Snoqualmie Valley Museum

Dear Friends, Exciting things are happening at the Museum! I’m thrilled to share that I am stepping into a full-time role as Executive Director in June after 19 years of being here part-time. This means…

Guest Post by David Dreyer My father, Bill Dreyer, apprenticed as a boiler maker with the Union Pacific.  He worked as a welder and heavy equipment repair for the contractor, Guthrie and Co., which was…

We would like to welcome Kaitlyn as the Museum’s new Visitor Services Assistant. She began working at the museum as a collections volunteer, and is excited about her new role. She enjoys welcoming visitors into the museum,…

Join us for our Annual meeting on Sunday, November 12, 2023 at 1pm! This year it will be held in the Northwest Railway Museum’s Train Shed Exhibit Hall at 9320 Stone Quarry Rd in Snoqualmie.…

adapted from a 1992 article by David Battey The Snoqualmie Tree Farm is 90,000 acres, which is nearly twice the size of Seattle and stretches from Snoqualmie Falls nearly 25 miles north into Snohomish County…

Every generation has extraordinary citizens, who dedicate their time to doing their very best to preserve, protect and better their communities. The Snoqualmie Valley has just lost one of these essential people. Gardiner Vinnedge spent…

For many decades, our museum made do with little to no collections budget, but are trying to change that and improve that care by bring our collection care practices up to museum best practice standards.…