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The Highline Historical Society (HHS) was founded in 1994, shortly after the incorporation of the cities of SeaTac and Burien. This region had few cultural amenities, and the founders of the Society soon merged with the Friends of the Highline School District and acquired their large collections relating to the history of the school district. Subsequent acquisitions of the archives of The Highline Times and many articles of local community history have made founding a regional heritage museum imperative. The Society presently owns 35,000 items and 75,000 photos, slides and films. Highline represents the largest area in the state without a local history museum. A great deal of board and volunteer time is presently being spent on the development and funding of the upcoming Highline Heritage Museum. The Society’s fiscal year is October 1 – September 30.
Highline Historical Society’s 2011 Annual Report
The mission of the Highline Historical Society is "to collect, preserve and tell the stories of the Highline region and its people to everyone."
The Society is administered by a 13-member Board of Trustees. Trustee Cyndi Upthegrove is the Managing Trustee, assisted by Barbara McMichael and Curator Nancy Salguero McKay.
2012-13 Board of Trustees
Mike Emerson, President
Director of Contracts, The Boeing Co, Ret.
Past Chair, Highline Community College Trustees
Past Board, Boeing Credit Union
Past President, WA State Community and
Technical College Trustees Assn.
Terry Anderson
Mayor, City of SeaTac
Executive Board Suburban Cities
Past Chair, South King County United Way
Scott Andrews, DDS
Practicing Denturist
Board, Seadrunar
Private Property Development
Mauricio Ayon
Former Highline School District
– Liaison to the Latino Community
Founder/Board Para Los Ninos
Advisor, Strategic Learning Center
National Council for La Raza
Lloyd E. Herman, Secretary
Curator, Craft/Design Exhibitions
Executive Director Emeritus, Smithsonian Institute
of American Crafts (Renwick Gallery of American Art)
Lynda Isernio, Treasurer
Store Manager, Sterling Savings Bank
School Commissioner, St. Francis Elementary
Former board, SWKC Chamber of Commerce
Former Board President, Discover Burien
Richard Jordan
Past President McMicken Heights Improvement Club
Proprietor SeaTac Self Storage
Past President SeaTac Chamber of Commerce
Gary Long, Vice President
Past City Manager, City of Burien
Foundation Board, Highline Community College
Kitty Milne
Nurse, Teacher (retired)
KC Cultural Education Grant Reviewer
Past Mayor, City of Burien
Fran Reid
Teacher, Music Instructor
Former Trustee, Highline Community College
Jerry Robinson
Owner/Publisher Robinson Newspapers
(West Seattle Herald, Highline Times, Federal Way News)
Past Foundation Board, Highline Hospital
Peter Truong
Community Service Officer
King County Sheriff
Former Board, South King County United Way
Cyndi Upthegrove, Managing Trustee
Past Board President, Pediatric Interim Care Center
Past Marketing Manager, Museum of Flight
Past Executive Director Medic One Foundation
Past Executive Director Epilepsy Foundation, NW
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