On Wednesday afternoon, Jan. 31, 2024, the Highline Heritage Museum – in partnership with the cities of Burien, SeaTac, Normandy Park, Highline Public Schools, Port of Seattle, and Highline College – held a ceremony to sign a “Highline Heritage Partnership” Memo Of Understanding (MOU).
The event drew a crowd of 50 or so, with a representative from each partner speaking about the importance of the museum, then signing the MOU.
The agreement will facilitate jointly designing initiatives and strategies to address our local history preservation, community outreach, educational accessibility in our schools, tourism, community events, and more.
This partnership represents the continuation of the years of collaboration between the museum and community partners in the Highline area to host events, provide community space, retain historical records and artifacts, design exhibits, promote economic development, foster tourism and empower residents to share their stories.
“All our partnerships are serving the same communities in Highline,” Executive Director Nancy Salguero-McKay told South King Media. “This is an opportunity for all of us to get together to plan, design, and implement initiatives to address our cultural sector more efficiently and productively. What makes this agreement so special is that we are doing it together as a community, as a family!”
In the last five years the Highline Heritage Museum has:
- Preserved 25,000 local community artifacts.
- Helped children enrolled in Highline Public Schools.
- Worked with 548 partnership collaborators.
- Had 100-150 attendance per week, including events.
Video
Here are Executive Director Nancy Salguero-McKay’s remarks at the event (video courtesy Javier Cruz):
Photos
Below are photos from the event taken by Scott Schaefer (click arrows or swipe on images to view slideshow):
Executive Director Nancy Salguero-McKay speaks to guests. 
Highline Heritage Museum Board President Austin Bell also spoke. 
From left to right: Stephen Metruck, Executive Director of the Port of Seattle, Steve Grubb of Highline Public Schools, Joshua Gerstmann of Highline College, Carl Cole, City of SeaTac, Nancy Salguero-McKay, Eric Zimmerman, Mayor of Normandy Park, Linda Akey, Burien City Councilmember. 
The big group pose in front of the huge satellite photo of the Highline area.
Highline Heritage Museum is dedicated to the collection and preservation of the Highline area and its people through heritage, arts, and culture. It serves as the cultural organization that covers the whole area, addressing local history preservation, school field trips, and representing our communities through exhibits and events.
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