The DuPont Historical Museum together with the Friends of DuPont Buffalo Soldier History has opened a new exhibit on Buffalo Soldier heritage in celebration of Black History Month 2020. The new exhibit at the museum showcases the DuPont story of the Ninth Cavalry African American soldiers who participated in the 1904 joint military exercises that took place in the DuPont, Steilacoom & Lakewood vicinity of Pierce County. This 1904 encampment is thought to be the first integrated exercises...
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Feb 19, 2020
Beth Lew-Williams, Professor of History at Princeton University, will be presenting her lecture titled "The Chinese Must Go": Tacoma and the Making of the Alien in America on Thursday February 20 at 5:00 pm in room 104 at Jones Hall at the University of Puget Sound campus in Tacoma. Professor Lew-Williams, will discuss how American immigration policies in the late 19th century incited violence and how the violence, in turn, proviked new...
moreFeb 12, 2020
Come hear and enjoy this presentation about Bellingham's Neo-Classical Federal Building on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020 at 7:30 pm at the Whatcom Museum Rotunda Room located at 121 Prospect Street. Given by local historic preservationist and walking tour guide Kolby LaBree, this presentation promises to be an educational and interesting look into the history of this historic building completed in 1913 and that is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
moreFeb 11, 2020
The City of Mercer Island has recently released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) regarding proposed demolition of the East Seattle School. A pdf of the DEIS can be downloaded from the City of Mercer Island website here:
https://mieplan.mercergov.org/public/SEP17-020/East%20Seattle%20School%20Project%20Draft%20EIS_2.10.2020_.pdf. The building...
moreFeb 05, 2020
Hi out there!
I would venture to say that we are nearing the light at the end of the tunnel regarding major Wisaard bugs. Hopefully you are all feeling a little more comfortable. The support email box is slowing down a bit. Here are a few bullet point updates of things we have resolved and the current top priority fixes. They won't all be done at once, probably over the next 6-8 weeks or so.
- We believe we have resolved the major issue with resources disappearing...
Feb 03, 2020
The Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation (DAHP) is pleased to announce grant awards for historic rehabilitation projects with housing or lodging components in Hoquiam, Harrington, and Port Townsend. DAHP has received this generous funding through the National Park Service Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program.
The Hotel Lincoln in Harrington was constructed in 1902 and once featured 24 large and airy hotel...
moreJan 29, 2020
Just a reminder that we are still accepting SHPO Award Nominations! Nominations are due March 6, 2020. Awardees will be honored with a presentation and celebration in Olympia in May. Click here to find the nomination form.
Jan 22, 2020
We still have a few spots remaining for the upcoming Adapting Historic Buildings to Flooding Workshop to be held in Tacoma on February 25-26, 2020 in partnership with the National Park Service and the Washington State Historical Society.
To register, go here: https://www.emailmeform.com/builder/form/4b79r4ckb6Xl97SdG5.
For more information about this FREE workshop, go here: ...
moreJan 21, 2020
Hi All,
Fixing bugs in Wisaard is taking more time than we anticipated, but we continue to work every day with out developer to get things corrected. The most major bug we are seeing right now is with inventory records not showing up in Projects where they should be. It is frustrating for everyone. But, to allay any concerns, data is not missing. The data is there, it is being hidden due to some security flaws we are trying to work out. Wisaard is generally...
moreJan 06, 2020
Happy New Year everyone!
A new year means an updated version of the Washington State Standards for Cultural Resources Reporting! The changes only affect the built environment portion of the Standards. There are no updates to the archaeology sections.
Some highlights are: new guidance about what and how to record buildings/structures in general and in new Wisaard; new guidance for...
moreDec 30, 2019
The Intern - Historic Preservation Program announcement on the City of Tacoma website will close on January 27, 2019 @ 5:00 PM (Pacific). If you know any interested parties who would be great candidates for the position, please let them know and/or forward the link below.
To view the full job posting go to:
moreDec 19, 2019
Greetings everyone,
We are slowly but surely making progress on Wisaard bugs discovered after the launch. Thanks to everyone who reported issues and waited patiently while we worked to fix them. We are a small staff working as hard as we can to make your experience the best it can be.
A couple of updates:
- We have changed slightly the internal workings of the login procedure with the intent of having fewer login issues with usernames. If you have previously...
moreDec 10, 2019
Greetings to All Wisaard users!
I am writing to let you all know that we are going to try to launch Wisaard 3.0 this coming Friday, December 13. Here is a step by step of what will happen. Please ask if you have questions.
1. Beginning Friday, December 13 at 6:30 AM, Wisaard will be down. It will be down until around 5:00 PM.
2. Developer/WaTech/Morgan will do some technical things that are too numerous to list, but it will take a few hours. This includes creating a...
Nov 26, 2019
The WDFW is looking for Cultural Resources vendors for our master list. These are vendors that will be on call. For questions contact:
Margaret Rennie
Washington Department...
moreNov 26, 2019
The Olympia Historical Society and Bigelow House Museum is sponsoring the Holiday Tour of Historic Homes. This year’s event is on Sunday, December 8, 2019 from noon to 4:00 pm featuring nine historic properties including the Bigelow House at 918 Glass Avenue NE.
This year marks 30 years of holiday historic home tours in Olympia and the 2019 event highlights outstanding examples of 19th and 20th century residential architecture representing important eras in...
moreNov 04, 2019
The Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board will consider a nomination of the Georgetown Steam Plant Pump House at its meeting this coming Wednesday November 6, 2019 at 3:30 pm at Seattle City Hall. Written comments on the nomination must be received by the Preservation Board by 3:00 pm on Tuesday November 5. For more information and to view the Pump House nomination and other nominations, go to: ...
moreOct 31, 2019
The application period is now open for the Preserving Washington Works grant program.
Applications are due December 16, 2019!
moreOct 23, 2019
We are pleased to announce that DAHP has been awarded a grant from the National Park Service as part of the Historic Revitalization Subgrant Program. The goals of the program, which we are calling Preserving Washington Works, are: 1. Bridge the gap between cost of rehabilitation and market rate for housing costs in rural communities 2. Encourage public/private investment and partnerships in rural communities
We have been awarded a little over $200,000 to be used for...
moreOct 16, 2019
The Cowlitz County Historic Preservation Commission invites you to attend the Six Rivers Film Festival! This free event will be held Saturday, October 19th at the Kelso Theater Pub in Kelso, WA. Doors open at 3pm with free snacks available. The Festival features short documentaries about great local places in Cowlitz County such as Stella, the Lewis River Valley, Ryderwood, West Kelso, the Waterfront and more!
To view the event poster, go to: ...
moreOct 15, 2019
Aqua Terra Cultural Resource Consultants is seeking to hire multiple project Field Technicians, and one full-time Principal Investigator. The bulk of fieldwork assignments will be focused in Pierce and King Counties, with occasional projects assigned statewide. The P.I. will meet the Secretary of Interior's Professional Qualification Standards for Archaeology Professionals and will be located in our Olympia, WA office. Pay is commensurate with experience. Interested applicants...
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