Learn Pierce County History From Local Experts At Free Event

BUCKLEY, WA - Learn Pierce County history from 20 local historical societies this weekend at Buckley Hall. The free, family-friendly event will illuminate the storied histories of Pierce County's varied communities through interactive displays and the expert knowledge of local history buffs.

Discover Pierce County’s Heritage: From the Foothills to Puget Sound Shores will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 23 at 127 N. River Ave. in Buckley.

The 20 participating organizations are:

• Buckley Odd Fellows and Rebekah Historical Museum
• City of Buckley Cemetery/Week’s Funeral Home
• DuPont Historical Society
• Fife History Museum
• Foothills Historical Society
• Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
• Fox Island Historical Society and Museum
• Friends of Karshner Museum
• Gig Harbor Peninsula Museum and Historical Society
• Graham Historical Society
• Greater Bonney Lake/Lake Tapps Historical Society
• Heritage Quest Research Library
• Orting Historical Society
• Points Northeast Historical Society
• South Hill Historical Society
• Spanaway Historical Society and the Prairie House Museum
• Steilacoom Historical Museum Association
• Sumner Ryan House Museum
• The Puyallup Historical Society at Meeker Mansion
• Wilkeson Historical Society/Carbon River Corridor

The event is sponsored by the Friends of the Buckley Library, in partnership with the Foothills Historical Society and Museum.

For more information on this and other Pierce County Library System events, visit www.piercecountylibrary.org.

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