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  RBHS / F.G. Hale Collection A view of early day Seward, Alaska, at the head of Resurrection Bay shows the railroad dock along the southern waterfront.
RBHS / F.G. Hale Collection
A view of early day Seward, Alaska, at the head of Resurrection Bay shows the railroad dock along the southern waterfront.

Upcoming Activities

Thursdays: Our History presentation about the Lowell Creek outfall tunnel and its role in flood mitigation efforts. Public Works Director Doug Schoessler will be speaker starting at 7 pm Thursday, Nov. 20 in the in the Library & Museum community room. Event to be followed by the RBHS Annual Meeting in the museum.

Events at the Seward Library & Museum Holiday Open House on Saturday, Dec. 6 include:

Program from 1-2 pm in the Community Room by Doug Capra on the 100th anniversary of the painting by Jan Van Empel of the St. Peter's Episcopal Church reredos.

Seward Museum festivities from 2-4 pm with pump organ Christmas music by Sue McClure and a Lionel model train traveling around the Christmas tree.

Music from 2-4 pm in the atrium by the Gold 'n Silvers.

Windows of History

Be sure to view the Windows of History exhibit at the Seward Community Library & Museum where curator Allie Stacy is featuring a display of Alaska Native baskets during Alaska Native Heritage Month.

Atrium Display Case

You'll have a "whale of a good time" viewing the exhibit in the Library & Museum atrium display case with its objects featuring baleen and whale vertebra.