Washington State Historical Society

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Washington State Historical Society
AbbreviationWSHS
Formation1891 (1891)
Type 501(c)(3) Nonprofit, Trustee Agency of the State
PurposeHistorical society for the state of Washington
HeadquartersTacoma, Washington, U.S.
Location
  • Tacoma, U.S.
Region served
State of Washington
Main organ
Washington State History Museum (owns and operates)
Publication
Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History

The Washington State Historical Society is the historical society of the U.S. state of Washington. Based in Tacoma, it is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and is a trustee agency of the state. It was founded in 1891. [1]

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The board of trustees of the society includes the Governor of Washington, Secretary of State of Washington, and Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction, and four members of the Washington State Legislature.

The society owns and operates the Washington State History Museum. The society's official journal is Columbia: The Magazine of Northwest History. In 2016, the publication received a Leadership in History Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History. [2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Home". Washington State Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-09-23.
  2. ↑ "2016 LEADERSHIP IN HISTORY AWARD WINNERS". aaslh.org. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
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