“Time Woven Tales – Copy”

The Chapel and Museum are partnering on an interesting history series starting this fall that we are calling “Time Woven Tales”. We hope you will attend and enjoy these sessions. We plan to schedule more if we get good attendance and feedback from you! Please note the location of each lecture as it switches between the Chapel and Museum.

Painting by John Gast 1872 “American Progress”

Session 1
Thursday, September 18
6:30pm
At the Chapel
Convergence and Conflict:
Expansion in the Pacific Northwest from the late 18th Century through the U.S. Civil War

The Fox Island History lecture series starts with the early expansion in the Pacific Northwest, including Russian fur traders, American explorers, and the Hudson’s Bay Company, as well as the Natives who already lived there. By focusing on the mix of people who shaped the region, we will examine how they found ways to align their interests and what happened when they clashed over the use and future of the area. These local convergences and conflicts resonate with broader colonial stories that together help us see how local history is both informed by and shapes wider events.


Session 2
Saturday, October 11
2:00pm
At the Museum
American Indian Treaties of the Pacific Northwest

Presentation 2 in this co-sponsored lecture series will explore the historical inception of treaties between American Indian Tribes and the United States federal government while guiding the audience through the treaty-making process and how these documents have come to be interpreted in contemporary law and politics. A specific look at the historical development of treaties in the Pacific Northwest and their modern relevance will be considered.