PORT TOWNSEND — The 2019 First Friday Lecture Series will begin tonight with a lecture by Josh Wisniewski, cultural anthropologist for the Jamestown S’Klallam and Port Gamble S’Klallam tribes.
Wisniewski’s lecture will begin at 7 p.m. in the Cotton Building at 607 Water St.
General admission will be a $5 to $10 suggested donation. Entry will be on a first-come basis until capacity has been reached.
Wisniewski received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in anthropology at the University Alaska Anchorage and completed his doctorate at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. His doctoral work was based on multi-year fieldwork carried out in Northwest Alaska documenting traditional Inupiaq seal hunting.
Wisniewski will talk about his research into the S’Klallam and Chemakum historically significant places on Indian Island, a location between Port Townsend Bay and Kilisut Harbor. The island is now used as a military ammunition depot, Naval Magazine Indian Island.
Due to the popularity of this program, the Jefferson County Historical Society (JCHS) is introducing a First Friday Season Pass. This pass ensures the holder a seat at the lecture as well as a reception with the speaker prior to their presentation. Only 75 passes will be offered.
The pass is $50 for JCHS members and $65 for non-members. Passes can be purchased on its website at https://www.jchsmuseum.org/, at the Jefferson Museum of Art & History at 540 Water St., or over the phone at 360-385-1003.
All lectures in the 2019 First Friday Lecture Series will focus on Native arts, history and culture. After tonight’s lecture, the next one is scheduled for March 1 at the Cotton Building; the lecturer will be Celeste Dybeck of the Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe on the Chetzemoka Trail.
For more information contact Angie Bartlett, public programs manager, at angie@jchsmuseum.com or Executive Director Shelly Leavens at shelly@jchsmuseum.com.
