Topic: History
Friday Harbor’s Historic Waterfront
Written on February 13, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Here’s another find from the family archive, the Friday Harbor dock in horse and buggy days… click on the photo for an enlarged view…
Preserving Our History: The Blockhouse at English Camp
Written on February 11, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
The blockhouse at English Camp is possibly the most iconic structural link to our island’s Pig War history. Recently, in a box of old family papers, I found an old photograph of English Camp from a time when the blockhouse looks about to collapse into the bay. I asked David Harsh who worked with the Continue Reading
Going Happily to the Dogs
Written on February 7, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
February is a month known for two holidays, Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day. Since we don’t have any photos of visiting U.S. Presidents in our archives, we’re going with Valentine’s Day for this month’s column; just not in the traditional sense. Although it’s a holiday for sweethearts and friendship, this time in true island style, Continue Reading
Imogen Cunningham: Through My Lens
Written on January 31, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Islands Museum of Art, SJIMA, will open an exhibition by world renowned Pacific Northwest photographer Imogen Cunningham, courtesy of the Imogen Cunningham Trust and its director, San Juan County resident Meg Partridge, Cunningham’s granddaughter, and an award winning documentary filmmaker. Imogen Cunningham: Through My Lens will be on view from February 17th Continue Reading
Island Senior: Small Treasures from the Mullis Family
Written on January 29, 2018 at 5:53 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Island Senior is a regular column written by Peggy Sue McRae… Earlier this month I took the Mullis Center’s bus to Mt Vernon on the regular monthly shopping and medical appointments trip. I went to meet my sister Sally and deliver late Christmas presents. What I brought home was a large box of “old Friday Continue Reading
Town Seeks Board Members
Written on January 25, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Town of Friday Harbor is looking for two people to fill immediate vacancies on the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). The best candidates are people who appreciate Friday Harbor’s history and historic sites, and are willing to attend two meetings a month to help preserve Friday Harbor’s rural character. At least one of the Continue Reading
The Wreck of the SS Clallam
Written on January 3, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
It’s time for the Historical Museum’s monthly History Column… A clairvoyant bell sheep and a gale most foul: The Wreck of the SS Clallam A benefit of writing about local history is that we can tell a story in the context of our own place and our own people. What was once international news, recounted Continue Reading
A Wonderful Gift for the Historical Museum
Written on December 22, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Preserving, interpreting and exhibiting the history of San Juan Island are key components of the San Juan Historical Society and Museum’s mission. With the maintenance of 1.6 acres of property, eight buildings averaging 90 years of age, insurance and utilities, there are many expenses involved with the overall day to day running of your Historical Continue Reading
Bouncing Back
Written on December 6, 2017 at 9:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here is this month’s history column from the San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Bouncing back to 1947-48 Friday Harbor Basketball This gem of a sports photo is especially prized for its identification of each person in the Friday Harbor High School Boys Basketball team portrait from 70 years ago. Who do you recognize in Continue Reading
Writing Our History Project: Marjorie Walker
Written on December 1, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
A committee of the Writing Our History Project members and the Town of Friday Harbor Arts Commission is looking for artwork by, and stories about artist and islander Marjorie Walker. If any of your readers have information, art, letters, articles about or anything that would contribute to an upcoming history installation and historylink.org essay we Continue Reading
A 1987 Thanksgiving Poem of Memories
Written on November 1, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Historical Museum checks in with the November edition of their History Column… “Your grandma used to tell me about the land, every bit these young people cleared by hand.” This was a King family memory included in a poem read on Thanksgiving Day thirty years ago at the Friday Harbor Grange Hall, where Continue Reading
Know Your Island Walk
Written on October 21, 2017 at 12:14 pm, by Tim Dustrude
This is the last Know Your Island Walk for 2017 – a little history with a walk on the Wild West Side. Doug McCutchen will take us on the main trails through the west side with a focus on ecological and human history including lime mining, agriculture, tribes and first nations, Hawaiians, fish traps and Continue Reading
Angel or Witch?
Written on October 4, 2017 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
It’s time for the October edition of the SJ Historical Society’s History Column… That’s no angel, it’s a witch. Each month the Historical Museum shares a photograph that has some kind of tie-in with that particular month. It could be an event, a person, a community milestone, or a holiday. This month’s photograph of Middleton’s Continue Reading
Mrs. Bave Presents the Pig War
Written on October 3, 2017 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
Coming to San Juan Island, One night only! Saturday, October 7th The almost true story of a play that nearly happened about a war that never occurred, as told by the mannequins who were there! The intersection of two true stories: the inspirational story of the battle between the United States and Britain over the Continue Reading
Special Meeting with Candace Wellman
Written on September 27, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
You Are Invited! There will be a special meeting with author Candace Wellman and members of the Writing Our History Project (WOHP) at 11:30 am, Wednesday, September 27th in the community meeting room at the San Juan Island Library. Candace will be talking about her new book (Peace Weavers: Uniting the Salish Coast through Cross-Cultural Continue Reading
SVC Offers US history course
Written on September 13, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Center of Skagit Valley College offers US history course Could there be a more interesting course to take than one covering the recent US history of the 20th and 21st centuries?? Study the events in history that lead right up to our doorstep of current headlines. The title of the course is: History Continue Reading
Friday Harbor’s Historic Waterfront
Written on February 13, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Here’s another find from the family archive, the Friday Harbor dock in horse and buggy days… click on the photo for an enlarged view…
Preserving Our History: The Blockhouse at English Camp
Written on February 11, 2018 at 5:30 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
The blockhouse at English Camp is possibly the most iconic structural link to our island’s Pig War history. Recently, in a box of old family papers, I found an old photograph of English Camp from a time when the blockhouse looks about to collapse into the bay. I asked David Harsh who worked with the Continue Reading
Going Happily to the Dogs
Written on February 7, 2018 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
February is a month known for two holidays, Valentine’s Day and Presidents’ Day. Since we don’t have any photos of visiting U.S. Presidents in our archives, we’re going with Valentine’s Day for this month’s column; just not in the traditional sense. Although it’s a holiday for sweethearts and friendship, this time in true island style, Continue Reading
Imogen Cunningham: Through My Lens
Written on January 31, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The San Juan Islands Museum of Art, SJIMA, will open an exhibition by world renowned Pacific Northwest photographer Imogen Cunningham, courtesy of the Imogen Cunningham Trust and its director, San Juan County resident Meg Partridge, Cunningham’s granddaughter, and an award winning documentary filmmaker. Imogen Cunningham: Through My Lens will be on view from February 17th Continue Reading
Island Senior: Small Treasures from the Mullis Family
Written on January 29, 2018 at 5:53 am, by Peggy Sue McRae
Island Senior is a regular column written by Peggy Sue McRae… Earlier this month I took the Mullis Center’s bus to Mt Vernon on the regular monthly shopping and medical appointments trip. I went to meet my sister Sally and deliver late Christmas presents. What I brought home was a large box of “old Friday Continue Reading
Town Seeks Board Members
Written on January 25, 2018 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
The Town of Friday Harbor is looking for two people to fill immediate vacancies on the Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB). The best candidates are people who appreciate Friday Harbor’s history and historic sites, and are willing to attend two meetings a month to help preserve Friday Harbor’s rural character. At least one of the Continue Reading
The Wreck of the SS Clallam
Written on January 3, 2018 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
It’s time for the Historical Museum’s monthly History Column… A clairvoyant bell sheep and a gale most foul: The Wreck of the SS Clallam A benefit of writing about local history is that we can tell a story in the context of our own place and our own people. What was once international news, recounted Continue Reading
A Wonderful Gift for the Historical Museum
Written on December 22, 2017 at 5:48 am, by Tim Dustrude
Preserving, interpreting and exhibiting the history of San Juan Island are key components of the San Juan Historical Society and Museum’s mission. With the maintenance of 1.6 acres of property, eight buildings averaging 90 years of age, insurance and utilities, there are many expenses involved with the overall day to day running of your Historical Continue Reading
Bouncing Back
Written on December 6, 2017 at 9:46 am, by Tim Dustrude
Here is this month’s history column from the San Juan Historical Society and Museum… Bouncing back to 1947-48 Friday Harbor Basketball This gem of a sports photo is especially prized for its identification of each person in the Friday Harbor High School Boys Basketball team portrait from 70 years ago. Who do you recognize in Continue Reading
Writing Our History Project: Marjorie Walker
Written on December 1, 2017 at 5:45 am, by Tim Dustrude
A committee of the Writing Our History Project members and the Town of Friday Harbor Arts Commission is looking for artwork by, and stories about artist and islander Marjorie Walker. If any of your readers have information, art, letters, articles about or anything that would contribute to an upcoming history installation and historylink.org essay we Continue Reading
A 1987 Thanksgiving Poem of Memories
Written on November 1, 2017 at 5:50 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Historical Museum checks in with the November edition of their History Column… “Your grandma used to tell me about the land, every bit these young people cleared by hand.” This was a King family memory included in a poem read on Thanksgiving Day thirty years ago at the Friday Harbor Grange Hall, where Continue Reading
Know Your Island Walk
Written on October 21, 2017 at 12:14 pm, by Tim Dustrude
This is the last Know Your Island Walk for 2017 – a little history with a walk on the Wild West Side. Doug McCutchen will take us on the main trails through the west side with a focus on ecological and human history including lime mining, agriculture, tribes and first nations, Hawaiians, fish traps and Continue Reading
Angel or Witch?
Written on October 4, 2017 at 5:54 am, by Tim Dustrude
It’s time for the October edition of the SJ Historical Society’s History Column… That’s no angel, it’s a witch. Each month the Historical Museum shares a photograph that has some kind of tie-in with that particular month. It could be an event, a person, a community milestone, or a holiday. This month’s photograph of Middleton’s Continue Reading
Mrs. Bave Presents the Pig War
Written on October 3, 2017 at 5:42 am, by Tim Dustrude
Coming to San Juan Island, One night only! Saturday, October 7th The almost true story of a play that nearly happened about a war that never occurred, as told by the mannequins who were there! The intersection of two true stories: the inspirational story of the battle between the United States and Britain over the Continue Reading
Special Meeting with Candace Wellman
Written on September 27, 2017 at 5:49 am, by Tim Dustrude
You Are Invited! There will be a special meeting with author Candace Wellman and members of the Writing Our History Project (WOHP) at 11:30 am, Wednesday, September 27th in the community meeting room at the San Juan Island Library. Candace will be talking about her new book (Peace Weavers: Uniting the Salish Coast through Cross-Cultural Continue Reading
SVC Offers US history course
Written on September 13, 2017 at 5:44 am, by Tim Dustrude
San Juan Center of Skagit Valley College offers US history course Could there be a more interesting course to take than one covering the recent US history of the 20th and 21st centuries?? Study the events in history that lead right up to our doorstep of current headlines. The title of the course is: History Continue Reading