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Beyond Alki – New Exhibit at the Log House Museum
Alki was first called sbaqʷabqs. It means prairie in Lushootseed, the language of Coast Salish people. It describes how this place looked—grassy plains and scattered stands of fir trees. Settlers…
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Words, Writers, Southwest Stories
Native American and First Nation Figures in Sculpture Fred F. Poyner IV Thursday November 12, 2026 at 6pm via Zoom Words, Writers, Southwest Stories is a free monthly speaker series…
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Out of Many, One
Out of Many, One is an initiative from Washington State America250 bringing museums and communities together to identify and exhibit an object from local collections that reflects as aspect of the…
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West Seattle Art Walk on Alki!
Art Walk programming at the Log House Museum has concluded for 2026! Please come back later for more information about its return. Art Walk is still ongoing at other West…
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Browse SWSHS Collections Online!
The Southwest Seattle Historical Society promotes inclusive local history of the Duwamish Peninsula through education, preservation and advocacy. The SWSHS’s collections include over 10,000 artifacts, objects, oral histories, archives, and…