This community events calendar is the place to find fun activities and things to do throughout Lewis County, including Centralia, Chehalis and beyond.
(Centralia, WA – April 19th, 2016) The Lewis County Historical Museum hosts a Historical Trivia Night on Tuesday May 10th from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. at O’Blarney’s Irish Pub. Come enjoy dinner and drinks while you test your knowledge of everything Lewis County!
From Pe Ell to Packwood and Vader to Centralia, Lewis County’s history spans the native tribes of the Chehalis and Cowlitz tribes, the coming of the settlers in the 1840’s, and the industrial so bring a friend and compete along other trivia goers for prizes celebrating Lewis County history.
The event is free to attend and compete but O’Blarney’s will donate a portion of all sales for the night to the Lewis County Historical Museum’s digitization programs. Also thank you to Thrivent Financial for their sponsorship during the event! For more information please contact the Museum at (360)748-0831 or on our website at lewiscountymuseum.org.
Join us for this Lewis County Historical Museum – Fundraiser.
This is an open to the public fundraising event for The Lewis County Historical Museum with proceeds to help benefit the Museum.
Included with your $45 fee is everything needed to create the featured painting. You will receive step-by-step instruction by a qualified artist during the event and at the end, you get to keep your painting.
A full “no host bar” will be available during the event so participants can purchase beverages.
At this time, food will not be available. (Interested in donating food for this fundraiser? Email us.)
There will also be a small raffle for items including a Gift Certificate to a Merlot Canvas Paint & Sip, so bring some extra cash for the raffle!
Please note, this will be a 21 and over event.
Join the Lewis County Historical Museum and The Merlot Canvas for a Paint & Sip Fundraiser on Friday, May 20, at 6:30.
Tickets for the event are $45 with the proceeds benefitting the Museum. Tickets can be purchased online at www.themerlotcanvas.com
In commemoration of the centennial of the National Park Service, we will be painting “Mountains Out”, a representation of our closet National Park, Mount Rainier. All painting supplies and instructions will be provided by The Merlot Canvas.
Even if you are worried about your artistic skills there will be guided instructions on the how to paint the perfect Mount Rainier! Guests will also be able to take their picture home with them! What a better way to help support the Lewis County Historical Museum and get a beautiful piece of artwork for your home or office.
As a no-host bar and raffles will be available for guests: all attendees must be 21 years of age.
Lewis County Historical Museum
599 NW Front Way
Chehalis, WA 98532
Contact: Andy Skinner
director@lewiscountymuseum.org
360.748.0831
Free trolley rides!
Join participating Chehalis downtown merchants, the Lewis County Historical Museum and the Fairway Shopping Center businesses for a fun and safe community Halloween for the entire family, including goodies for costumed kiddos! Prepare for a hauntingly “ghould” time as the frightening, the cute, the cuddly, and the creepy descend on Chehalis.
The Lewis County Historical Museum is pleased to present, “Soldiers in Petticoats: The Struggles of the Suffragettes” on November 5th at 2:00 p.m. at the museum. In this living history presentation by Tames Alan, she appears in the authentic clothing of a suffragette and presents the struggle of American women to gain the right to vote and their successful ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920. A small suggested donation of $5 supports this and future educational programs at the Museum and is greatly appreciated!
In this heated and historic election season, which features the first female nominee for president from a major political party, it is important to remember that the right of each citizen to vote is the most basic right in a democratic society. This basic right allows us to have a voice in helping to shape the future of our democracy. For women, this right was hard-won and involved a long and difficult journey.
Alan is an actress, historian, and instructor who combines her skills to create an educational program for people of all ages. In 1867, the passing of the 14th Amendment defined “citizen” as “male,” thus denying women the right to vote. Tames focuses on the turbulent time when many states granted women the right to vote only to have the privilege taken away by decisions made in Washington, DC. Learn how American women adopted the militant tactics of their English sister suffragettes to not only earn the right to vote but to be considered citizens of the country of which they were the founding mothers.
With her wide knowledge of women’s history, Tames brings to life the suffragettes, their struggles, and their influence on the major issues of their era. Discover how the suffragettes influenced child labor laws and other major issues of their era.
Come on down to the Lewis County Historical Museum for Evening with the Authors. Choose local first for all your Christmas needs for that special literary person in your life!
4:30pm-5:30 for members only
5:30-7:30 for the generally public
Along with vendors, there are model railroads layouts. Not everybody has a dedicated train room or garage for their collections, so this year, all the train layouts will be small or miniature sets highlighting what can be done in a small space. There will be a N scale Club Layout, along with a Europian Layout. Along with a Lionel layout for the Kids to run presented by the LK & R club. Members of the Lewis County Model Railroad Club will have a demonstration layout to help train buffs understand basic techniques. As always, members will be on hand to answer and questions.
Along with vendors, there are model railroads layouts. Not everybody has a dedicated train room or garage for their collections, so this year, all the train layouts will be small or miniature sets highlighting what can be done in a small space. There will be a N scale Club Layout, along with a Europian Layout. Along with a Lionel layout for the Kids to run presented by the LK & R club. Members of the Lewis County Model Railroad Club will have a demonstration layout to help train buffs understand basic techniques. As always, members will be on hand to answer and questions.
Celebrating 70 years of Lewis County History at Yard Birds. There will be an extensive collection of Yard Birds memorabilia, photos, and audio/ visual displays to celebrate the 70 years since Yard Birds began in the Twin Cities. Plus, free popcorn (while supplies last).
We hope to see you at the Lewis County Historical Museum for our opening night festivities. Opening night is free, but donations are gladly accepted.
Jean Bluhm (longtime “Mary Borst” advocate) is presenting the books she recently finished about the Rest of the Joseph and Mary Borsts Family Story. Please join Jean for the talk at 2 pm. Come early to walk through the Open House 1:30 – 3:30 pm.
