The U.S. Department of Energy offers free public tours of the Hanford pre-WWII historic sites.
I am one of the Docents. Tours are offered through September 2026.
My next tour is Saturday June 6.
Tours are free but spots on the bus are limited. Preregistration is required. Reservations can be made here. If a date does not appear on the list - it is full.
May 25 - Sept 5,
Monday -Saturday 2:00 pm
Various topics exploring the history, science and people of the Manhattan Project Hanford Site.
Check the Manhattan Project National Historical Park calendar of events weekly for the schedule.
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My Dates:
Tues Jume 16
Fri June 26
Fri July 3
Mon July 6
Fri Aug 14
Fri Aug 28
Tues Sept 4
My Topic
Alphabet People: Living In A Secret City
The WWII Manhattan Project Hanford site workforce lived in the village of Richland, WA in letter designated housing.
The Alphabet People lived in government-owned housing, shopped in government-designed shopping areas, and were entertained by government-sponsored events designed to keep people happy in a place where "Silence is Security" and "Blabatours are Sabatours."
Saturday June 20, 2026 11:30 am
LeMay - America's Car Museum
2702 E D Street Tacoma, WA
If Cars Could Talk - Pavement and Plucky Girls: 1920s Tales from Washington’s First Highway
Travel 1920s Washington State along one of the first modern highways - the Yellowstone Trail - which ran from here to Massachusetts. Along the way, meet the people and places grappling with the dizzying changes this new innovation brought.
From the young people who gained new freedoms—including the women who stunned Pullman by driving without a male escort!, to the bootleggers, bachelors, and flappers who drove, walked, and hitchhiked the newfangled road. Join educator Teresa Andre for a series of fascinating stories that lay at the dawn of our car-obsessed culture.
This presentation is part of Humanities Washington's Speakers Bureau program, in which cultural experts discuss history, politics, music, philosophy, and everything in between at venues around the state.
Humanities Washington opens minds and bridges divides by creating spaces to explore different perspectives. It is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
This If Cars Could Talk program is free for ACM Members and is included with Museum admission thanks to generous grant funding awarded by Tacoma Creates.n almost every site.
Friday August 21, 2026 5:00 pm
Lake Sammamish State Park
Meadow Shelter
Pavement and Plucky Girls: 1920s Tales from Washington’s First Highway
Travel 1920s Washington State along one of the first modern highways - the Yellowstone Trail - which ran from here to Massachusetts. Along the way, meet the people and places grappling with the dizzying changes this new innovation brought.
From the young people who gained new freedoms—including the women who stunned Pullman by driving without a male escort!, to the bootleggers, bachelors, and flappers who drove, walked, and hitchhiked the newfangled road. Join educator Teresa Andre for a series of fascinating stories that lay at the dawn of our car-obsessed culture.
This presentation is part of Humanities Washington's Speakers Bureau program, in which cultural experts discuss history, politics, music, philosophy, and everything in between at venues around the state.
Humanities Washington opens minds and bridges divides by creating spaces to explore different perspectives. It is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
Saturday August 22, 2026 5:00 pm
Snoqualmie Valley Museum at the Encompass Child Development Center
9050 384th Ave SE Snoqualmie, WA
Pavement and Plucky Girls: 1920s Tales from Washington’s First Highway
Travel 1920s Washington State along one of the first modern highways - the Yellowstone Trail - which ran from here to Massachusetts. Along the way, meet the people and places grappling with the dizzying changes this new innovation brought.
From the young people who gained new freedoms—including the women who stunned Pullman by driving without a male escort!, to the bootleggers, bachelors, and flappers who drove, walked, and hitchhiked the newfangled road. Join educator Teresa Andre for a series of fascinating stories that lay at the dawn of our car-obsessed culture.
This presentation is part of Humanities Washington's Speakers Bureau program, in which cultural experts discuss history, politics, music, philosophy, and everything in between at venues around the state.
Humanities Washington opens minds and bridges divides by creating spaces to explore different perspectives. It is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
I will have limited openings to book public programs from April to October as I will be supporting Pretty Gritty Tours as an excursion guide for the American Cruse Line Columbia River Cruises.
If you are interested in booking one of my programs, please feel free to contact me and I would be happy to check my availability!
Teresa
