Black and white photograph of a group of Indigenous men at work picking hops.
October 1, 2025

Hop Harvesting in Puget Sound: From Indigenous Labor to Local Brews

Late Summer through early fall is the season for harvesting hops in the Pacific Northwest. Hop farming was an important…
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Color photograph of a person using a phone to photograph the Boeing B-1 airplane at MOHAI.
September 29, 2025

Stories in Objects: Community Voices Shape MOHAI’s Reimagining Project

As part of MOHAI’s ongoing commitment to reimagine how we share the stories that make up our community, we’ve been…
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MOHAI viewed from Lake Union with Seattle skyline int he background.
September 29, 2025

Listening First: MOHAI’s Community Advisory Committees Help Shape the Future of History

In May 2024, MOHAI began the work to reimagine how we share the stories that make up our community. At…
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A group of Indigenous women cooking salmon over a fire on the Muckleshoot Reservation.
September 17, 2025

The Story of Salmon Homecoming: Honoring Salmon in the Pacific Northwest

Salmon return to the rivers and streams of the Pacific Northwest each fall; this cycle has played a pivotal role…
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Ballard High School football players, Seattle, September 1954
August 28, 2025

Seattle’s Early Football Legacy: Huskies, High Schools, and Community Traditions

The University of Washington (UW) played its first football game on Thanksgiving 1889, just a few weeks after Washington itself…
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Photograph of archivist Kerri Keil working on the MOHAI Collection database.
August 19, 2025

Washington Digital Heritage Grant Project: Supporting Our Online Collection

The MOHAI Library team has been busy improving our online collection, which launched last November. Our Temporary Metadata Archivist, Kerri…
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