Fife History Museum

05/22/2026

05/08/2026

Get your pie pans ready! We're going to have a Bake Off!
In celebration of America 250 and in partnership with the Washington State History Museum , the Fife History Museum is holding an apple pie bake off.

We supply the recipe, YOU provide the deliciousness!

Watch this space for more information!
Details to be posted soon!

05/08/2026

Hey gang! The Fife History Museum is open early today, so as you stop by Dacca Park to pick up your hanging baskets, swing by the museum to take a peek inside! You are already literally in our parking lot! We are open now until 4pm today. See you soon!!

05/06/2026

As we get closer to the World Cup festivities happening in the area, the Fife History Museum would like to share Fife's link to the soccer world:

Discover the incredible journey of Don Paul, the Fife High School athlete who played for the Cleveland Browns before becoming the visionary General Manager who founded the Portland Timbers and coined the iconic nickname “Soccer City.”

Visit our website blog to learn more! (Link in Bio)

https://www.fifehistorymuseum.org/don-paul-from-fife-high-school-to-soccer-city/

04/21/2026

Fife High School!

Students from Fife High School took over the dance floor of the Crystal Ballroom in the Winthrop Hotel to "Shake, rattle and roll" on April 18, 1970, for their annual Junior-Senior prom. About 50 couples attended the spring function with girls dressed in long formals with corsages and boys in suits and ties.

Photograph courtesy Tacoma Public Library

04/20/2026

On this date in 1935, Walt Disney released a "Silly Symphonies" animated short based on the children's story "The Robber Kitten". A book that was written by Robert Michael Ballantyne originally published in 1858, and republished by the McLoughlin Brothers in 1886.

The Fife History Museum has this heavily damaged copy of the McLoughlin Bros publication. Interestingly enough, it was printed on linen!

What's more interesting is to read the text and realize that this book, as written, would never make school or children's shelves today. What starts with a runaway kitten, progresses to violence, attempted theft, and more violence. The kitten ends up loosing a fight with a robber dog and then decides being good at home isn't a bad thing.

The Disney version is much more tame. You can see the video here: https://dai.ly/x8j11da

04/17/2026

Interested in a Fife Community Car Show poster? Ours is ready for download from our website! It is an 8x10 PDF, ready to print and pin up in your garage, pass around your club meetings, or share with friends.

Please don't post these in public without permission from the property owner. Thank you!

https://www.fifehistorymuseum.org/car-show/

04/16/2026

Announcing the Fife History Museum Fife For Life Exhibit Series! Ever want to know who made it big after high school? Come to the Pat Reed School Room to read up on our first exhibit: Don Paul, and his career in the NFL.

04/15/2026

Do you or someone you know own a hamburger food truck?
The Fife Historical Society is looking for a hamburger vendor to join us at the 18th Annual Fife Community Car Show on Sunday, June 28th.

If you or someone you know would like to join us that day, please contact us at [email protected].

We would love to hear from you!

04/07/2026

Another Fantastic Find (tm) at the Fife History Museum! This time we have unearthed a very. Thick. Album full of post cards from the late 1890s to early 1900s! Many have been sent through the mail, but others were just collected. They span many different world's fairs and expos and show local history through photos, such as this of the original Wa State Capitol building and Multnomah Falls BEFORE the walking bridge was built.

Enjoy the photos!