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Museum Openings
General Membership Meeting and Annual Election
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
at the Des Moines Odd Fellows Hall at 730 South 225th Street. Join us as Ed Brown, historian of the Virginia V Foundation, gives a free lecture on the Mosquito Fleet. Before paved roads came to Des Moines, these small ships were the best way to travel to small waterfrount towns between Seattle and Tacoma was this small fleet of ships. Online NewspapersThe Des Moines Historical Society has had the Des Moines News for entire year of 1972 (50 years ago!) digitized and placed onlne. All issues of the Des Moines News for that year may be browsed or searched. Try it out at Small Town Papers. Help the Des Moines Historical SocietyInterested in local history? Join members of the Des Moines Historical Society to learn more about the Society, its Museum, and its Mission. Have a passion for local history? Learn how you can help preserve it by joining our board of directors or volunteering as a docent. The museum is made possible by the support of Des Moines Historical Society members, the City of Des Moines, and 4Cuture. Your donations support future programs and our museum. State Route 509 Project CompletionWard Anderson and Sidney Orr of the Washington State Department of Transportation gave apresentationn on the State Route 509 extension project. View an interactive presentation on the SR 509 Projet Completion.
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