Gorge Heritage Museum - Activities & Projects

Current, Ongoing, Planned Projects & Activities
*The Museum is now closed for the season* Tours or special project/research visits may be scheduled during the off-season by calling 509.493.3228 or 509.493.1349.
*Board Meeting* March 24th, 2010 at 1:30 P.M.
*Washington State Historical Society* Pacific Northwest History Conference 2010 - Great Moments in Northwest Women’s History Follow the link for more information: www.washingtonhistory.org
*You Are Invited* Soroptimists International of Mt. Adams, the Friend’s of the White Salmon Library and the West Klickitat Co. Historical Society/Gorge Heritage Museum are joining forces to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the granting of equal suffrage to the women of Washington State 1910, ten years before the women of the whole nation were giving that right. On Tuesday, March 30 @ 7PM there will be a FREE performance at the White Salmon Library of May’s Vote by actresses Barbara Callander and Toni Douglass arranged through the Humanities Washington Inquiring Mind program. “A century ago, prim and proper Emma Smith DeVoe and outrageous, flamboyant May Arkwright Hutton worked side by side - but seldom eye to eye - to win the vote for women in Washington State. DeVoe, based in western Washington, was a professional suffrage organizer trained by Susan B. Anthony. She believed that in order to win the vote, it was imperative to approach men in a ladylike manner: "You have to persuade them, convince them, argue their resistance down." Hutton, rags-to-riches Spokane millionaire and ex-mining camp cook, could not have disagreed more: "No, you gotta charm the pants off 'em. You don't focus on the issue; you distract 'em from it!" May's Vote presents Emma and May from their respective childhoods through the noisy public struggle that ended with success in 1910 and demonstrates that we do not always have to agree in order to achieve a common goal.” Please stop by the library during Women History Month to see the display about Jenny Jewett of White Salmon who was a Vice President of The Washington Equal Suffrage Association. Also, feel free to print the poster and put it up where you work or play and/or forward this to someone you know who may be interested. Thank you, Janet May's Vote Poster

*Publications* *The History of White Salmon* by Jeff Elmer (25 pages) is available for purchase. Click Here for details
*Digital Database Development* The Museum is engaged in a long-term effort to digitally photograph and enter into a database all photographs, documents, and objects belonging to the Museum. To date, 32,000 of these items have been entered into the database.

Current, Ongoing, Planned Projects & Activities

The Museum is now closed for the season

Tours or special project/research visits may be scheduled during the off-season by calling 509.493.3228 or 509.493.1349.

Board Meeting

March 24th, 2010 at 1:30 P.M.

Washington State Historical Society

Pacific Northwest History Conference 2010 - Great Moments in Northwest Women’s History
Follow the link for more information: www.washingtonhistory.org

You Are Invited

Soroptimists International of Mt. Adams, the Friend’s of the White Salmon Library and the West Klickitat Co. Historical Society/Gorge Heritage Museum are joining forces to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the granting of equal suffrage to the women of Washington State 1910, ten years before the women of the whole nation were giving that right.

On Tuesday, March 30 @ 7PM there will be a FREE performance at the White Salmon Library of May’s Vote by actresses Barbara Callander and Toni Douglass arranged through the Humanities Washington Inquiring Mind program.

“A century ago, prim and proper Emma Smith DeVoe and outrageous, flamboyant May Arkwright Hutton worked side by side - but seldom eye to eye - to win the vote for women in Washington State. DeVoe, based in western Washington, was a professional suffrage organizer trained by Susan B. Anthony. She believed that in order to win the vote, it was imperative to approach men in a ladylike manner: "You have to persuade them, convince them, argue their resistance down." Hutton, rags-to-riches Spokane millionaire and ex-mining camp cook, could not have disagreed more: "No, you gotta charm the pants off 'em. You don't focus on the issue; you distract 'em from it!" May's Vote presents Emma and May from their respective childhoods through the noisy public struggle that ended with success in 1910 and demonstrates that we do not always have to agree in order to achieve a common goal.”

Please stop by the library during Women History Month to see the display about Jenny Jewett of White Salmon who was a Vice President of The Washington Equal Suffrage Association.

Also, feel free to print the poster and put it up where you work or play and/or forward this to someone you know who may be interested.
Thank you, Janet
May's Vote Poster

Publications

The History of White Salmon by Jeff Elmer (25 pages) is available for purchase. Click Here for details

Digital Database Development

The Museum is engaged in a long-term effort to digitally photograph and enter into a database all photographs, documents, and objects belonging to the Museum. To date, 32,000 of these items have been entered into the database.