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Welcome to the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition Community website!
The A-Y-P Exposition Community website is a virtual gathering spot for individuals and organizations working on projects related to the 2009 commemoration of the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition. The A-Y-P Exposition was held from June 1, 1909 to October 16, 1909 on what is now the campus of the University of Washington in Seattle. More than 3.7 million people visited the exhibits. In 2009, individuals and organizations in Seattle, King County, and Washington State will present exciting projects that tell the story of how the 1909 event changed the course of local history and influences the region today.
The A-Y-P Exposition Community website helps heritage and arts organizations, as well as individual researchers and artists, share information, request help, and learn about the progress of their peers’ work. We invite you to browse our list of individuals and organizations with A-Y-P centennial projects and survey the projects each one is developing.
Check our Message Board for updates and news.  Subscribe to the Message Feed!
Watch the Calendar for events. Subscribe to the Events Feed!
Tell us about your projects by emailing us at joef@speakeasy.net.
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A number of Kittitas County groups are helping with the Ocean-to-Ocean Model T events this month:
Clymer Museum
416 North pearl Street
Ellensburg WA 98926
509-962-6416
www.clymermuseum.com
Contact: Mia Merendino
Kittitas County Historical Museum
114 East 3rd Avenue
Ellensburg, WA 98926
509-925-3778
www.kchm.org
Contact: Lauren Walton
Ellensburg Film Festival
PO Box 1071
Ellensburg, WA 98926
www.ellensburgfilmfestival.com
Contact: Shannon Bright
Kelleher Motor Company
602 N. Pearl
Ellensburg, WA 98926
509-925-1911
www.kellehermotors.com
Contact: Phil Kelleher
Central Washington University Family Resource Center
400 E. University Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926
509-963-2785
www.cwu.edu/~frc
Contact: Nan Doolittle
Historic Ellensburg
PO Box 371
Ellensburg, WA 98926
509-962-8730
www.historicellensburg.org
Contact: Fennelle Miller
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Santa Rosa, Calif. history blogger Jeff Elliott writes about the traveling Eskimo show that inspired the Wheels North bike ride on his "I See By the Papers" blog. |
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Blogger Deborah Schneider at Cactus Rose of the Wild Rose Press discusses the Convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association held in July 1909 as the A-Y-P-E was happening. "Suffrage leaders from throughout the country converged on Seattle and a special train was provided from Chicago to Seattle by the Northern Pacific Railroad," Schneider writes. "This train was dubbed The Suffrage Special, and it made stops all along the route to court public opinion, add members to their contingent and gain the attention of the newspapers to generate support for their efforts." Here's a link to the blog post. |
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