The restored Admiral Totem Pole was unveiled by a a group of dignitaries and school children at a special ceremony at the Log House Museum in West Seattle on June 6.

SLIDESHOW: Admiral totem pole unveiled at Log House Museum

Diginitaries and hundreds of school children helped celebrate the restored symbol

By Patrick Robinson

06/06/2014

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A crowd of well over 1000 people gathered on 61st Ave. S.W, on Friday June 6 to witness the unveiling of the restored Admiral totem pole, which stood for decades on Admiral Way S.W. It was taken down due to wear and tear in 2006 and then restored for its unveiling at the Log House Museum in a special ceremony.

Among the other dignitaries on hand were the grandson of, J.E. "Daddy" Standley, the first proprietor of Ye Olde Curiosity Shop who installed the first Admiral Totem pole 75 years ago, Joe James, family members of the people who carved the the pole in 1966, wife and daughter of carver Michael Morgan, Diane Morgan, and Martha Morgan and the sons of carver Robert Fleischman: Kim and Kyle Fleischman.

The first organizers of the pole's 1966 dedication Dick Barnecut and Ken Lowthian.

Board member (and former resident of the home that houses the museum) Marcy Johnsen.

Workman and Shelafore who trace their family back through their Native American roots to those who lived here in the beginning performed a blessing and song for the pole before it was unveiled.

The event was followed by the opening of a new exhibit at the museum dedicated to totem poles in our area, curated by the SWSHS museum manage Sarah Baylinson.

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