Speaker Series: Feliks Banel
Wed, Feb 25
|Issaquah Depot Museum
"All Over The Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washington Places and Things"
Time & Location
Feb 25, 2026, 6:45 PM – 8:00 PM
Issaquah Depot Museum, 78 1st Ave NE, Issaquah, WA 98027, USA
Guests
About the event
Doors open at 6:45 pm; program begins at 7:00 pm.
Join us in an evening talk by Feliks Banel, who's worked in history and media since the 1990s. Feliks was a deputy director of MOHAI (Seattle's Museum of History and Industry). He has produced Edward R. Murrow Award–winning radio and podcasts and Emmy-winning TV about local history.
Banel presents "All Over The Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washington Places and Things." This talk focuses on the naming of Washington places and things: How did your town get its name? What about your neighborhood school? Or that locally made candy bar? In this talk, get the big picture of how names were given to geographic places in Washington, as well as to iconic local brands, and how those names can reflect deeper, and sometimes challenging, meanings. Explore how names often evolve to better connect us to place and to our…
Tickets
Free (or donation)
General seating. Donations are nonrefundable and will be split between the Issaquah History Museums and the Northwest Railway Museum.
$+Ticket service fee
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