Sewing to Sowing

fort nisqually
When:
04/19/2014 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
2014-04-19T11:00:00-07:00
2014-04-19T16:00:00-07:00
Where:
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
5400 N Pearl St, Tacoma, WA 98407
USA
Cost:
$5-$8
Contact:
Fort Nisqually Living History Museum
(253) 591-5339
Sewing to Sowing @ Fort Nisqually Living History Museum | Tacoma | Washington | United States

Experience springtime in the 1850s at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum. Visit with the Fort’s gardeners and help sow seeds. Learn about hand sewing from the Fort’s seamstresses and see demonstrations of one of the world’s earliest sewing machines, the Wheeler and Wilson.

Located in Tacoma’s Point Defiance Park, Fort Nisqually Living History Museum is a restoration of the Hudson’s Bay Company outpost on Puget Sound. Visitors experience life in Washington Territory during the 1850s Fur Trade era. Nine buildings are open to the public, including the Granary and the Factors House, both National Historic Landmarks, and a Visitor Center with Museum Store.