by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
If Herman Kyllonen had been able to gaze into a crystal ball and see his future back in the 1880s when he left his native Finland to seek his fortune in America he would have been pleased.He would have been pleased to foresee that in 1889 he would homestead 160 acres...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
Another well known early day man who is fondly remembered as a “character” was Charlie Stover who is claimed equally by Freeland, Cultus Bay, and Langley. He operated his own steam sawmill in Freeland during the 1930s where the bowling alley stands now. He...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
One of the most unique and best known “native sons” of the Freeland area was Austin “Deke” Marshall whose father pioneered in the area prior to 1880. “Deke” was born in Langley in 1894 and died in Freeland January 9, 1974. The...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
Edward Duville, who came to the Freeland area in 1908 from Mount Vernon, was a friend of the Spencer family, and another early day resident who is remembered by many. He lived alone at Freeland for a time, then went into partnership with George and Blanche Gardner;...
by James Canby | Feb 27, 2022 | SW People & Families
Another pioneer family on the shores of Holmes Harbor was that of Tom Tollefsen. The children of the Tollefsens and the Littles and Pearsons were neighbors and grew up together almost as one family.Margaret Little interviewed Torleif Tollefsen prior to his death in...
