Docent/Public Education at Lakewold Gardens
This spring and summer Lakewold Gardens has a full schedule of garden classes for its members. Originally designed as training for our docent program, these classes and garden walks are open to everyone. If you want to learn more about Lakewold and techniques that you can apply to your own garden, please feel free to join in on the informative talks and garden walks that are being offered
this year.
May 29th at 3:30 p.m. - Lakewold’s Fern Garden - John Van den Meerendonk owner of Botanica, a design and installation service, and past president of the Hardy Fern Foundation, will come and talk about the History of ferns and the Hardy Fern Foundation, and its projects, followed by an educational tour of our own Hardy Fern Foundation Display Garden.
June 26th at 3:30 p.m. – Lakewold’s Rose and Cutting Gardens - David Baird, owner of Fairie Gardens, a specialty nursery and design service, will come and talk about modern and historical English gardens, and follow up with an educational tour of our own cutting garden.
All classes end by 5:00 p.m. Please RSVP to Nicholas Nyland at 253-584-4106, ext. 109.
Lakewold Gardens mission is to preserve Lakewold Gardens as an inspirational experience offering continued growth and learning for the public in a unique, historic estate setting.
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Steilacoom Historical Museum Association
1801 Rainier Street * Steilacoom, WA 98388
presents The Women of Steilacoom
In celebration of the
Washington State Centennial of Women’s Suffrage (2009-10)
As a prelude to Washington State’s Centennial Celebration (set for 2009-10) a series of programs about the Women of Steilacoom will be offered from April through August 2008. Except for the
August Tea, all programs begin at 2 p.m. at the Steilacoom Historical Museum on Rainier St. in the Educational Room.
Saturday, June 14: Janet Tait and Dr. Mary Perkins
Margaret Wilkinson and Lenore Rogers speak about an early Pioneer Middle School principal, and the community’s first female doctor.
Saturday, July 19: Joan Curtis and Janda Volkmer
Steilacoom’s first woman councilmember and first woman mayor are discussed by Nancy Covert. This afternoon program also features Steilacoom’s first “First Lady” Luzena Wallace, and her role in the History of Idaho.
Saturday, August 16: Tea at the Jasmine Tea House
Did you know that there once was a Tea House in Steilacoom? For one day only it will be possible to visit the Jasmine Tea House for this final event of the series. Jean Dyer Swanson, speaks about Gladys Parker. Swanson once worked as one of Parker’s waitresses at the popular teahouse. Parker, Steilacoom’s first woman realtor, is famous for coining the phrase “Steilacoom has Charm”. The Tea is limited to 48 guests: at two seatings at The Columns on Starling St. Admission is by Reservation only. Cost for the Tea is $15 per person. Phone 582-0253 to reserve your spot for this event.
At the conclusion of the 2008 Women of Steilacoom program a booklet, containing brief biographical articles and photos, will be available for purchase.
For more information about any of these programs, please phone Program Coordinator Nancy Covert at 582-0253.
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Women’s Voices, Women’s Votes: Washington State Women’s Suffrage Centennial
An exciting new exhibit will open in February, 2009 in Tacoma
and travel statewide through June 2011
Women's Voices, Women's Votes: Washington State Women’s Suffrage Centennial 1910-2010 is not only the story of how Washington women gained the vote ten years before the nation’s Constitutional amendment. It also tells how Washington women’s votes have influenced state history, how women from various ethnic and economic groups have achieved voice in public life, and how women’s roles continue to evolve.
An exhibit needs powerful artifacts, original archival materials, photographs, and stories to make it as relevant and inclusive as possible. We request your help in searching institutional and individual collections statewide to locate prospective items representing women’s efforts through the full century. The artifacts themselves are very important to the exhibit; in addition, the stories behind these objects will bring history to life for the viewer. Consider specific women or women’s associations in your area. Are there specific objects that represent or symbolize their views and efforts?
Please email or send your ideas and stories for review at your earliest convenience. We will eventually need a clear photo of the artifact (preferably digital), its dimensions, and a brief synopsis of its story and relevance to the exhibit.
We greatly appreciate your assistance in creating a richly interactive and informative exhibit.
Sincerely,
Marsha Rooney Shanna Stevenson
Senior Curator of History Coordinator, Women's History Consortium
Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture (MAC) Washington State Historical Society
509-363-5309 360-586-0171
marshar@northwestmuseum.org sstevenson@wshs.wa.gov
http://washingtonwomenshistory.org/
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