Shoreline
Shoreline Historical Museum: 749 N 175th St. Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Info: 206-542-7111 or www.shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org.
• Current exhibit: Through March 14, “Mareen S. Kruckeberg: A Horticultural Legacy for the Washington Community,” exhibit featuring photos, writings, botanical illustrations, and artifacts related to the life of Mareen S. Kruckeberg, founder of the MsK Rare and Native Plant Nursery and co-founder, with her husband Dr. Art Kruckeberg, of the Kruckeberg Botanic Garden in Richmond Beach.
• Ongoing exhibits, “At Home In Shoreline”; “Puget Sound Antique Assoc. Radio Exhibit”; “Judge James T. Ronald”; “Shore to Shore and Line to Line: Linking the Community”; “Standard Oil At Point Wells”; “Tracy Owen Country Store and Farmyard.”
Edmonds
Edmonds Historical Museum: 118 Fifth Ave. N. Hours: 1-4 p.m. Wednesday-Sunday. Suggested donation: $2 adults, $1 children. Info: 425-774-0900.
• Through January 2009, “Playing with the Past” featuring vintage toys of childhood’s past.
• Ongoing exhibits, “The Changing Face of Edmonds” and “Our Maritime Heritage.”
Self-guided history walk: The Edmonds Arts Commission and the Edmonds Historic Preservation Commission offer free brochures for a self-guided walking tour of public art and historical and architectural sites in downtown Edmonds. They are available at the log cabin-style information center, City Hall, the public library and at the Frances Anderson Center. Info: 425-771-0228 or www.ci.edmonds.wa.us.
Lynnwood
Alderwood Manor Heritage Association: Alderwood Manor Heritage Cottage, at Heritage Park, 19903 Poplar Way, Lynnwood. Hours: 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays &Saturdays, or by appointment. Admission: Free; donations welcome. Info: 425-775-4694.
• Current exhibit, “Remembering Alderwood Manor Wheels” features seven decades of cars, trucks, buses, bicycles (anything with wheels) that rolled through Alderwood Manor from trolleys, busses, Model T’s, and fire trucks to motorcycles, hot rods, and more.
Interurban Trolley tours: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. 2nd &4th Wednesdays &Saturdays, June-August, take a guided tour of Car 55, one of six electric Interurban rail cars that provided commuter service from Alderwood Manor to Seattle and Everett from 1910-1939, at Heritage Park, 19921 Poplar Way, Lynnwood. The exhibit “Making Tracks: Linking Seattle to Everett by the Interurban Railway” can be viewed in the Wickers Building on the Heritage Park campus. Info: 425-744-6478.
Sno-Isle Genealogical Society: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Thursdays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturdays, drop-in beginning genealogy classes at the group’s home in the historic Humble House at Heritage Park, 19827 Poplar Way, Lynnwood. Society meets 6:30 p.m. 1st Wednesdays at the Mountlake Terrace Library, 23300 58th Ave. W, Mountlake Terrace (except July &August). Problem-solving session at 6 p.m. Info: 425-775-6267.
Bothell
Bothell Historical Museum: 1-4 p.m. Sundays, research local history with the museum’s books, bound volumes of early newspapers, photographic displays, school memorabilia and rotating exhibits. Park at Bothell Landing, 9919 NE 180th St., Bothell. Admission: $1 donation. Info: 425-486-1889.
Mukilteo
Future of Flight Aviation Center: Learn about the history of commercial jet aviation and production in this new 73,000-square-foot facility featuring interactive exhibits and displays, 9,000-square-foot, rooftop observation deck overlooking Paine Field, Boeing Tour Center, theater, café and stores. Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. daily. 8415 Paine Field Blvd., Mukilteo. Info: 425-438-8100.www.futureofflight.org.
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