NAAM Volunteer Training March 1, 2008
I think that over 100 people showed up to be trained as volunteers for the March 8 opening of the Northwest African American Museum.

The curator of the gallery, Barbara E. Thomas explained the plan.

Before getting the tour through the museum, we had to wait for the fire alarm to get turned off. Dely spotted an eagle.

Above is the digital archives reserach room that has been funded and will be staffed by the local Mormons. People can come and do their geneology research here and such. I am definitely bringing my class! There is Di talking with neighbor Grace. The woman in the black fedora told us that she went to school here in the Colman school building.

A peek at the Journey Gallery. Museum display fabricators were still working, to get the gallery ready, while we took the tour.

People enjoying the section titled "Making a Living." Stories about everyday people. Notice the barbershop pole. Quintard Taylor wrote that at the turn of the 19th century, barbering was the most elite professin that African Americans could have in this area. The first known Af. Am. who landed in Seattle was a sailor and a barber. He brought a barber chair with him on his ship.

The men pitched in getting the museum ready (wait, their feet aren't touching the ground!). At this point I got scolded for taking pictures inside the museum. My Scolder turned out to be the daughter of the famous African American civil rights leader (friend of MLK Jr.) Reverend McKinney. She later took this picture of me and Di in front of the museum.