by Lisa Hope | Feb 11, 2023 | Events, Posts
Photo caption: Julie Ruttinger, of Tecumseh, Mich., holds a 141-year-old fruitcake, Dec. 9, 2019, a family heirloom baked by her great-great-grandmother, Fidelia Ford, in 1878. (David Guralnick/The Detroit News/TNS) What’s your story? Do you have a family...
by Lisa Hope | Feb 11, 2023 | Events, Posts
Click the image to watch Roosevelt Smith present the stories of his collection of Black America. He shares a closer look into State of the Union in Black &...
by Lisa Hope | Feb 4, 2023 | Events, Posts
**KHM February Newsletter** Museum News Celebrating Black History Month Last chance to see State of the Union in Black & White February will be the last opportunity to experience Roosevelt Smith’s powerful collection of Black Americana. This collection has...
by Lisa Hope | Feb 4, 2023 | Events, Posts, Second Saturday Kids Day
**NEW** Second Saturday Kids Day Make a Valentine for your Valentine February 11th 12:00-4:00pm The Kitsap History Museum is launching a new series specifically for kids! Join us every Second Saturday for a hands-on craft or game suited for school age kids....
by Lisa Hope | Feb 3, 2023 | Events, History UnCorked, Posts
Historian, guest curator, and KHM board member Roosevelt Smith will share photos from his recent visit to the Emmett Till Interpretive Center in Sumner, MS. Roosevelt will discuss the impact Emmett Till’s murder has had on Black communities nationwide. THURSDAY,...
by Lisa Hope | Jan 12, 2023 | Events, Posts
**KHM January Newsletter** Museum News Holidays are sentimental times. Memories from the past surface. Nostalgia overtakes us. But here at the Kitsap History Museum, remembering special people and times is what we do all year. A few days ago, after a conversation...
