Civil War Seattle / Seattle History Tours

01/07/2026

This page will be going into hibernation for a while. I am taking a personal break from social media, and as this Civil War Seattle page is tied to my personal account, it will be offline for a time as well. You can still reach me via Messenger during that time, which as of now remains undetermined. The website is still active, so please visit there for tour schedules, events and the occasional blog post.

11/19/2025

I'd like to invite you all to join us for a great discussion of the Civil War veterans' internment event last year that will be hosted Friday by the Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center. Dr Brian Jordan and I will join Codie Eash to tell the story of this truly historic event that took place here in Seattle last summer. It takes place via Zoom and 6:30 eastern (3:30 pacific) I hope you can join us!

Join us for our first History Happy Hour of the season! In 2024, the Missing in America Project identified the cremated remains of more than two dozen unclaimed Civil War veterans and their spouses at a funeral home in Seattle, Washington. Working with the project, local historian Richard Heisler

11/14/2025

Hi friends, next Friday Nov. 21st, I will be joining Dr Brian Jordan and Codie Eash for History Happy Hour at the Seminary Ridge Museum and Education Center to discuss the historic Missing in America Project - Washington State Civil War Veterans internment that took place here in Seattle last year. It will be live on Zoom and you'll need to sign up for this event to get the access link. Attached below is the link to register I hope some of you can join us and will tune in!

Join us for our first History Happy Hour of the season! In 2024, the Missing in America Project identified the cremated remains of more than two dozen unclaimed Civil War veterans and their spouses at a funeral home in Seattle, Washington. Working with the project, local historian Richard Heisler

11/08/2025

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11/01/2025

A very fitting scene at the end of today's Halloween tour at Lake View cemetery.

10/29/2025

Toimorrow night n Tacoma, courtesy of our friends at Pretty Gritty Tours and Job Carr Cabin Museum

Tomorrow night is our candlelight ghost hunt and ghost stories in Old Town Tacoma! Don’t miss out!
https://prettygrittytours.com/ghost-hunt.html .

08/06/2025

80 years ago today, August 6, 1945, was one of the most tragic days in world history when an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan.

07/25/2025

A batch of weekend and select weekday time slots are now available for the Pioneer Seattle History tour in Pioneer Square through August. If you were curious about Seattle's real history above-ground, you are in luck! The tour covers the first 50 years of Seattle's development, as it emerged as the modern city we know today.

Tickets available at: www.seattlehistorytours.com/tours

07/21/2025

This is the poignant monument at the gravesite of Hugo and Leonie Van Woerden at Seattle's historic Lake View cemetery. The young siblings tragically died at the ages of 4 and 5 respectively. The two passed away only 6 days apart in the summer of 1909, both victims of scarlet fever.

07/17/2025

A rarely seen (and maybe kinda spooky) look in the basement of a July 1 field hospital on the battlefield at Gettysburg. This was taken on the morning of July 2. It is hard to imagine the horror of what was here in this space 162 years ago.

07/10/2025

Some good news for your feed:

The American Battlefield Trust (ABT) has finalized the purchase of the remainder of the former Gettysburg Country Club, securing the parcel on the corner of