Your Community. Your History. Your Story.
The Edmonds Historical Museum is a private non-profit organization established in 1973 by volunteers to collect, preserve and display the historical origins of the City of Edmonds and surrounding area. As an actively collecting institution, the Edmonds Historical Museum has amassed over 26,000 objects, documents, and photographs representing the history and heritage of Edmonds and the greater south Snohomish County area.
The museum is located in Edmonds’ historic 1910 Carnegie Library building at 118 5th Avenue North. This building served as the local library from 1911 until 1962, and from 1962 until 1972 was used by the City’s Parks and Recreation Department. On August 3, 1973, the Edmonds Historical Museum opened its doors to the public and serves as a repository for community donations of historic items as well as a showcase of exhibits related to local and regional history.
Though the museum’s mission has evolved over time, we are still dedicated to the core values of our origins: sharing and promoting the history of our community. This is achieved through research, collection and preservation of historical documents, artifacts, memories and events, and by utilizing interpretative displays and engaging in creative public educational programming.
Support Our Mission
Community involvement and annual contributions ensure that the Edmonds Historical Museum continues to preserve and share our heritage and history for future generations.
You can make a significant and enduring difference through membership, donations, and volunteering.
We are open Saturdays: 9 – 2 pm during the museum renovations.
The top floor is closed during the renovation, but the fascinating bottom floor exhibits remain open. Stay tuned for our grand reopening later this year.
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We are dedicated to sharing the history of our community. We achieve this by research, collection and preservation of historical documents, artifacts, memories and events, and by utilizing interpretive displays and engaging in creative public educational programming.