Found 7 blog entries tagged as history.

Hollywood and the Homefront: Tinsel Town's Contribution to WWIIThe Hollywood and the Homefront: Tinsel Town's Remarkable Contribution to WWII event will be held on March 16, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. The presentation will take place at the Mid-Columbia Libraries - Kennewick Branch, which is located at 1620 S. Union St. For more details, please visit the Hollywood and the Homefront: Tinsel Town's Contribution to WWII page at CBC's website.

About the Hollywood and the Homefront: Tinsel Town's Contribution to World War II
Hollywood and the Homefront: Tinsel Town's Contribution to World War II will be presented by John Jensen. The discussion will center on the significance of the contributions made by Hollywood to boost the morale of the Americans at home during World War II. John Jensen will present some images, and radio…

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Preserving the Past: History of the DOE Hanford Collection Opening Reception | Richland, WAPreserving the Past: History of the DOE Hanford Collection Opening Reception will be held on September 28, 2016, from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. This will be held at CIC Art Center, at 2710 Crimson Way, Richland, WA. For more details, please visit the Preserving the Past: History of the DOE Hanford Collection Opening Reception page at WSU's website.

About 'Preserving the Past: History of the DOE Hanford Collection Opening Reception'
Preserving the Past: History of the DOE Hanford Collection Opening Reception is a free and open to the public event. Welcome remarks will be conducted on account of the Hanford Collection pieces that will be put on display until October 28 at the CIC Art Center.

The DOE's Hanford Collection started in 1990s. It is…

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Civil War: Living History and Reenactment | Presented by the Mid-Columbia Libraries in KennewickThe Mid-Columbia Libraries is pleased to present the Civil War: Living History and Reenactment on September 17 and 18, 2016. The event will run from 9:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. on both days. This event will be held at Columbia Park, Kennewick. For more details, please visit the Civil War page at the Mid-Columbia Libraries' website.

About the Civil War: Living History and Reenactment
The Civil War: Living History and Reenactment will be presented by the Mid-Columbia Libraries with the help of the City of Kennewick and the Washington Civil War Association. This is a great opportunity for everyone to engage in the history of the American Civil War. Participants get to have a glimpse of the kind of weapons used during those days. There will also be fashion…

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The Flying Gizmo Show: Get Wind of the Science and History of Flight | Mid-Columbia Libraries Kennewick BranchThe Mid-Columbia Libraries is pleased to present The Flying Gizmo Show on July 23, 2016. The show will run from 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. and will be held at the Kennewick Branch located at 1620 S. Union St. For more information, visit the Flying Gizmo Show page on Facebook.

About The Flying Gizmo Show
The Flying Gizmo Show is a part of The Summer Reading Challange program. This show aims to make the participants well-acquainted with the science and history of flight. To further explain the process of flying, flying toys and models will be used. The Flying Gizmo Show will also feature flapping-winged birds, kites, parachutes, stomp rockets, kits and a lot more. 

Kids always have questions to ask about how airplanes fly. Let The Flying Gizmo…

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Pendleton Underground Tour And Dinner Pasco Or Richland, WashingtonThe Pendleton Underground Tour and Dinner will be on Thursday, November 5, tour departs from Pasco City Hall located at 525 N. 3rd Avenue, Pasco, Washington and Richland Community Center in 500 Amon Park Drive Richland, Washington. The event will be from 8:30 in the morning until 8:30 in the evening.

Details of the Pendleton Underground Tour and Dinner
Participants will be taken to a trip back in time to a world filled with saloons, gambling, opium dens and prostitution! This a chance to learn about the history of this era and see the secret escape routes and hiding places of the underground gambling rooms and brothels.

Well-educated historians will lead the adventure through the early west and entertain everyone with this once highly controversial…

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Ripe For The Telling: Surprising Stories Of WA’s Fruits Kennewick, WashingtonEveryone is invited to the Mid-Columbia Libraries – Kennewick for their Ripe for the Telling: Surprising Stories of WA’s Fruits with Julia Harrison happening on Thursday, February 19 at 7:00 in the evening. Admission is free.

Details of the Event
What is the messy and juicy history of Washington’s produce industry? Who was Cashmere’s Cider King? From apples to oranges, huckleberries to durian, anthropologist Julia Harrison will cover how these perishable products preserve historic events and reflect our changing relationship to the natural world. This discussion includes a large cast of characters: pioneers, entrepreneurs, orchardists, labor activists, a horticultural prodigy and Cashmere's own "Cider King."

Full of suspense, tragedy, triumph,…

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Tri Cities Wa Tri-City Genealogical Society Open HouseDo you want an opportunity to trace your roots and get to know the people who make up your lineage? You never know, you just might be related to someone famous.

Save the Date
Well, on February 12, 2014, head on out to Richland Family History Center from 7:00 to 9:00PM for the Tri-City Genealogical Society Open House. The Center is located at 1314 Jadwin Avenue, in Richland.

So if you want to dig up your roots, now’s your chance. This is free and open to the public. For inquiries, please call (509) 946-6637 or visit their website at http://www.tricitygenealogicalsociety.org/.

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