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The Southwest Seattle Historical Society promotes the history of the Duwamish Peninsula through education, preservation and advocacy. SWSHS operates from Log House Museum, a City of Seattle Historic Landmark and is located one block from Alki Beach.

The SWSHS’s collections include over 10,000 artifacts, objects, oral histories, archives, and photographs. To access the full collection database, visit the Log House Museum during business hours.To schedule a research appointment, contact museum@loghousemuseum.org.

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The Southwest Seattle Historical Society cares for artifacts and archives that help tell the stories of the people and communities of the Duwamish Peninsula.  Because these are items held in the public trust in perpetuity, it is important for us to carefully curate objects within our limited resources of space, time, and staffing.

Please help us grow our collections sustainably by only donating an item through prior arrangement with our collections staff. Contact us at museum@loghousemuseum.org or 206.350.0999.

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