Topic: History
Town Photoshops Popular Local Historical Shots to Discuss History of Photo Manipulation
Written on May 3, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Sandy Strehlou, historic preservation coordinator, Town of Friday Harbor An online event called “There’s a Story Here: Exaggeration Postcards Imagined” will be held at 5 p.m., May 4 in celebration of History Lives Here 2021. Before Photoshop, innovative photographers used photographic manipulation to create a novel and inexpensive genre of souvenirs known as “exaggeration” Continue Reading
Lummi Nation Totem Pole Plans San Juan, Orcas, Lopez Stops Along Cross-Country Journey
Written on April 29, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By Hayley Day, San Juan Update A Lummi Nation totem pole is conducting a cross-country trip to bring awareness to protecting Indigenous people’s land and waters, reports the Associated Press. The journey, called the Red Road to DC, starts in Bellingham in May and will end in Washington D.C. in June. According to a press Continue Reading
History Column: Seasonal Residents of the Fishing Kind
Written on April 7, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan Historical Society and Museum Before there were family vacation cabins or second homes for retirees from the mainland, there was a different kind of part-time resident on San Juan Island. They came for the lucrative fishing seasons and set up camp on westside beaches, among other places. Some of these were Continue Reading
Town of Friday Harbor Seeks Historical Board Member, Stories
Written on March 25, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
Contributed Photo/San Juan Historical Museum. Fishing boats in Friday Harbor. From the Town of Friday Harbor The Town of Friday Harbor is looking for a new board member to preserve history, as well as organizations to share local historical stories. Board The Town of Friday Harbor Historic Preservation Review Board is looking for a new Continue Reading
History Column: Elsie Scott, Legendary Public Health Nurse
Written on March 3, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan Historical Society and Museum It’s Women’s History Month and the tradition of this history column is to feature a person or organization in keeping with the topic. This year, in recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, the United Nations has chosen the theme of “Women in leadership: Achieving an Continue Reading
New Book On Patos Island Lighthouse History
Written on February 11, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
Patos Lighthouse – Contributed Photo From Arcadia Publishing Since 1893, a light has been shining from Patos Island, the northernmost island in Puget Sound. Built to guide ships through treacherous waters, the lighthouse was also a happy home for many, including Edward Durgan and his family in the early 1900s. Boundary waters smugglers and rumrunners Continue Reading
History Column: Deborah Kelly and E.H. Nash’s Valentine Wedding
Written on February 3, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan Historical Society and Museum In the month she turned 19, Deborah Julia Kelly and her sweetheart Elijah Hamlin Nash traveled by steamship from San Juan Island to Seattle and took out a marriage license on Valentine’s Day 1896. They were married the following Sunday on Feb. 16 at Plymouth Church in Continue Reading
History Column: ‘We Can’t Build Up Our Beautiful City By Scrapping All The Time.’
Written on January 6, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan Historical Society and Museum “We can’t build up our beautiful city by scrapping all the time.” These words were written by Launor Benjamin Carter in 1909, as seen in the ad above and published in the Friday Harbor Journal the last week in December that year. The entire ad is worth reading. It reminds us that Continue Reading
History Column: Three Little Sutterman Girls, Christmas 1954
Written on December 2, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan Historical Society and Museum Not all of the photographs in the San Juan Historical Society and Museum collections are from the island’s pioneer days or the early days of Friday Harbor’s development as a town. The snapshot above caught our eye as a classic Christmas image from the 1950s, tinseled tree Continue Reading
Learn Local History Online With Russel Barsh
Written on December 1, 2020 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By SJIL The San Juan Island Library will host a virtual Know Your Islanders event titled “Russel Barsh: The Land We Stand On,” at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 7. Thousands of Indigenous peoples already lived in the San Juan Islands millennia before the Pig War, building wood villages and sail canoes, clearing fields for camas Continue Reading
Brian Brown Talks Noel Sign, Lions Club
Written on November 30, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
For more than four decades, the San Juan Lions have displayed a Noel sign in Friday Harbor to ring in the holidays. The sign was lit again this year on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Lion Brian Brown spoke with the Update about the sign’s creation, history and meaning. Q: Tell me a little about the sign. Continue Reading
Research Your Family’s Military History on Veterans Day
Written on November 10, 2020 at 6:44 pm, by Hayley Day
By SJIL Join the San Juan Island Library at 7 p.m., Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11 as we honor veterans and explore their local and familial history and legacy. The event will be online. Learn how to research your relatives’ military records with Boyd Pratt, followed by a discussion of the history of the Women’s Continue Reading
History Column: Thanksgiving Thoughts and Discoveries
Written on November 4, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By San Juan Historical Society and Museum Sometimes researching local history is about documenting popular stories, and sometimes it’s about correcting what has been recorded in the past about those stories. Each step along the way, we at the San Juan Historical Society and Museum are grateful for so many people and resources which make Continue Reading
Zylstra Lake: Fall Trail Times 2020
Written on October 29, 2020 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Thanks to the cooperation of the Land Bank and the San Juan Preservation Trust we now have a beautiful new and historic public land to explore. On September 26th, National Public Lands Day, 5 years of negotiations and planning came to fruition when the 285-acre Zylstra Lake Preserve on San Juan Island officially opened part Continue Reading
Listen To A Podcast Featuring San Juan History
Written on October 15, 2020 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
Andrew Veith of Seattle has created a podcast called “Rebel History,” which features the San Juan Islands. Listen to episodes at www.rebelhistory.com. By Andrew Veith, Rebel History Podcast This podcast will forever change your view of Seattle, the San Juan Islands and their history. International criminal empires, gun battles, double agents, sex, treachery, and so much Continue Reading
A Home-Grown Feast From Yesteryear
Written on October 7, 2020 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
This month’s history column was inspired by a somewhat rare interior photograph, taken at an event by the name of “Home Products Night.” When the photo, as seen above, was donated to the San Juan Historical Society and Museum many years ago, it came with a description which offered the following information, but alas, no Continue Reading
Town Photoshops Popular Local Historical Shots to Discuss History of Photo Manipulation
Written on May 3, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From Sandy Strehlou, historic preservation coordinator, Town of Friday Harbor An online event called “There’s a Story Here: Exaggeration Postcards Imagined” will be held at 5 p.m., May 4 in celebration of History Lives Here 2021. Before Photoshop, innovative photographers used photographic manipulation to create a novel and inexpensive genre of souvenirs known as “exaggeration” Continue Reading
Lummi Nation Totem Pole Plans San Juan, Orcas, Lopez Stops Along Cross-Country Journey
Written on April 29, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By Hayley Day, San Juan Update A Lummi Nation totem pole is conducting a cross-country trip to bring awareness to protecting Indigenous people’s land and waters, reports the Associated Press. The journey, called the Red Road to DC, starts in Bellingham in May and will end in Washington D.C. in June. According to a press Continue Reading
History Column: Seasonal Residents of the Fishing Kind
Written on April 7, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan Historical Society and Museum Before there were family vacation cabins or second homes for retirees from the mainland, there was a different kind of part-time resident on San Juan Island. They came for the lucrative fishing seasons and set up camp on westside beaches, among other places. Some of these were Continue Reading
Town of Friday Harbor Seeks Historical Board Member, Stories
Written on March 25, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
Contributed Photo/San Juan Historical Museum. Fishing boats in Friday Harbor. From the Town of Friday Harbor The Town of Friday Harbor is looking for a new board member to preserve history, as well as organizations to share local historical stories. Board The Town of Friday Harbor Historic Preservation Review Board is looking for a new Continue Reading
History Column: Elsie Scott, Legendary Public Health Nurse
Written on March 3, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan Historical Society and Museum It’s Women’s History Month and the tradition of this history column is to feature a person or organization in keeping with the topic. This year, in recognition of International Women’s Day on March 8, the United Nations has chosen the theme of “Women in leadership: Achieving an Continue Reading
New Book On Patos Island Lighthouse History
Written on February 11, 2021 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
Patos Lighthouse – Contributed Photo From Arcadia Publishing Since 1893, a light has been shining from Patos Island, the northernmost island in Puget Sound. Built to guide ships through treacherous waters, the lighthouse was also a happy home for many, including Edward Durgan and his family in the early 1900s. Boundary waters smugglers and rumrunners Continue Reading
History Column: Deborah Kelly and E.H. Nash’s Valentine Wedding
Written on February 3, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan Historical Society and Museum In the month she turned 19, Deborah Julia Kelly and her sweetheart Elijah Hamlin Nash traveled by steamship from San Juan Island to Seattle and took out a marriage license on Valentine’s Day 1896. They were married the following Sunday on Feb. 16 at Plymouth Church in Continue Reading
History Column: ‘We Can’t Build Up Our Beautiful City By Scrapping All The Time.’
Written on January 6, 2021 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan Historical Society and Museum “We can’t build up our beautiful city by scrapping all the time.” These words were written by Launor Benjamin Carter in 1909, as seen in the ad above and published in the Friday Harbor Journal the last week in December that year. The entire ad is worth reading. It reminds us that Continue Reading
History Column: Three Little Sutterman Girls, Christmas 1954
Written on December 2, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
From the San Juan Historical Society and Museum Not all of the photographs in the San Juan Historical Society and Museum collections are from the island’s pioneer days or the early days of Friday Harbor’s development as a town. The snapshot above caught our eye as a classic Christmas image from the 1950s, tinseled tree Continue Reading
Learn Local History Online With Russel Barsh
Written on December 1, 2020 at 4:30 am, by Hayley Day
By SJIL The San Juan Island Library will host a virtual Know Your Islanders event titled “Russel Barsh: The Land We Stand On,” at 7 p.m., Monday, Dec. 7. Thousands of Indigenous peoples already lived in the San Juan Islands millennia before the Pig War, building wood villages and sail canoes, clearing fields for camas Continue Reading
Brian Brown Talks Noel Sign, Lions Club
Written on November 30, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
For more than four decades, the San Juan Lions have displayed a Noel sign in Friday Harbor to ring in the holidays. The sign was lit again this year on Wednesday, Nov. 25. Lion Brian Brown spoke with the Update about the sign’s creation, history and meaning. Q: Tell me a little about the sign. Continue Reading
Research Your Family’s Military History on Veterans Day
Written on November 10, 2020 at 6:44 pm, by Hayley Day
By SJIL Join the San Juan Island Library at 7 p.m., Veterans Day, Wednesday, Nov. 11 as we honor veterans and explore their local and familial history and legacy. The event will be online. Learn how to research your relatives’ military records with Boyd Pratt, followed by a discussion of the history of the Women’s Continue Reading
History Column: Thanksgiving Thoughts and Discoveries
Written on November 4, 2020 at 5:30 am, by Hayley Day
By San Juan Historical Society and Museum Sometimes researching local history is about documenting popular stories, and sometimes it’s about correcting what has been recorded in the past about those stories. Each step along the way, we at the San Juan Historical Society and Museum are grateful for so many people and resources which make Continue Reading
Zylstra Lake: Fall Trail Times 2020
Written on October 29, 2020 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
Thanks to the cooperation of the Land Bank and the San Juan Preservation Trust we now have a beautiful new and historic public land to explore. On September 26th, National Public Lands Day, 5 years of negotiations and planning came to fruition when the 285-acre Zylstra Lake Preserve on San Juan Island officially opened part Continue Reading
Listen To A Podcast Featuring San Juan History
Written on October 15, 2020 at 5:00 am, by Hayley Day
Andrew Veith of Seattle has created a podcast called “Rebel History,” which features the San Juan Islands. Listen to episodes at www.rebelhistory.com. By Andrew Veith, Rebel History Podcast This podcast will forever change your view of Seattle, the San Juan Islands and their history. International criminal empires, gun battles, double agents, sex, treachery, and so much Continue Reading
A Home-Grown Feast From Yesteryear
Written on October 7, 2020 at 5:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
This month’s history column was inspired by a somewhat rare interior photograph, taken at an event by the name of “Home Products Night.” When the photo, as seen above, was donated to the San Juan Historical Society and Museum many years ago, it came with a description which offered the following information, but alas, no Continue Reading