On Wednesday evening, May 14th, those seated in the historic Des Moines IOOF Hall will be taken back in time with a screening of rare memorabilia from the 1909 Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition.

The world's fair in Seattle marked the tenth anniversary of the Klondike Gold Rush in Alaska.

Leonard Garfield, executive director of Seattle's Museum of History & Industry, will be the guest speaker at the IOOF hall, located at 728 S. 225th St. in Des Moines.

The event, sponsored by the Des Moines Historical Society, will begin at 7 p.m.

Garfield will present an illustrated history of the 1909 exposition with rarely seen images of the fairgrounds that now contains the University of Washington campus.

The exposition was an international celebration with exhibits from throughout the world.

Garfield will talk about the exposition's influence on the Puget Sound region and share plans for the centennial celebration set for next year.