Kitsap County Historical Society Museum - Armed Forces Day

Media Release April 25, 2008

Kitsap County Historical Society Museum
280 Fourth Street
Bremerton, WA 98337
(360) 479-6226
Contact: Prudence McCabe, Executive Assistant or
Jane Roth Williams, Interim Director
khsinfo@kitsaphistory.org

In honor of Armed Forces Day, the Kitsap County Historical Society Museum is hosting the following TWO events.

DATE: FRIDAY, MAY 16TH
TIME: 6:30 P.M.
PLACE: Kitsap County Historical Society Museum, 280 Fourth Street, Bremerton
ADMISSION: Free, but reservations appreciated so space requirements can be determined.

GUARDING INTERNATIONAL SECRETS
The Pacific Fleet 1841-1844

Noted author of maritime and military history, Mary Kline Rose, shares this great story of an enlisted man who kept a forbidden journal of his experiences aboard the frigate, USS United States. It is an extraordinary account of the problems associated with “Manifest Destiny” and the way events of that time still influence foreign policy today. This lecture is part of the Humanities Washington Inquiring Minds Lecture Series.

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DATE: SATURDAY, MAY 17TH
TIME: 11am-4pm
PLACE: Downtown Bremerton

Downtown area museums, galleries, and other businesses will be participating in the Armed Forces Day “Passport” walk. Children receive a “Passport” with a map, and a page for each stop to be stamped. The Passport also contains a drawing entry form that can be filled out and dropped off at Badda-Boom Badda-Bing, at 315 Pacific Avenue. The winner will receive a $50 gift certificate from Badda-Boom Badda-Bing.

Passports will be available that day, and the prior week, at the following locations: Kitsap County Historical Museum, Naval Museum of the Pacific, U.S.S. Turner Joy, Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum, Amy Burnett Gallery, Simply Renewed, Kitsap Regional Library, Smile Rescuers - Peninsula Community Health Services, and Bada-Boom Bada-Bing Pizza.

These events are sponsored by:
THE NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION and
BADA-BOOM BADA-BING PIZZA.