The Heirloom Times Winter/Spring 2022
Event Postponed: Out of the Gravel Due to the levels of Omicron cases, we are postponing the Out of the Gravel: A History of Spokane Valley scheduled to be held at CenterPlace Regional Event Center on Saturday, February 19th. We apologize for the inconvenience, and we plan to reschedule the event for later this year.
Remembering Bert Porter
With hearts that are heavy, but also full of gratitude, we say farewell to one of the Spokane Valley Museum’s family and a long time advocate and supporter of the Museum. Bert Porter was born in 1928 on a farm on 4th Ave in Veradale. He remained in the Valley all of his 92 years …
Letter From the Museum’s Executive Director
Dear Friends of the Spokane Valley Heritage Museum: History can be a great teacher if we save it, preserve it, make it accessible, and teach it. You may know that our museum building was the original Opportunity Town Hall, built in 1912 – the year the Titanic sailed. Pioneers who lived in the Valley at …
3-16-20 Update Regarding COVID-19
In accordance with the mandates and guidelines issued by Governor Inslee regarding the closure of public venues to help mitigate the spread of the COVID-19, the Spokane Valley Museum will be closed until further notice. This will be a significant impact on the Museum’s revenue, but we are cooperating with the efforts to curtail and …
Share Your COVID-19 Story
The Spokane Valley Museum is launching a project to engage the community in assisting with our effort to collect and preserve the impact of COVID-19 (Corona Virus) on our community. This is an unprecedented historic situation we all find ourselves in. We are literally living history; and we recognize the significance of this collective experience for future …
