What's New at MOHAI
MOHAI Quiz Nights
Want to test your Seattle smarts? Join MOHAI at quiz nights hosted in bars around the city and test your knowledge of local trivia. Prizes will be given to those who can prove their mastery of Seattle’s past and present! Join us for a new season of quiz nights in 2010. Click here to see if we will be in your neighborhood!
Seattle in the ‘30s
Beginning November 20, you can get a glimpse of downtown Seattle in the 1930s - constructed with over 140,000 brick Legos! Created by Art V., this remarkable depiction of Seattle ca. 1930 debuted at the BrickCon Lego Convention in Seattle. Art researched the project thoroughly, with particular assistance from the Seattle Room at the Seattle Public Library. He chose the 1930s for the architectural diversity and the fact that older buildings work well with Legos. Beginning November 20, you can find the Lego cityscape on the ramp at the back of MOHAI where other iconic artifacts are located.
New Book by MOHAI Historian
Dr. Lorraine McConaghy has recently published, Warship under Sail, The USS Decatur in the Pacific West, with the University of Washington Press. Based on original research on the Decatur and its officers and crew, the book is a vigorous, keenly rendered case study that illuminates the forces shaping America's antebellum navy and foreign policy in the Pacific. More information.
Upcoming Readings
Thursday, March 11, 2010 at 7:30 p.m.
Eagle Harbor Books - Bainbridge Island
Friday, March 12, 2010 at 7 p.m.
Powell's Bookstore - Beaverton, Oregon
Saturday, March 20, 2010 at 1 p.m.
Parkplace Books - Kirkland
Wednesday, March 31, 2010 at 7 p.m.
Monroe Library - Sno-Isle Libraries
Saturday, April 10, 2010 at 2 p.m.
Key Naval Undersea Museum
1 Garnett Way
Keyport, WA 98345
Calendar Highlights
Nearby History
Sat. March 13th
9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
History Cafe
Women's History
Wed. March 17th
6 p.m. social hour, 7 p.m. program
In the Balance: Terrorism, Security and Civil Liberties
Thu. March 25th
7 p.m.