What does it mean to feel at home? On Sat, Nov 14th, 12-4 pm, join the Southwest Seattle Historical Society (SWSHS) at the Log House Museum and take a closer look at community connections to this place across history.
sbaqʷabqs, which settlers called Alki Beach, was historically a summer camping area. Coast Salish peoples used it for thousands of years. In 1851, a group of European-American settlers settled near here before eventually helping to develop the city of Seattle across Elliott Bay. For more than a century, people from all over the world have come to Alki to work, raise families, or just recreate.
This Nov 14th, for the first time, multiple Alki History Walking tours will be running throughout the day. Tours start at 12pm, 1pm, and 2pm, running along the beach before returning to the museum.
In addition, for one day only, SWSHS will also be showcasing copies of the Doc Maynard letters from the Southwest Seattle Historical Society permanent collection and other primary source documents from early Seattle. What do these sources tell us? What do they leave out?
Finally, visitors can set up their own Alki Landing Party Monument “plaques” in the gallery, contributing to a monument of community stories and memories that tie you or your family to this area. This activity is inspired by plaques added to the real-life monument by the Southwest Seattle Historical Society in 2001, recognizing the role of women and Coast Salish tribes in the early-Seattle era. Messages may be shared on social media on Landing Day. Please write as much or as little as you’d like, either in-person or by using this link!
Click on a time below to register for the walking tour: