Job Carr Cabin Museum

Are you ready for Tacoma Fiber Fling?

The rich heritage of fiber arts is thriving in our community and this event showcases these traditional art forms, including sewing, weaving, quilting, knitting, macramé, and needlework.

Tacoma Fiber Fling
Saturday 9/28
11am-3pm
Tacoma's Old Town Park
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the color of the plant does not necessarily correlate to the same color for its dye. For example, red onion skin can yield a green pigment, while the oak and juniper result in shades of purple yarn. The dye colors also vary based on the freshness of the plants, the pH of water used in the dyeing process, and the type of fiber being dyed. Animal fibers like wool and silk absorb colors differently than plant fibers such as cotton and linen.

Find out more on the blog at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/eureka-history-blog

The yarn display in the cabin showcases natural sources that were harvested in the American Southwest to brighten wool yarn. Native peoples from across the continent used locally available materials to create colorful fibers and fabrics. The plant dye sampler at the museum includes three pigments commonly used by Indigenous people throughout North America: alder, dock root, and lichen.

Learn more at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/eureka-history-blog

"A beautiful yarn is to makers, what a blank canvas is to a painter."- Jadawoo

Find a selection of yarn, roving, knitwear designs, and more from local vendors at the 9/28 Tacoma Fiber Fling.
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Tacoma Fiber Fling⁠
Saturday, 9/28⁠
11am-3pm⁠
Tacoma's Old Town Park
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Registration is now open for our fall and winter homeschool programs.
Find the dates, details, and registration form on our website at
http://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/education-programs/ #6.

Space is limited so be sure to register today!

On Saturday 9/14, you'll find us at the Tacoma Moon Festival. Drop by our activity booth for a craft and some Tacoma history trivia, 1-7pm in Chinese Reconciliation Park.

Tacoma Moon Festival
Saturday 9/14, 1-7pm
Chinese Reconciliation Park
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**Note: the cabin will be closed on 9/14 to fully staff this event.

The yarn dye display was anonymously donated to the Museum in August 2017. The display shows a variety plants labeled in two languages. We recently learned that in addition to English, the chart includes Diné Bazaad (the Navajo language). Dye charts were first used in the 1950s by Diné artists as a guide for weaving students and later produced for the tourist trade in the Southwest.

Find out more about this artifact on the museum's blog at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/eureka-history-blog

Field Trip season is starting soon and we're Living History Educators to join our team of presenters.
Apply today at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/employment

Plant dyes are just one of the many fiber arts on display at the 9/28 Tacoma Fiber Fling. Create a unique piece of textile art with fresh flowers at this community event.
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Tacoma Fiber Fling⁠
Saturday, 9/28⁠
11am-3pm⁠
Tacoma's Old Town Park
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Did you catch the latest episode of TV Tacoma's Cityline? Tune in for all the details about Tacoma Fiber Fling!
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The dye sampler at the museum shows how various plants can be used to create different colors of yarn. Natural dyes can come from materials like flowers, berries, fungi, lichen, bark, and moss.

Learn more about this fiber art display in our latest museum blog post at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/eureka-history-blog

Which local vendors are you most excited to shop at Tacoma Fiber Fling?

Find handmade bags, macrame plant hangers, quilted home decor, handcrafted tins to organize your fiber arts accessories, and more at the 9/28 Tacoma Fiber Fling event!

Tacoma Fiber Fling⁠
Saturday, 9/28⁠
11am-3pm⁠
Tacoma's Old Town Park
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It's time for back to school!
And the museum's traveling trunks are heading back to classrooms in Tacoma and throughout the South Sound region.

Our traveling trunks are a FREE social studies resource for local classrooms with an interdisciplinary curriculum that provides a fun and creative way to learn about Washington state history, the Oregon Trail, the Transcontinental Railroad, and the growth of Tacoma through diverse perspectives.

Teachers can reserve a traveling trunk and schedule field trips at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/education-programs

Just one more week to turn in your coloring contest entries!

The museum's annual coloring contest is coming to a close. All entries must be received by Saturday 9/14.
Winners will be selected by public vote at the 9/28 Tacoma Fiber Fling.
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The patterns on quilts often reflected women's experiences on the trail and the frontier. Quilts depicted images of western flora and fauna, with patterns like "Pinwheel" suggesting movements and wind. Widespread quilt designs of the time included "Wandering Foot," "Bear Paw," and "Friendship Star."

The modern quilt displayed at the Museum features the popular Civil War pattern known as "Corn and Beans." Read more about it on the museum's blog at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/eureka-history-blog

Quilting is just one of the many fiber arts on display at the 9/28 Tacoma Fiber Fling. Meet Tacoma quilters, make a quilt craft, and find beautiful quilted items from a selection of local vendors at this community event.

Tacoma Fiber Fling
Saturday, 9/28
11am-3pm
Tacoma's Old Town Park
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Are you the next Job Carr?

We're Living History Educators to bolster our team of field trip presenters in Tacoma, Washington. This is a part-time contract position and could be ideal for substitute teachers or recently retired educators who want to share Tacoma history with local students.

Apply today at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/employment

Who's ready for a beach day!
Summer is coming to a close, but we're still looking forward to a sunny weekend on the Old Town waterfront.

The heritage quilt displayed on the back wall of the bedroom area at Job Carr Cabin Museum dates to about 1890. The quilt showcases the "Log Cabin Barn Raising" pattern, featuring concentric diamonds with light and dark fabrics contrasting with each other. It was crafted with reused clothing scraps, including a blouse, skirt, suit, and necktie.

Find out more about the quilts at the museum in our latest Log Cabin Living blog post at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/eureka-history-blog

We're excited to return to Kobetich Library on Tuesday 9/3. Drop in 4-5:30pm for a special STEAM event focused on fiber arts. Kids can design a quilt square, practice sewing skills, and see a spinning wheel in action.
Details at https://tacoma.bibliocommons.com/events/669077c02038232f0090d38e.

Presented by Job Carr Cabin Museum, funded by Tacoma Creates, and hosted by Tacoma Public Library.

The bedroom area at Job Carr Cabin Museum showcases two quilts -- a heritage design hanging on the wall and a modern quilt displayed on the end of the bed.

Scrapping smaller pieces of material together to create warm and useful household items was a practical and economical skill. Quilts are also a form of artistic expression, an opportunity for building and strengthening community, and a means of preserving family history, incorporating clothing items from significant events or beloved family members.

Learn more about these quilts in our latest addition to the Eureka! History Blog at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/eureka-history-blog

We're just over a month away from Tacoma Fiber Fling!
Saturday, 9/28
11am-3pm
Tacoma's Old Town Park
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It's a Back to School Block Party!
Tacoma Public Schools is hosting a free event for students to receive school supplies, hygiene products, and haircuts -- plus food, music, crafts, and more!

Back to School Block Party
8/25, 12-2pm
621 Tacoma Ave S

Be sure to stop by the Job Carr Cabin Museum booth to design your own pencil bag.

Make a penny spinner with us at the 8/24 Proctor Farmers Market!
Our team will offer a free craft activity this Saturday, 9am-2pm. The market is located at N 27th & N Proctor Streets in Tacoma.
Tacoma Proctor Farmers' Market

that the first non-indigenous settler on Commencement Bay was Nicholas Delin, a Swedish carpenter. In 1852, he built a water-powered sawmill near the mouth of the Puyallup River. Delin left the area during the Puget Sound Treaty War, but returned for a short time after the conflict was over. The mill's foundations were sinking and the saws were unreliable, so he sold his land and eventually settled in Portland, OR.

Job Carr was involved with tallying the last batch of lumber from the Delin sawmill in 1865 before it was permanently abandoned.

Find out more about Commencement Bay's development in the 1850s and 1860s on the blog at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/eureka-history-blog

Drawing of The Old Delin Mill, ca 1878.

We're partnering with Slavonian Hall for the next edition of Tall Tales from Tacoma's Old Town on Thursday 8/22. Join us for a special presentation featuring Job Carr's family and friends.

Tall Tales from Tacoma's Old Town
Thursday 8/22, 7pm
Slavonian Hall, 2306 N 30th St
FREE

Accessible entry to the 2nd floor is available from the alley ramp behind the hall. Slavonian American Benevolent Society

What did Tacoma look like in 1870?

This image from the Carr family collection shows a view of the growing city from about the location of the current Job Carr Cabin Museum looking eastward. Job Carr's original log cabin is the nearest building on the left side of the picture. Tree stumps are visible in the foreground, as lumber is being processed into lumber at the newly opened Hanson & Ackerson Mill. Homes and businesses have started to spring up along what would become N 30th St and several masts are visible from ships docked along the waterfront.

Find out more about Tacoma land development prior to this image at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/blog.

Local author Mary Boone returns to Old Town Park on 8/19 at 11am with her latest book -- School of Fish! Bring your family for stories, crafts, and more.

Event details at https://www.facebook.com/share/9jHcNqgrqQqHTbYe/

to the summer of 1947, when a group of women enjoyed an afternoon reception at Tacoma's Top of the Ocean. The "Queen for a Day" event was held on the Old Town waterfront. The Henry Mill is visible in the background.

Image from the archives of Tacoma Public Library.
Tacoma Public Library

that Job Carr's survey telescope is stored in the archive at the Washington State Historical Society. Land claims were surveyed before they could be recorded on plot maps with county or territorial government officials.

Take a closer look at our Log Cabin Living exhibit featuring artifacts from 19th century life, including our 1868 reproduction plot map, on the blog at https://www.jobcarrmuseum.org/blog
Washington State Historical Society