2020 Events and Activities
To help support efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19, and to ensure the safety of our visitors, staff, and volunteers, Job Carr Cabin Museum is temporarily closed.
We will continue to share updates and local history information on our website and social media accounts. You can find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter , and YouTube .
Thank you for your understanding.
Arts and crafts for all ages
Job Carr Cabin Museum is offering socially-distanced
Craft Saturdays
11am - 1pm
These take-and-go kits include all the materials and instructions needed for a fun at-home activity.
Instructional videos will also be posted on the Museum's YouTube channel.
Craft kits will be available from the Museum's front porch, 11am - 1pm, while supplies last.
Please use social distancing etiquette when you pick up your craft kit.
Details available on our Facebook page.
Drop by the Cabin for fun arts and crafts activities.
Activities are designed for children ages 3-9 and their families. All ages welcome.
Fall 2020 Craft Saturday Video Instructions
September 26, Back to School with Chalk Boards
October 17, Design A Quilt
November 14, Games and Puzzles
December 12, Holiday Ornament
Take a self-guided tour of Old Town Tacoma
Explore local history with a family-friendly scavenger hunt.
Take a walk through the Old Town Tacoma neighborhood. Find out about the people and places that were important to the history of this area with an Old Town Tacoma Scavenger Hunt.
This printable walking route begins and ends at Job Carr Cabin Museum in Old Town Park -- 2350 N 30th St, Tacoma.
Watch a virtual tour of the Mysteries in Old Town Tacoma
A partnership of Job Carr Cabin Museum and Pretty Gritty Tours.
Learn about the mysterious, fascinating, and sometimes terrifying past of Tacoma's Old Town neighborhood in this virtual tour.
This video tour was originally broadcast via Facebook Live on Saturday, July 11, 2020.
Watch a virtual tour of the Historic Homes and Architects of Old Town Tacoma
A partnership of Job Carr Cabin Museum and Historic Tacoma.
This tour highlights the architectural styles, architects and residents of significant single-family and multi-family homes in the Old Town Tacoma neighborhood.
The video showcases 7 homes on the Tacoma Register of Historic Places, and 6 homes that do not have landmark status.
Schedule a guided group tour of Old Town Tacoma.
**Please note that guided walking tours are currently paused.**
We invite your civic organization, senior club, or tourism group to explore Tacoma history with our friendly guides. We’ll visit Old Town Tacoma’s historic sites and share tales about the people who lived here as the city was just starting. Explore the neighborhood on foot or aboard your group tour bus.
We offer several variations including Tacoma firsts, Tacoma women, Old Town's historic homes, or Migration and immigration.
To schedule a visit for your group of 8+, contact us by email or at 253-627-5405.
Find out more about our school tours for students.
Explore the history of the Old Town Tacoma neighborhood with our summer guided walking tours.
Our 2019 history walk series featured four unique themes and routes.
#WalkTacomaHistory
Live-Streaming Fundraiser
August 26, 2020
6:30-7:30PM
"Eureka!" It's a fundraising concert!
Old Town Summer Concert Series
We are pleased to host the 2020 Old Town Summer Concert Series. Enjoy great local music from home with live streaming on Facebook.
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 7609
Tacoma, WA 98417
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