The Tacoma Historical Society has announced the recipients of this year’s Murray Morgan Award and Alan Liddle Award.
Of the 200-plus photographs and artifacts that comprise “Shore Leave — Above the Tall Ships,” a collection currently on display…
!["The nice thing about a [passenger] train is you can see what the country looks like -- you can look right out into people's backyards," says historian, author, and retired railroad employee Jim Fredrickson, who has amassed a collection of passenger train memorabilia. (PHOTO BY TODD MATTHEWS)](https://www.tacomadailyindex.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/070208_passenger_train1_web.jpg)
In the early-1940s, as a teenager at Stadium High School, Jim Fredrickson was a common fixture near Union Station in…
The Tacoma Historical Society announced yesterday it is opening a new exhibit entitled “Passenger Trains of Puget Sound, 1900 to…
The past, present and uncertain future of Tacoma’s Murray Morgan Bridge will be discussed when Dr. Jim Hoard addresses the…
The Tacoma Historical Society announced today it has appointed Mary Bowlby as its Director. Her responsibilities include management of the…
Pierce County Council yesterday approved an amendment to an ordinance that redefines the county’s Landmarks Commission, and increases the number…
The tones are softer, the colors muted, but it’s all there. Arranged on a multi-paneled carousel inside the Tacoma Historical…
