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Online Lecture: Seattle's World Fairs — Windows into History

Program No. 24697RJ
Join us on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, at 2 p.m. (ET)/ 11 a.m. (PT) for a one-hour lecture and Q&A about Seattle’s World Fairs, the AYPE and Century 21.

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Seattle has hosted two world fairs — the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1909 and Century21 in 1962. These fairs served as windows into the city’s past, present and future. The AYPE presented Seattle as a hub of trade and commerce in the turn-of-the-century era, showcasing cutting-edge technology, art, music and entertainment on the Olmsted-designed University of Washington campus. In contrast, Century21 laid out a futuristic vision of the city, eagerly anticipating the transformations that high technology would bring to ordinary life. The AYPE was set against the backdrop of the pre-World War I Pacific, while Century21 emerged during the coldest year of the Cold War. Join local historian Lorraine McConaghy as she examines the cultural, historical and technological contexts of the two fairs within their respective eras.

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Your online lecture will take place live over the course of 1-2 hours. All times are listed in the EASTERN time zone. If you live in a different time zone, please adjust your schedule accordingly. This live online experience uses Zoom Webinar, an easy-to-use web video service that includes closed captioning. All you need is an Internet connection and your computer. You will receive a confirmation email when you enroll, and a reminder email one week and one day before, as well as the morning of the event with a link and instructions on how to tune in. You will not be pictured on screen during the lecture, but you will have the opportunity to ask the instructor live questions using the Q&A box. Unless otherwise noted, all those who enroll in this program receive access to the live event as well as a recording of the lecture that you can watch any time within the two weeks following the live event.
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Lorraine McConaghy
Dr. Lorraine McConaghy is the public historian emerita at Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry in Seattle. She has taught history and museum studies at the University of Washington, North Seattle College, and Pacific Lutheran University. She has received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching History and the Robert Gray Medal, the most distinguished award in Washington State for an historian. Her research interests focus on the Civil War in Washington Territory and the biography of Washington Territory’s third governor, Richard Dickerson Gholson.

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Dr. Lorraine McConaghy is the public historian emerita at Seattle’s Museum of History and Industry in Seattle. She has taught history and museum studies at the University of Washington, North Seattle College, and Pacific Lutheran University. She has received the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching History and the Robert Gray Medal, the most distinguished award in Washington State for an historian. Her research interests focus on the Civil War in Washington Territory and the biography of Washington Territory’s third governor, Richard Dickerson Gholson.





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