• Member Spotlight: WW1 America Posters, Photographs, and Ephemera

    Sophie Frye Bass Research Library 5933 6th Ave S, Seattle, WA, United States

    MOHAI Plus, Storyteller, and Innovator level members are invited to a special evening with Leonard Garfield, MOHAI's Executive Director and Anna Elam, MOHAI's Library Collections Manager as they share a behind-the-scenes look at rarely seen WW1 America posters, photographs, and ephemera from MOHAI's collection. Special program takes place at the MOHAI Resource Center at Georgetown with tour of the newly updated Sophie Frye Bass Research Library.

  • History Café: The Seattles that Might Have Been

    History Café Events
    Gourmondo Café at MOHAI Gourmondo 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States

    What would Seattle be like with a comprehensive urban rail and subway system? Or a massive park stretching from the shores of South Lake Union to Denny Way? Join award-winning writer and journalist Eric Scigliano as he explores the Seattles that might have been.

  • History Café: Untold Stories from the Chinese Exclusion Act Files

    History Café Events
    Gourmondo Café at MOHAI Gourmondo 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States

    For 61 years, the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act barred Chinese laborers from entering the United States and prevented those who did from becoming naturalized citizens. Applicants were questioned in detail at US ports of entry about their families and villages in China.

  • History Café: Saving the KIRO-TV Archive

    History Café Events
    Gourmondo Café at MOHAI Gourmondo 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States

    Television news has been called the first draft of history, but collections of local news broadcasts are scarce. Join Hannah Palin, the Moving Image Curator at the UW Libraries, and Stephen Groening, Assistant Professor of Cinema and Media Studies at UW, for a discussion of the importance of local television news and how the University of Washington is working to help preserve this significant historical record.

  • History Café: Volunteer Park from Cemetery to City Landmark

    History Café Events
    Gourmondo Café at MOHAI Gourmondo 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States

    Since Volunteer Park's purchase in 1876, it has grown from a desolate cemetery to an Olmsted-designed landscape that is one of the most beloved gathering places in the city. Join Jennifer Ott as she uncovers how Volunteer Park's designers, caretakers, and users have shaped its ever-evolving landscape.

  • History Café: Exploring the Historic Ships Wharf

    History Café Events
    MOHAI MOHAI - 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States

    Join Seattle maritime history experts for a tour of two iconic historic ships! The ARTHUR FOSS tugboat, currently the oldest floating vessel in the Pacific Northwest, and the SS VIRGINIA V steamer, a member of the region's original Mosquito Fleet, are integral parts of local history.

  • History Café: What Bus Lines Tell Us About Seattle

    History Café Events
    MOHAI MOHAI - 860 Terry Ave N, Seattle, WA, United States

    Join artist, author, and bus driver Nathan Vass as he discusses the world of passenger interaction on Seattle's city buses. Vass will share new stories alongside some of the more notorious moments detailed in his bestselling book, The Lines that Make Us: Stories from Nathan's Bus.