Keeping our heritage alive

Since 1948, the Clallam County Historical Society has been dedicated to keeping the story of the north Olympic Peninsula alive. The Society actively collects artifacts pertaining to Clallam County; operates a research library; is a partner with the Clallam County Genealogical Society; and tells our county’s story through exhibits at The Museum at the Carnegie.

MUSEUM AT THE CARNEGIE

The Museum at the Carnegie offers a glimpse of life from Clallam County's past. Upstairs, Strong People: Faces of Clallam County introduces you to people who helped build our community. You will learn about early settlers in Charting the Last Frontier; hear the three distinct tribal languages in Our Ancestral Heritage; explore the arts in Body, Mind and Spirit; examine the issues behind the creation of Olympic National Park in This Land is Your Land; learn about timber and agriculture in Home Grown; find out about the towns that cover our county from east to west in Creating Communities; and discover our maritime history in Our Strategic Coastline.

A major photographic exhibit from Rayonier Industries will be open in the lower gallery from March 26 to August 23 in cooperation with Michele Verlander, Corporate Relations Coordinator for Rayonier Industries. Titled "A Walk in the Woods, 80 Years of Rayonier" this exhibit also includes a series of three evening lectures open to the public. For more information, click here.

Hours for the Museum at the Carnegie are Wednesday thru Saturday from 1-4 pm.

Located at 207 S. Lincoln St. in Port Angeles, the Carnegie building is a piece of history in itself. Dedicated in 1919, the building has been beautifully restored.