Harbor History Museum
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The Harbor History Museum is a regional maritime and history museum in Gig Harbor, Washington. It hosts exhibits on regional culture and history, and Midway Schoolhouse, a one-room schoolhouse built in 1893 and moved to the museum's grounds in 2009.[1][2][3][4][5] The museum won the Washington Museum Association annual Award of Project Excellence for an ongoing living history program called Midway Pioneer School Experience that leads grade-school students through a day in an early 20th century classroom.[6]
Gig Harbor, Washington
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| Established | 2010 |
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| Location | 4121 Harborview Drive Gig Harbor, Washington |
| Coordinates | 47.3375°N 122.5931°W |
| Type | History and maritime |
| Director | Stephanie Lile |
| Owner | Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Society |
| Website | harborhistorymuseum |
The museum acquired its current 14,500-square-foot (1,350 m2)[3] location on downtown Gig Harbor's Harborview Drive with a $1.5 million gift from a Gig Harbor family. The museum opened there in 2010.[7]
In late 2014, the museum board announced it would host more local cultural events including monthly music concerts in 2015.[citation needed]
The Shenandoah Restoration Project
The museum is restoring a wooden fishing boat, the Shenandoah, that worked the San Juan Islands from 1925 until it was donated to the museum in 2000 by the vessel's owner, Tony Janovich.[2][8]