History Pub – Tacoma: The Continuing Story of an Immigrant City Presented by Michael Sullivan

Spanish Ballroom  @  
Elks Temple  
Wednesday December 18, 2024 
Doors 6:00pm, Program 7:00pm 

Tacoma, like many seaport cities around the world, is an amalgam of peoples, ethnicities, and neighborhoods overlaid on a place that has been home to Indigenous people for hundreds of generations. Historian Michael Sean Sullivan will explore Tacoma’s immigration patterns, how neighborhoods and institutions have been shaped by waves of newcomers, and how these stories have helped create the City of Destiny’s cultural backstory and history. Michael will be joined by Puyallup storyteller Robert Satiacum who will share a traditional story.  

 Michael Sean Sullivan is a public historian, writer, and historic preservationist. He has taught Pacific Northwest history at the University of Washington Tacoma for more than 20 years. Michael is the creator of the website Tacoma History and co-produces the short-form documentary series Tacoma Home Movies. Michael co-founded Artifacts Consulting, a historic preservation firm, is an advisor to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, board chairmen for HistoryLink, an online encyclopedia of Washington State History, and serves on the Governor’s Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.