9/23, Saturday. This year, Pacific Northwest Historians Guild hosts its annual conference at Seattle Public Library's downtown branch, before its regular opening hour.
The theme today is "Revisit and Reimagine Pacific Northwest Histories".
Schedule
- 9 - 10 AM Welcome and Keynote Address by Feliks Banel.
Exploring Pacific Northwest Regional Identity through Vernacular History. Feliks Banel revisits nicknames of local places and reimagines the mythology and pop culture at street level. - 10:15 - 11:50 AM, SESSION 1 in 3 locations
- Unconventional Women: Rosencrantz v. Territory (1884), Phoebe Judson, Ida Lou Anderson
- *Duamish River
- Activism: Class Consciousness in the Construction of the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline System, Black Civil Rights Activism, 1960-1970 newspaper coverage of police violence in Seattle
- 12:00 - 1:00 PM, Workshops: *maps, posters, post-cards
- 1:15 - 2:45 PM, 3 session
- *Uncover new histories: Norwegian ski jump, REI, school remodel
- Controversisal histories
- Preserving local history
- 3:00 - 4:30 PM, SESSION 3 - Panel Discussions
I left at 2:45pm, to visit the new art space on the 2nd story of King Street station.
The left photo is one of the 3 recording studios: raised floor, double walls, tapered openings.
The right photo is the shared classroom, or for community use.
There'll be 5 art-related groups moving in next month.
The City of Seattle's Arts and Culture is housed on the 3rd floor, with a large exhibition space.
