Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 7:00 p.m.
at the Des Moines Historical Society Museum.

On Wednesday evening, May 14th, those of you who are seated in the historic Des Moines IOOF hall at 7:00 p.m. will be taken back in time with a screening of rare historic images, tales, and photos from Seattle's truly elegant World's Fair of 1909, The Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, which also marked the 10th anniversary of the great Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska.
The Des Moines Historical Society is fortunate to have Leonard Garfield as our guest speaker, the Executive Director of Seattle's Museum of History & Industry. He will present an illustrated history of the 1909 Exposition, the exhibits, and rarely seen images of the fairgrounds, a dramatic site that is now the University of Washington campus.

The Exposition was an international celebration, and featured exhibits from countries and cultures from around the globe. Mr. Garfield will talk of the exposition's influence on our region, as well as share plans for its 100 year anniversary celebration in 2009.

Join us at 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 14th, and see our region the way it was for 3.7 million visitors one amazing summer 100 years ago. The IOOF hall is at 728 South 225th Street, one-half block west of Marine View Drive in downtown Des Moines, WA. Refreshments will be served.