AYPE: The Kent Connection

"AYPE: The Kent Connection" featuring Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition (AYPE) and Carnation Company artifacts and memorabilia. The Carnation condensery was located in downtown Kent and their products were featured at the AYPE in 1909 (www.AYPE.org). The exhibit will run June 4-September 27 at the Kent Historical Museum, 855 E Smith St--Wed-Sat, 12-4pm. Call 253-854-4330 for more information. kenthistoricalmuseum.org

Kent Women in the Work Place

Take a decade by decade look at working women in the city of Kent. Features photographs and artifacts that show how women's roles and work attire changed throughout the 20th century.

Kent Parades of the 1940s DVD on sale now!

Kent Parades of the 1940s DVD is an 8mm film transfer project of the Kent Historical Society. Cornucopia and Kids Parades of the 1940s show home movies from amateur cinematographers filmed right here in downtown Kent. Approximately 1 hour and 15 minutes, the DVD costs $15, will be one sale (cash or check) at the Kent Museum 855 E Smith St, Kent. 253-854-4330 or ctyofknt@msn.com

Family Heirloom Preservation: what to do with inherited keepsakes

On display: “Family Heirloom Preservation: what to do with inherited keepsakes” featuring the South King County Genealogical Society—ideas and resources to care for and maintain precious family heirlooms. Display runs through June 27, 2008 at the Kent Historical Museum, 855 E. Smith St., Kent. Call 253-854-4330 for more information.

Eastbrook Garden Club Plant Sale - May 17, 2008

Add a touch of color to your garden—large assortment of perennials. At the Kent Historical Museum grounds, 855 E. Smith St., Kent on Saturday, May 17 from 9-4pm. Call 253-854-4330.

Preserving History with Photographs - May 17, 2008, @ 1:30pm

The South King County Genealogical Society will be holding a free class—“Preserving History with Photographs”—featuring archiving techniques, methods of dating photographs and ways to tie photos with family history—at the Kent Museum at 855 E. Smith St., on Saturday, May 17 from 1:30-2:30pm. For more information call 253-854-4330 or visit www.kenthistoricalmuseum.org.