# Event Details

- **Event Name**: All Over The Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washington Places and Things with Feliks Banel
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Join us for a free public talk brought to you by Feliks Banel and Humanities Washington.

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 neighbors.

Feliks Banel has worked in history and media since the 1990s. He served as deputy director of MOHAI; and has produced Edward R. Murrow Award-winning radio and podcasts and Emmy-winning TV about local history.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/tacoma/all-over-the-map-stories-behind-the-names-of-washington-places-and-things-with-feliks-banel/200030527952255
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- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 33

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Tacoma
- **state**: WA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Tacoma Public Library (Fern Hill Branch)
- **lat**: 47.1814
- **long**: -122.44281
- **full address**: Tacoma Public Library (Fern Hill Branch), 765 S 84th St, Tacoma, WA 98444-6365, United States

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is All Over The Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washington Places and Things with Feliks Banel being held?
  - **A:** All Over The Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washington Places and Things with Feliks Banel takes place on Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Wed, 19 Aug, 2026 at 07:30 pm at Tacoma Public Library (Fern Hill Branch), 765 S 84th St, Tacoma, WA 98444-6365, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing All Over The Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washington Places and Things with Feliks Banel?
  - **A:** All Over The Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washington Places and Things with Feliks Banel is organized by Tacoma Public Library.

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