Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society

Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society Founded in 1948, PSMHS is the oldest maritime historical organization in the Puget Sound region.

Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society was founded in 1948 and developed a partnership with the Museum of History and Industry in 1952 to house the society’s collections consisting of 60,000 photographs (Williamson Marine Photo Collection), documents, ship plans and artifacts. Since then PSMHS has collected items related to the maritime history of Puget Sound, now officially called the Salish Sea

. We have exhibits in the McCurdy Family Maritime Gallery at MOHAI, as well as hosting exhibits and collections online. We publish The Sea Chest tri-annually and host bi-monthly programs and meetings with a wide range of maritime topics.

We are thrilled to announce that Puget Sound Maritime is the new home of the Foss Maritime Company archives, donated by ...
06/08/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Puget Sound Maritime is the new home of the Foss Maritime Company archives, donated by Saltchuk Marine.

We are just beginning to sort and catalog the collection, but you can get a glimpse of what wonderful history it tells. In the near future, this collection will be made available for maritime history research.

And on this day, June 8th, we want to tip our hat and wish Happy Birthday to Thea Foss, who founded the company with her husband Andrew in 1889. What a marvelous legacy they created for the rest of us.

There’s nothing like true Northwest Marine art!
05/27/2026

There’s nothing like true Northwest Marine art!

Congratulations to our Youth Maritime Training Assoc. Scholarship winners! Excellent presentations today and we’re sure ...
05/17/2026

Congratulations to our Youth Maritime Training Assoc. Scholarship winners! Excellent presentations today and we’re sure you’ll go far in your careers!
Special thanks to Maritime Institute for hosting today’s event and all our scholarship sponsors!

Salute to our friends Jennifer Ott and David Williams! Their new edition of Seattle’s Locks and Ship Canal is in booksto...
04/18/2026

Salute to our friends Jennifer Ott and David Williams! Their new edition of Seattle’s Locks and Ship Canal is in bookstores now.
Great story, great book, and you can read a review in the current issue of our research journal, The Sea Chest. Visit www.pugetmaritime.org to join and subscribe.

Foss tug crews chatting and touching up the paint work prior to the 1952 Seattle tug race.Karl House Collection
04/17/2026

Foss tug crews chatting and touching up the paint work prior to the 1952 Seattle tug race.
Karl House Collection

Just a few days left if you, or a WA high school senior you know, would like to apply for a maritime scholarship!visit w...
04/03/2026

Just a few days left if you, or a WA high school senior you know, would like to apply for a maritime scholarship!

visit www.ymta.net or www.pugetmaritime.org to learn more.

Final Call! All aboard! Join us Saturday April 4th at Ivar's Salmon House in Seattle for a luncheon featuring a presenta...
03/30/2026

Final Call! All aboard!
Join us Saturday April 4th at Ivar's Salmon House in Seattle for a luncheon featuring a presentation by Jordan Hanssen; renown seafarer, adventurer, and maritime historian.
Tickets available now at www.pugetmaritime.org/programs/
Purchase before March 31st

The Pacific Northwest has lost a wonderful champion of our maritime history. Farewell, Sam. We so deeply appreciate what...
03/28/2026

The Pacific Northwest has lost a wonderful champion of our maritime history. Farewell, Sam. We so deeply appreciate what you’ve done for us all.

Scholarships now available!Washington high school seniors pursuing maritime or marine science education are eligible. De...
03/26/2026

Scholarships now available!

Washington high school seniors pursuing maritime or marine science education are eligible.

Deadline April 6th.

To learn more, visit www.ymta.net or www.pugetmaritime.org

01/01/2026

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860 Terry Avenue N
Seattle, WA
98109

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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