For three months beginning in October, the Highline Historical Society will be hosting “Hope in Hard Times,” a major traveling exhibit about the Great Depression era in Washington State. Originally developed by the Washington State History Museum, the traveling exhibit is made possible with the support of Humanities Washington.

In conjunction with the traveling exhibit, historical society curator Nancy Salguero McKay is developing several additional displays that focus on local Depression-era stories from around the Highline area.

Particularly, she would like to hear from anyone who has any knowledge of the Monticello chicken farm in the McMicken Heights area.

She also is interested in gathering 1930s-era artifacts and photos of the Highline area and its residents, and hearing about any special activities or stories from people who lived through those times in Highline.

Contact her at nancysalgueromckay@live.com or call Highline Historical Society director Cyndi Upthegrove at 206-246-6354 if you have something you might like to share or loan for the exhibit.