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January Newsletter
**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...
History Uncorked: prints of wales
MEET HERBERT E. WALEJoin us at the museum with Puget Sound Navy Museum curator Megan Churchwell to learn about the life and photography of H.E. Wale. Wale photographed events and locations in Bremerton in the early 1900s and opened his studio, the Prints of Wales, at...
Please consider a Year End Donation
Support from our community fuels our work. 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. Edward and his brother...
Call for artists
Kitsap History Museum invites local artists to transform a blank wall into a vibrant work of art illustrating the theme of “Cultural Permanence” in our permanent Indigenous Peoples exhibit. This exhibit focuses on the Tribes on the Kitsap Peninsula – Suquamish, Port...
Giving Tuesday
Help Us build our new Community-based galleryGiving Tuesday, a global day of giving, will be here on November 28 This Giving Tuesday, consider supporting the Kitsap History Museum's exciting new community-based gallery initiative. A community-based gallery is a space...
Hands on holiday fun!
DECEMBER 3RD, 1-4PM For Bremerton's Winterfest we're partnering with the Kitsap Children's Museum who will be hosting a wide range of fun and educational children's activities at the Kitsap History Museum. Best suited for preschool-elementary school children.
Krampus at the Kitsap History Museum
DECEMBER 2ND, 5:30-7:30PM During Downtown Bremerton's First Friday Art Walk, Krampus will be visiting the museum and participating business with his band of mayhem makers. In honor of Krampusnacht Bremerton, we'll be featuring some Krampus history and have a paper...
November Newsletter
**KHM November Newsletter** Museum News We have new postcards for sale in the Museum Store! These are reproductions of local vintage postcards found in our collection. Up Next November is Native American Heritage Month Take some time this month (and every month!) to...
October Newsletter
**KHM October Newsletter** Museum News RAISE A PADDLE FOR THE KITSAP HISTORY MUSEUM Our online Virtual Fundraising Auction begins October 10! Bid on a collection of fine art, custom made goods, beautiful antiques, unique experiences and more. You will find...
History UnCorked: Erland’s Point Murders
For all you true crime fans out there, Bremerton made worldwide news for a massacre. March 28, 1934, six people were brutally murdered at Erland's Point on the outskirts of Bremerton. Was it a robbery gone wrong? Was it a hired hit? Did mobster "Baby Face" Nelson have...