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 Dr.
and Mrs. Warner M. Karshner
Vacationing in the
South Sea Islands, 1935
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Museum
History
The museum
is unique, with a very interesting history. Founded in 1930 by Dr.
& Mrs. Warner M. Karshner, the Paul H. Karshner Memorial Museum
is a lasting memorial for their only son, Paul, who died in 1924
from polio.
The Karshner's
idea for the memorial grew and took form after a visit to the British
Museum in London. They saw English students thoroughly enjoying
their visit to the museum. It was their wish that Puyallup children
might have these experiences also.
Dr. and Mrs.
Karshner left a collection of over 10,000 items to the Puyallup
School District, in Puyallup, Washington. The
Museum is a curriculum-based teaching museum, one of few district-operated
museums in the country.
The Museum currently
serves 21 elementary schools with a total population of 10,196 students.
Kindergarten through fifth-grade classes receive a grade-level presentation,
which includes a hands-on approach to learning. Sixty-two Discovery
Kits are available to teachers for in-classroom enrichment.
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Paul
H. Karshner, 1907-1924
Son of Dr. and Mrs. Warner M. Karshner |
A street in Puyallup, Washington Territory, 1883.
U.P. Hadley, Karshner Museum
Puyallup
History - "Traces"
An
early relationship existed between the Karshner Museum and the City
of Puyallup. Museum founder Dr. Warner Karshner helped shape the
physical, civic and educational nature of Puyallup that still exists
today. A fold-out map and informational brochure developed by the
Puyallup Mainstreet Association, entitled "Traces", focuses
on the shaping of Puyallup and the people who lived and worked in
and around it.
In many cases,
all that's left of our rich history is an impression, a trace: a
street which angles oddly, a parking lot, a depression where the
river once flowed, a school named after an early settler, a lone
tree. To the knowledgeable, however, these traces have a story to
tell. With this map in hand, we hope you will take a few moments
to find the traces and learn their stories.
A complimentary
copy of "Traces" will be included with orders of the book
Bearkiller. Just check the box
on the order form, indicating that you
would like to receive a copy. You may also stop by the Museum to
pick up a copy.
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