About

Issaquah exists on the ancestral lands of the Coast Salish Peoples, who have lived here since time immemorial. We acknowledge and honor their enduring connection to this place.

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Issaquah History Museums (IHM) serves more than 20,000 people annually, providing access to our town’s history through our museum exhibits, pop-up exhibits, and a range of public programs. The Issaquah Depot Museum houses compelling exhibits that invite visitors to get a deeper sense of Issaquah’s past, and through the David J. Horrocks Memorial Research Center at Gilman Town Hall. IHM public programming includes a series of engaging cultural and natural history walks and special "Let’s Talk Local History" presentations at various area venues (even yours!). In addition to exploring our resource library, IHM also provides online access to our collections catalog and more than 100 years’ worth of the original Issaquah Press back issues.

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At the core of IHM’s exhibits, programs and website are the 40,000+ photographs and artifacts that make up the community’s collection. Each of these items tells its own story about Issaquah’s past. Museum staff continue to collect items representing Issaquah’s story, and we receive additional materials from dozens of donors annually.