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The Final Set: Frank Albert Family Slides
The final set of M. A. Seed Dry Plate negatives have been scanned and edited for your perusal. In the coming weeks we will be identifying as many individuals as we can. In the meantime sit back and enjoy the final set of images from the Albert family at the turn of the 20th Century!
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Another View into the Past
As our journey through the M. A. Seed Dry Plate negative collection continues, we have information on which Fife family is recorded on these glass plates. As you will see in the photo below, the names of family members are written on the exterior wall of a building: The names are: Katie, Rosie, Max, and…
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Snapshots of life at the turn of the 20th Century
We recently went through our archives at the museum, and found a set of exposed glass “dry plate” negatives from the M.A. Seed Dry Plate Company. M. A. Seed Dry Plate Company was founded in 1883 in St. Louis, Missouri by Miles Anscow Seed. Born in Lancashire, England in 1843, Miles moved to the United…
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The Fife Historical Society: Celebrating 25 Years
This year the Fife Historical Society is celebrating its 25th Silver Anniversary. The original Articles of Incorporation and Application for a Non-Profit Corporation were filed with the Washington State Secretary of State on December 26, 2000. As of December, 2000, the business address of this new Non-Profit Corporation was the law Offices of Franklin L.…
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Happy National Nonprofit Day!
What is National Nonprofit Day you ask? On August 17th, 1894 The Tariff Act of 1984 was signed into law. It imposed the first federal income tax on corporations and included exemptions for nonprofit corporations and charitable institutions. With a few modifications, nonprofit exemptions remain a solid part of the law and have served significant…
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Will the real Fife please stand up?
Not long ago, I received a message from someone looking for information on a photo of a building in Fife – not one that looked familiar, and a bit older than what we are used to. After a few questions, it turned out the gentleman was asking about a building in Fife, British Columbia, not…
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2025 Fife History Museum Events
Browse our list of events to see which ones you would like to attend this season! Fife History Museum 2025 Season Opener: March 5th 10am – 4pmCelebrate the opening of a new season at the museum on Wednesday, March 5th from 10am – 4pm. See our new local artist exhibit in the main room. Fife Chamber…
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Fife History Museum Demonstrates Antique Nail Sorter
We demo an antique nail sorter! There are no instructions or information on the nail sorter online, so we decided to pull one out of storage, set it up, and see what we can make happen. We set the nail sorter up according to photos we found on auction sites and then played around with…
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Vintage Advice for Women
It turns out that you need look no further than vintage magazines to appreciate just how far women have come since your mother’s and grandmother’s generations. We’re not entirely sure how they managed to stay sane with advice like this. You thought you could just bring a fun novel on vacation? We think not. “While…
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5 Ways to Contribute in Addition to Your Membership
1. Come visit the museum. The Fife History Museum loves new visitors! Stop in and take a tour by yourself or with a group. Many of our 1,500 artifacts and documents aren’t always on display, so if you are searching for something specific, give us a call ahead of time so that we can dig…
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