Buckley Foothills Historical Museum

• Item #: 29985
• Date: 4/29/2025 - 4/29/2025
• Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Sessions: 1, Tu
• Location: Buckley Foothills Historical Museum
• Room: Foothills Historical Museum
• Address: 130 N. River Avenue Buckley, WA 98321
• Fee: $49.00
• Instructor: Richard Elfers

The Foothills Historical Museum was started in 1981 by local veterinarian Jess Rose and his wife Maxine.  Their intention was to preserve the specific history of this area.  In 1892, Buckley became the transportation hub for a booming economy based on logging, coal mining and farming. The coming of the railroad opened up the heavily forested area to farmers, mill workers, miners, and lumberjacks.  Settlements filled with a multinational population in company towns like Wilkeson, Carbonado, Hope, Fairfax, Melmont, South Prairie and Burnett. The Museum is dedicated to telling their stories. Recent additions to our exhibits include a collaboration with the Muckleshoot Tribe, and an extensive exhibit that is dedicated to the military service within our communities. We will soon be opening a new exhibit that highlights what used to be a thriving dairy industry.

Prime Time members get a 10% discount.

Greater Bonney Lake Historical Society

• Item #: 30826
• Date: 5/20/2025 - 5/20/2025
• Time: 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
• Sessions: 1, Tu
• Location: Greater Bonney Lake Historical Society
• Room: Greater Bonney Lake H.S.
• Address: 6824 193rd Avenue E Bonney Lake, WA 98391
• Fee: $59.00
• Instructor: Richard Elfers

Most visitors to Bonney Lake only see the many retail establishments along Highway 410 that have sprung up in the last 30 years.  While these are part of the ongoing story of the town, to see the real history of Bonney Lake requires one to veer off the beaten path. In conjunction with Pierce County and the City of Bonney Lake, the Greater Bonney Lake Historical Society has placed 13 historical markers throughout the area. In addition to viewing the soon-to-be opened Bonney Lake Museum, our narrated bus tour will feature these marker points, including the Naches Trail, Connell’s Prairie Battlefield, the Kelley Farm, the White River Power Plant, and the story of Ken Simmons – Bonney Lake’s founder and first mayor. 

Transportation will be provided. Please bring a packed lunch.

Prime Time members get a 10% discount.

Maple Valley Historical Society

• Item #: 43334
• Date: 6/10/2025 - 6/10/2025
• Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
• Sessions: 1, Tu
• Location: Maple Valley Historical Society
• Room: Maple Valley Historical Society
• Address: 22024 SE 248th Street Maple Valley, WA 98038
• Fee: $49.00
• Instructor:

Are you interested in learning more about the history of Maple Valley and the surrounding area? If so, please join us on Tuesday, June 10 from 10:00-Noon to learn more about the growth and development of Maple Valley and the major aspects which includes coal mining, the lumber industry, lake resorts, water management, and contributions to the building of Seattle, to name just a few.

Prime Time members get a 10% discount.