by James Canby | Dec 30, 2021 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
If you think mail delivery is slow today, consider what it was like in January 1892 when it was delivered from Mukilteo to Whidbey via a dugout canoe steam...
by James Canby | Dec 4, 2021 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Looking for a homemade Christmas candy recipe? You may want to make this recipe (below) for caramels by one of South Whidbey Good Cheer’s founders, Hanna “Tommy” Double. The recipe is from the original Good Cheer cookbook produced in the 1960’s as a fundraiser. Tommy...
by James Canby | Dec 1, 2021 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Whidbey Island is not the best place to pull off a bank robbery… especially not in 1922 when Deception Pass Bridge had yet to be built. That is what three bank robbers learned the hard way when their escape plans were foiled by a ‘neighborhood watch’...
by James Canby | Nov 25, 2021 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Make holiday shopping easy this year. Give a gift of membership to the South Whidbey Historical Society and Museum. Recipients will receive a holiday card stating their gift membership is from you as well as our latest newsletter and a membership card. Gift...
by James Canby | Nov 24, 2021 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Did you know that there was a shootout in Mutiny Bay between rumrunners and the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Arcata in 1924? That opium was legal to import, but smugglers wanted to avoid paying customs tax? That Chinese men were often smuggled through Whidbey to the...
