Past Events

• June 2026

• Thu 4

  Bus Tour: Historic Olmsted Parks of West Seattle with Academy for Lifelong Learning Resources

  June 4 @ 7:45 am - 6:00 pm

  Multiple

  Due to the tremendous response of our Seattle Olmsted Park excursion last year, this June we continue our visit to Olmsted-designed parks on Seattle’s west side.

  $150

• June 2024

• Fri 21

  Pop-Up Seattle – Dunn Gardens

  June 21, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

  E.B. Dunn Gardens 13533 Northshire Road NW, Seattle, United States

  Join the Olmsted Network for tour and lunch at the historic Dunn Gardens in Seattle, WA. We’ll explore the magnificent grounds together— with history and horticulture experts leading the way— before gathering for a boxed lunch and conversation. Attendees are encouraged to wear comfortable clothes and walking shoes. All are welcome to stay at the […]

  $50

• November 2019

• Tue 12
  

  Olmsted in Seattle Book Talk at CUH

  November 12, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

  Center for Urban Horticulture 3501 NE 41st St, Seattle, WA, United States

  Join us for a talk by historian Jennifer Ott about stories she uncovered in her research for Olmsted in Seattle. In the midst of galloping growth at the turn of the 20th century, Seattle's city leaders seized on the confluence of a roaring economy with the City Beautiful movement to hire the Olmsted Brothers landscape […]

• September 2019

• Tue 3
  

  “History Pub” Event at Tacoma’s New McMenamin’s

  September 3, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm