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Monday, September 27, 2010

Kennewick Historic Home Tour Served by Soroptimist Volunteers

On Saturday, September 25, members of Soroptimist Intl of Pasco-Kennewick partnered with other local volunteers to act as docents for the East Benton County Historical Society's 4th Historic Home Tour, "Kennewick Through the Decades." The tour presented some of the finest homes of Kennewick's first five decades. Nearly 500 history buffs and nosey neighbors toured the homes.

Current displays at the museum include:
Jay Perry Gem Point Collection
Arrowheads and Native American stone tools

Petrified Wood Floor
The EBCHS Museum entryway features a petrified wood floor from Gordon Maxey's home in Maxey's Trailer Court.

Hanford / White Bluffs
Photos and information on the area from the late 1800s to 1940s.

Military
The display covers from WWI to the present and revolves around local veterans and memorabilia.