Poulsbo Historical Society Special Events are Free for All Ages!

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Become part of Poulsbo history and join our community wide events
to craft, learn, create, and play!

Event supplies may be limited; visit us early and often!

Scroll to see upcoming events in 2024!

View Our Month At A Glance Here!

Throughout the Year

Explore history through guided learning activities and displays!

Maritime Museum

This season’s feature is learning about the life cycle of salmon and how local families prepared for the long fishing season.

We also have a Southern Resident Killer Whales (SRKWs) information notebook and a behavior-matching game.

Heritage Museum

Come check out the new exhibit, “Things Found in Walls,” with an interactive letter-writing display.

It’s time to start your spring planting schedules by using our Farmer’s Almanac.

Plus, learn about Poulsbo’s history of family and community-oriented activities such as baseball and field day sports.

Martinson Cabin

Learn all about early pioneer homesteading in the spring, such as raising livestock, growing food, and taking the steamer ship to Seattle to sell their wares.

Don’t forget to take home a seed packet and check out our gardening tools!

Fall

Trace the growth of Poulsbo as government and military families bring new perspectives to community life.

Maritime Museum

This season’s feature is learning and activity booklets that will engage visitors in learning about the role of the sea-going services homeported locally with regard to national security, the environment, and lifesaving missions.

Informative binders will provide background on the history of local maritime women.

Heritage Museum

“PCS” (Permanent Change of Station): Learn the effects of a large military presence on a small town. Activity booklets will explore what sorts of changes the military has had on Poulsbo, from schools and housing to businesses and other community functions.

A brief questionnaire will invite families to share their stories of moving to and settling in Poulsbo. This is the first step in our upcoming “Help Us Record History” campaign.

Martinson Cabin

Assimilation will be a focus for activity booklets that examine what draws military families to settle long-term in Poulsbo and what it means to become a part of a community. It will draw on comparisons between the Martinson family immigrating from Norway and modern military families. See day-to-day living through a transient military lens.

More to Explore this Fall!

CONVERSATION. HISTORY. ARCHIVES. TREATS.

CHAT programs are conducted by Judy Driscoll, curator, to highlight artifacts for volunteer greeters and other history lovers. They are scheduled from 11am to 1pm and include a light luncheon.

Wednesday, November 13, at the Maritime Museum
Thursday, December 12, at the Martinson Cabin

Official Opening of the Heritage Upstairs Exhibit!

“Changing Faces, Facing Change”

This is the theme for the all-new exhibit area upstairs in the Heritage Museum. You are invited to the opening event on the evening of Friday, November 22. Watch for details coming soon.

Holiday Open House!

All museum’s Holiday Open House will be held on Saturday, November 23. We’ll be all decked out for the holidays and have a treat or two to share. Please join us!

∗ Please reach out if you need special accommodations or have any questions.
∗ Due to weather and/or revised Covid guidelines, events are subject to change.
∗ Join in the PHS fun! Event supplies may be limited, visit us early and often!