Happy Birthday to Us

October 2007

Can you believe it? Last October was the first anniversary of the opening of the Lakewood History Museum. While at times it seems that our progress is slow, the Society has actually accomplished quite a lot since the beginning of 2006 when the concept of a museum was still a talking point. If you haven’t visited the Lakewood History Museum in recent months, interesting new exhibits are being created as new artifacts, memorabilia, photos, maps and historical documents come our way.

We are still early in the collecting stage of items for the museum exhibits and research library. As the winter season rolls around, if you are doing any clearing out or downsizing, please remember the Museum, especially if you have items that pertain to Lakewood history or reflect lifestyles from the past, including more recent history like the ‘50s-80s (that’s 25-50+ years ago even if it seems recent to many of us!). Items such as yearbooks, photos, sheet music, play programs, menus, knick-knacks and the like add visual interest to period exhibits.

Lakewood History Museum awarded $7,500 grant from Humanities Washington for a Multicultural Exhibit and Programs.

The Faces of Lakewood: Our Cultural Crossroads will explore historical and cultural successes and challenges of Lakewood’s large multi-cultural population through an interpretive exhibit and video in the Lakewood History Museum; living history performances with a public forum; and several community book reading-discussions. Project partners are Pierce College, Ft. Steilacoom and Lakewood-Pierce County Library.

The Lakewood Historical Society is honored to have been chosen as one of the Humanities Washington grant recipients. We look forward to our partnership with Pierce College, Ft. Steilacoom, Lakewood-Pierce County Library, and the multi-cultural communities in Lakewood. We welcome and encourage broad participation in this project. To learn more or to become involved, call the Executive Director at 253.682.3480 or email contact@lakewoodhistorical.org.