In this companion work to Peace Weavers, her previous book on Puget Sound’s cross-cultural marriages, award-winning author Candace Wellman depicts the lives of four additional intermarried indigenous women who influenced mid-1800s settlement in the Bellingham Bay area.
In March of 1942, 227 Japanese Americans were forcibly removed from their homes on Bainbridge Island by the US Army. Starting with this small community, a national strategy began, with more than 120,000 Japanese American men, women, and children forcibly removed and incarcerated during World War II.
The Anacortes Museum will host a series of presentations in 2020 on the multicultural history connected to Anacortes’ working waterfront and beyond. Speakers will present on diverse subjects relating to both immigrant communities and Coast Salish history. The series will explore cultural intersections and barriers locally and regionally. The first event is at 7 pm on January 22, 2020 at the Anacortes Public Library.
We’ve got a great upcoming program to conclude our 2019 W.T. Preston Steamboat Artist in Residency Program. Join the Anacortes Museum, the Seattle based dance company MALACARNE, and filmmaker @junezandonaworks in the first public screening of their dance film created on the W.T. Preston.
