Journey Stories

Journey Stories
Museum on Main Street
Smithsonian Institution
 

The Jefferson County Historical Society has been selected to host a major traveling exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution. The Jefferson County Museum, in cooperation with Humanities Washington will host Journey Stories from September 4 to October 17. Visitors to Journey Stories will navigate four centuries of American history while experiencing the joys and hardships of journeys past. Using a wide range of visuals, audio clips, music, maps and artifacts, Journey Stories brings to life the personal paths of immigrants, slaves, explorers, business tycoons and historical figures whose travels have led from the Mayflower to the Northwest.
 

The exhibition is part of the Smithsonian's Museums on Main Street, which serves museums, libraries and historical societies in rural America. Major funding for MOMS is provided by the U.S. Congress. State humanities councils such as Humanities Washington sponsor the exhibitions within each of their states and work with the host museums to develop public programs and local exhibitions to supplement the Smithsonian exhibition.