travel back in time and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era. For more information, please contact Fort Nisqually at (253) 591-5339 or fortnisqually@tacomaparks.com.
Check out our website at www.fortnisqually.org.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a facility of Metro Parks Tacoma.
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Fort Nisqually Event:
October 25 – 26: 7-9 pm - Bonfires, Beaver Pelts and Bogeymen
Celebrate Halloween in the style of past centuries with ghost stories told around a roaring bonfire in the meadow outside the Fort’s walls. The Fort Nisqually Foundation presents “Bonfires, Beaver Pelts & Bogeymen” on Friday and Saturday, October 25-26 from 7 - 9 pm. Follow a trail of glowing jack o’lanterns to a blazing bonfire where storytellers from the past will send shivers down your spine as their words bring forth the spirits of the fur trade. The storytelling begins with “gentler” tales; and after a break for complimentary cider and cookies, the stories get increasingly scarier! Come and find out what scared people in 1855 as you listen to ghost stories the way they’re supposed to be told - outside and in the dark! Dress for the weather, but please no umbrellas. Also, you may bring chairs or blankets to sit on. This is a fundraiser for the Fort Nisqually Foundation and a special admission is charged.
Located in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a restoration of the Hudson’s Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound where visitors travel back in time and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era. For up-to-date information, please contact Fort Nisqually at (253) 591-5339 or fortnisqually@tacomaparks.com.
Check out our website at www.fortnisqually.org.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a facility of Metro Parks Tacoma.
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NOVEMBER
Fort Nisqually Event:
November 2: 11 am - 4 pm - Arts of the Fur Trade
Step back in time and discover the Arts that were once a part of daily survival as Fort Nisqually Living History Museum presents “Arts of the Fur” on Saturday, November 2nd, 11 am - 4 pm. Experience how everyday works of art played an important part in the daily life of the mid-1800s. Visit with the fort’s artisans as they showcase little seen 19th Century skills such as spinning, weaving, beading, blacksmithing, woodworking, open-fire cooking, musical entertainment and more! Hands-on activities for the whole family.
Located in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually is a restoration of the Hudson’s Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound where visitors travel back in time and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era. The site includes a Visitor Center and Museum Store. (Admission Charged.) For more information, please contact Fort Nisqually at (253) 591-5339 or fortnisqually@tacomaparks.com.)
Check out our website at www.fortnisqually.org.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a facility of Metro Parks Tacoma.
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DECEMBER
Fort Nisqually Exhibit Opens:
December 7, 2013 to April 13, 2014: Turning Drudgery into a Pastime
With the promise of making a laborious chore one of comparative ease, the Wheeler and Wilson Company smartly marketed their sewing machines to mid-19th century women weary of long hours spent with needle in hand. When Letitia Huggins received her new machine in 1862, her workday life was altered forever. See how changing sewing technologies made life easier for women.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Phone (253) 591-5339/ Fax: (253) 759-6184
Fort Nisqually 5400 North Pearl Street, #11, Tacoma, WA 98407
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Fort Nisqually Event:
December 7: 11 am - 4pm - 19th Century Christmas
Experience a real “old- fashioned” Christmas Yule season at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum’s “19th Century Christmas Celebration” and discover what the term Hyas Sunday meant on Saturday, December 7th, 11 am - 4 pm. Take a break from the hustle and bustle of modern holidays and step back in time to savor the lilting sounds of penny whistles, the aroma of ginger biscuits, Christmas dances and the slower pace of Christmas in 1855. Within our gates, December 25, 1855 will come alive! Inside the fort, re-enactors portray the daily life of the workers from many cultures who lived at this historic site. They happily share stories, cookies, dancing and the carrying in of the Yule log as they engage in friendly conversation. Hands-on activities for the whole family! Also, enjoy the opening of our new exhibit “Turning Drudgery IntoA Pastime.”
Located in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually is a restoration of the Hudson’s Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound where visitors can travel back in time to the year 1855 and experience life in Washington Territory during the Fur Trade era. The site includes a Visitor Center and Museum Store. (Admission Charged) For more information, please contact Fort Nisqually at (253) 591-5339 or fortnisqually@tacomaparks.com.)
Check out our website at www.fortnisqually.org.
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a facility of Metro Parks Tacoma.
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