IAJGS2016Discussion Mailing List: Visit Jewish exhibit in Tacoma

[Deb Freedman (debfreetacoma]

Visitors who fly to the conference will typically arrive at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Please consider that the city of Tacoma is less than an hour to the south and offers a wide variety of museums and sightseeing opportunities. Travelers can ride the Sounder Train or take a Metro express bus to the Tacoma Dome transit center. From there, a free Link light rail streetcar departs every 12 minutes, traveling through Tacoma’s museum district. Consider visiting the Tacoma Art Museum, the Tacoma Glass Museum, the Tacoma Children’s Museum, and the Washington State History Museum, all located on Pacific Avenue. The LeMay America’s Car Museum is also near the transit center.

In addition, a small Tacoma Historical Society museum is located at 919 Pacific Avenue, in the historic Provident Building, just a block below the last stop on the Link. The Society’s summer exhibit, “Tacoma’s Dry Goods and Wet Goods: Nineteenth Century Jewish Pioneers,” follows the development of Tacoma’s Jewish community in the late 1800s. The exhibit coincides with the release of a new book of the same name by Deb Freedman, who will be presenting a workshop at the conference. (Fri-106) The book represents nearly twenty years of research and includes over 160 biographies, many with San Francisco connections. (Books will be available for sale.)

Tacoma Historical Society’s museum is normally open 11 am to 4 pm, Wednesday through Saturday, but will offer expanded hours during the conference. Deb will be on hand to host visitors on Friday, August 6, beginning at 9 am, and on Wednesday and Thursday, August 10 and 11, until 7 pm. Admission is free and donations are welcomed.

The exhibit will be on display through November 26, 2016. For further information please contact Tacoma Historical Society at (253) 472-3738 or Deb Freedman, debfreetacoma [at] gmail.com.