Topic: History
Let’s play ball!
Written on April 4, 2019 at 8:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
This month’s history column from the San Juan Historical Society & Museum poses many questions… These two striking photographs were shared by the family of one of these Friday Harbor Tigers teammates. At last month’s 3rd Annual Show and Tell evening at the Library, archives researcher Andy Zall presented on the importance of “reading” a Continue Reading
SJINHP Accepting Applications for Teacher Ranger Teacher Program
Written on April 4, 2019 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Island National Historical Park announces that it is accepting applications for the 2019 Teacher Ranger Teacher (TRT) program. Teacher Ranger Teacher is a professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend the summer acquiring new skills in experiential learning through a program provided by a partnership between the National Park Service (NPS) and Continue Reading
It’s always a good day!
Written on March 6, 2019 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s this month’s history column from the San Juan Historical Society and Museum… “It’s always a good day!” – Etta Lightheart Egeland, on any given day of her life in response to “Have a good day!” This is National Women’s History Month, designated by Congress in 1987. Who better to feature this month for women’s Continue Reading
A Friday Harbor Centennial Flashback
Written on February 6, 2019 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
It’s time for this month’s history column from The San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Click on photos for larger image… Could it already be ten years since islanders, present and past, came together to celebrate Friday Harbor’s 100th birthday? Although Friday Harbor had been a well-established town since named as the County Seat in 1873, Continue Reading
Celebrating the 40 Year History of The Whale Museum
Written on January 2, 2019 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
It’s time for this month’s history column from The San Juan Historical Society and Museum… The big picture for a place’s history is more than its people, events, and institutions. The big picture includes the history of such things as its geology, weather, and wildlife — its natural history. The Whale Museum has been in the Continue Reading
Marjorie Walker Art Exhibit
Written on December 19, 2018 at 9:19 am, by Tim Dustrude
New art installation features Marjorie Walker: Artist, Bohemian, Islander The Town of Friday Harbor is pleased to announce a new outdoor public art history installation in the Sunshine Alley breezeway. The exhibit honors late artist and San Juan Island resident Marjorie Walker (1906-1992) and will be displayed through 2019. Walker was born in 1906 in Continue Reading
We remember Kitty Roberts
Written on December 5, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s the monthly History Column for December from San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Local history is written one event, one day, one person at a time. Kitty Roberts was one of those people who contributed to island history with her life. She graciously shared island history, supported it, and inspired many to care about Continue Reading
Museum Thanks Town and Mayor
Written on November 20, 2018 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Board of Trustees and staff of the San Juan Historical Society and Museum would like to extend a sincere thank you to the Town of Friday Harbor Council and Mayor Farhad Ghatan for the new Historical Museum directional sign at the corner of Spring and Price Streets. Even though the museum has been located Continue Reading
Remembering Those Who Served
Written on November 11, 2018 at 1:36 pm, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Update reader Mary Jane Anderson shares this resource with you to see who all from San Juan County served in World War One, the war that ended 100 years ago this year. Check out the listing here: http://thirdstbooks.com/ww1sanjuan.html Thank you Mary, and thanks to all those who served.
Of Pandemics, Sacrifice, and Peace
Written on November 7, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
This month’s history column from the San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Although it’s now been 100 years since the end of World War I, many of us grew up with first hand stories of fear, bravery and all too often, sadness about family experiences with the double punch of world war and a pandemic Continue Reading
First Air Mail from Friday Harbor
Written on October 3, 2018 at 10:52 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
SJI Historical Museum’s History Article for October… The date was May 19, 1938. Local pilot Kenneth McKenzie offered his Savoig-Marchetti amphibian plane, pictured here. His passenger was Friday Harbor Assistant Postmaster Melville Hemphill. Postmaster Walter Arend reported that 1,152 pieces of mail destined for Oak Harbor and Seattle were loaded for the noon departure from the harbor Continue Reading
First Annual Back to School Ice Cream Social
Written on September 13, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Sunday, September 16, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm, the San Juan Historical Museum will host the First Annual Back to School Ice Cream Social on their grounds at 405 Price Street. There will be Bowls of vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce and toppings (Yum!) with a suggested donation of $5.00. All proceeds will aid Continue Reading
When No. 2 Schoolhouse was More than a Road
Written on September 5, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s the monthly History Column for September from San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Island schools are back in full swing and we can’t help but look fondly upon school photos from long ago. There is a lot to see in these two photographs taken at No. 2 Schoolhouse over 100 years ago. We are Continue Reading
A Sailor’s Woolie Mystery
Written on August 1, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s the monthly History Column for August from San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Determining provenance is a particular element of historical research. As viewers of PBS Television’s Antiques Roadshow know, provenance is “a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality.” The provenance Continue Reading
Biblical Insights From Living In The Middle East
Written on July 19, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Friday Harbor branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is pleased to announce a special guest presentation by Susan Ellis, Ph.D. She will be speaking on the biblical insights she gained from living in the Middle East and working on excavations in Jordan. She will address how living in the Middle Continue Reading
Celebrate and Support the Canoe Journey
Written on July 12, 2018 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Friday, July 20, tribal members from British Columbia will arrive on San Juan Island in ocean going canoes as part of the Tribal Canoe Journey “Power Paddle to Puyallup.” This inter-tribal Canoe Journey will end in the territory of the Medicine Creek Nation, which Puyallup Tribe will be hosting July 28 – August 4, Continue Reading
Let’s play ball!
Written on April 4, 2019 at 8:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
This month’s history column from the San Juan Historical Society & Museum poses many questions… These two striking photographs were shared by the family of one of these Friday Harbor Tigers teammates. At last month’s 3rd Annual Show and Tell evening at the Library, archives researcher Andy Zall presented on the importance of “reading” a Continue Reading
SJINHP Accepting Applications for Teacher Ranger Teacher Program
Written on April 4, 2019 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Island National Historical Park announces that it is accepting applications for the 2019 Teacher Ranger Teacher (TRT) program. Teacher Ranger Teacher is a professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers to spend the summer acquiring new skills in experiential learning through a program provided by a partnership between the National Park Service (NPS) and Continue Reading
It’s always a good day!
Written on March 6, 2019 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s this month’s history column from the San Juan Historical Society and Museum… “It’s always a good day!” – Etta Lightheart Egeland, on any given day of her life in response to “Have a good day!” This is National Women’s History Month, designated by Congress in 1987. Who better to feature this month for women’s Continue Reading
A Friday Harbor Centennial Flashback
Written on February 6, 2019 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
It’s time for this month’s history column from The San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Click on photos for larger image… Could it already be ten years since islanders, present and past, came together to celebrate Friday Harbor’s 100th birthday? Although Friday Harbor had been a well-established town since named as the County Seat in 1873, Continue Reading
Celebrating the 40 Year History of The Whale Museum
Written on January 2, 2019 at 5:51 am, by Tim Dustrude
It’s time for this month’s history column from The San Juan Historical Society and Museum… The big picture for a place’s history is more than its people, events, and institutions. The big picture includes the history of such things as its geology, weather, and wildlife — its natural history. The Whale Museum has been in the Continue Reading
Marjorie Walker Art Exhibit
Written on December 19, 2018 at 9:19 am, by Tim Dustrude
New art installation features Marjorie Walker: Artist, Bohemian, Islander The Town of Friday Harbor is pleased to announce a new outdoor public art history installation in the Sunshine Alley breezeway. The exhibit honors late artist and San Juan Island resident Marjorie Walker (1906-1992) and will be displayed through 2019. Walker was born in 1906 in Continue Reading
We remember Kitty Roberts
Written on December 5, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s the monthly History Column for December from San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Local history is written one event, one day, one person at a time. Kitty Roberts was one of those people who contributed to island history with her life. She graciously shared island history, supported it, and inspired many to care about Continue Reading
Museum Thanks Town and Mayor
Written on November 20, 2018 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Board of Trustees and staff of the San Juan Historical Society and Museum would like to extend a sincere thank you to the Town of Friday Harbor Council and Mayor Farhad Ghatan for the new Historical Museum directional sign at the corner of Spring and Price Streets. Even though the museum has been located Continue Reading
Remembering Those Who Served
Written on November 11, 2018 at 1:36 pm, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Update reader Mary Jane Anderson shares this resource with you to see who all from San Juan County served in World War One, the war that ended 100 years ago this year. Check out the listing here: http://thirdstbooks.com/ww1sanjuan.html Thank you Mary, and thanks to all those who served.
Of Pandemics, Sacrifice, and Peace
Written on November 7, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
This month’s history column from the San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Although it’s now been 100 years since the end of World War I, many of us grew up with first hand stories of fear, bravery and all too often, sadness about family experiences with the double punch of world war and a pandemic Continue Reading
First Air Mail from Friday Harbor
Written on October 3, 2018 at 10:52 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
SJI Historical Museum’s History Article for October… The date was May 19, 1938. Local pilot Kenneth McKenzie offered his Savoig-Marchetti amphibian plane, pictured here. His passenger was Friday Harbor Assistant Postmaster Melville Hemphill. Postmaster Walter Arend reported that 1,152 pieces of mail destined for Oak Harbor and Seattle were loaded for the noon departure from the harbor Continue Reading
First Annual Back to School Ice Cream Social
Written on September 13, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Sunday, September 16, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm, the San Juan Historical Museum will host the First Annual Back to School Ice Cream Social on their grounds at 405 Price Street. There will be Bowls of vanilla ice cream, chocolate sauce and toppings (Yum!) with a suggested donation of $5.00. All proceeds will aid Continue Reading
When No. 2 Schoolhouse was More than a Road
Written on September 5, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s the monthly History Column for September from San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Island schools are back in full swing and we can’t help but look fondly upon school photos from long ago. There is a lot to see in these two photographs taken at No. 2 Schoolhouse over 100 years ago. We are Continue Reading
A Sailor’s Woolie Mystery
Written on August 1, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here’s the monthly History Column for August from San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Determining provenance is a particular element of historical research. As viewers of PBS Television’s Antiques Roadshow know, provenance is “a record of ownership of a work of art or an antique, used as a guide to authenticity or quality.” The provenance Continue Reading
Biblical Insights From Living In The Middle East
Written on July 19, 2018 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Friday Harbor branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is pleased to announce a special guest presentation by Susan Ellis, Ph.D. She will be speaking on the biblical insights she gained from living in the Middle East and working on excavations in Jordan. She will address how living in the Middle Continue Reading
Celebrate and Support the Canoe Journey
Written on July 12, 2018 at 5:52 am, by Tim Dustrude
On Friday, July 20, tribal members from British Columbia will arrive on San Juan Island in ocean going canoes as part of the Tribal Canoe Journey “Power Paddle to Puyallup.” This inter-tribal Canoe Journey will end in the territory of the Medicine Creek Nation, which Puyallup Tribe will be hosting July 28 – August 4, Continue Reading