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Events Calendar
AKCHO was established to encourage cooperation among historical organizations and to promote and encourage the study and preservation of the history and heritage of King County through member organizations, individual members, and the community they serve, and to support such preservation efforts through public awareness and understanding of legislative issues.
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THE HERITAGE ADVISOR
The newsletter of the Association of King County Historical Organizations
Submit your news, announcements, and calendar items. Visit our membership page and become a member today.
Category: Heritage Briefs
The Next Fifty launches this month
Half a century to the day after the Century 21 Exposition opened in Seattle in 1962, a community-wide commemoration called The Next Fifty will kick off a six-month golden anniversary observance at the Seattle Center on Saturday, April 21. Read the rest of this article »
The Future Remembered playing at a venue near you
In upcoming months, audiences all over King County will have the opportunity to view The Future Remembered: The 1962 World’s Fair and Its Legacy. This is the theatrical adaptation of the book of the same name that was written by Paula Becker, Alan J. Stein and the HistoryLink staff. Read the rest of this article »
2012 Bellevue Strawberry Festival gains special sponsor
Eastside Heritage Center is excited to introduce the Microsoft Store as the Main Stage & Presenting Sponsor of the 2012 Bellevue Strawberry Festival, to be held at Crossroads International Park on Saturday, June 23, 2012 from 10 AM to 8 PM and Sunday, June 24, 2012 from 10 AM to 5 PM. Read the rest of this article »
JJWF Has New Staff
Pamela Phillips joined the James and Janie Washington Foundation last month as its new Director. Phillips has worked in education for a number of years, as director of a diversity program, and as a college diversity instructor. She is actively involved in the community in the promotion and preservation of African American heritage. Read the rest of this article »
Issaquah trolley car undergoing rehab
The Issaquah Valley Trolley has sent its car #519 to the Gomaco Trolley Company of Ida Grove, Iowa. If all goes according to schedule, the trolley will be rebuilt for service and return in September. Built in 1925 the car originally ran in Lisbon, Portugal. After several years of storage in Colorado, it was acquired by the Issaquah History Museums in 2003. Read the rest of this article »
Volunteer Park Conservatory funding being studied
Fans of Seattle’s century-old Volunteer Park Conservatory were alarmed by a news flash earlier this year that the multiple-landmarked botanical treasure house (and haven for Seattleites seeking warmth in the dead of winter) might be doomed by budget cuts. But Crosscut.com reports that a public meeting last month clarified that while the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department is not giving the conservatory the ax, it is exploring alternative financial models.
ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER
Heritage Advisor is published 10 times a year by the Association of King County Historical Organizations as a service to members and those who support its mission. AKCHO was established in 1977 to: encourage cooperation among historical organizations; promote and encourage the study and preservation of the history and heritage of King County through member organizations, individual members, and the community they serve; and support such preservation efforts through public awareness and understanding of legislative issues.
The Heritage Advisor welcomes submissions of news items, calendar items, and opinion columns from AKCHO members, HA subscribers, and readers. Articles are limited to 300 words and they should have a strong relevance to historic preservation and heritage issues in King County, Washington. Submission of an article does not guarantee publication. AKCHO does not pay for published submissions. All articles are subject to review by AKCHO staff. Please send your article within the body of an email (no attachments, please) to heritageadvisor@akcho.org.
AKCHO welcomes new members year round. Individual memberships are $15. Organization memberships are $35. Join more than 150 individuals and organizations supporting heritage work and historic preservation in King County. For more information and an application form, visit http://www.akcho.org/members.php.
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