Was 2020 the worst year ever? IHM volunteer and long-time resident Jane Garrison muses over the similarities and differences between the 2020s and the 1920s. Click to read more!
Skyport Memories
IHM Volunteer and long-time Issaquah resident Jane Garrison shares her memories of the Issaquah Skyport – and how the Skyport days came to an end.
Issaquah Valley Trolley to Cease Operations
IHM to cease Trolley operations due to an increase in program expenses.
Issaquah’s “Lady Mayors”
While Issaquah’s first woman mayor was referred to disparagingly as a “lady mayor,” she set a precedent for other women who would run for — and attain — the office of mayor.
An Open Letter to Our Community
Dear Friends of Issaquah History Museums, Last March, like so many other organizations across the region, we had to close our doors to in-person public programming. The immediate separation from all of you— volunteers, student interns, regular visitors, and friendly...
Announcing our first Virtual Exhibit!
See our first virtual exhibit about the former crown jewel of Issaquah, the Skyport.
The exhibit details the Skyport’s history from the first time the land was used as an airfield to the day it closed. We explore both sides of the fight to save or pave it; the depth of meaning it had for Issaquah’s visual identity; what happened when it was lost; and where the city’s inhabitants now identify as distinctly ‘Issaquah.’
‘The Issaquah History Museums Collection’ (as featured in the Spring 2021 Vol. 1 E-Newsletter of the Costume Society of America, Western Region)
Collections Manager Julie shares a piece she wrote for the Costume Society of America about two pieces of clothing in our collection. Textile lovers, read on!
Confronting the Past in the Quest for an Antiracist Future: Introducing The Series
The introduction to a series of blog posts about racial inequity in Issaquah’s past.
Issaquah Depot Museum to Reopen for Summer 2021!
Join us for a timed entry visit at the Issaquah Depot Museum this summer! Click here for details.
Statement in Response to Violence Against Asian-Americans
Read our statement concerning violence against Asian-Americans.
Collecting Our COVID-19 History
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, many people have looked to historical records and museum collections to try to make sense of it all. We can look to objects from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic for example to see how people dealt with life in a past pandemic and how the world changed as a result.
Robert Baskett, Issaquah Soldier in Normandy
Read about the journey of one young Issaquah soldier who fought in Normandy during the D-Day invasion.
