by James Canby | Feb 12, 2022 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Do you know what a faller and a bucker do? What a misery whip was? What a steam donkey was used for? The purpose of a spar tree? These are all logging terms which a person working in one of South Whidbey’s numerous logging camps would understand. While we...
by James Canby | Feb 10, 2022 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
The Ike and Kittie Bainter family left their mark on Langley, being remembered for their hospitality, music, and civic involvement in the early days of the city’s incorporation. Their 18-acre farm was a social center for community parties and potlucks. In his book,...
by James Canby | Nov 10, 2021 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
While researching another topic for our upcoming Fall newsletter, we came across this gem from the September 18, 1929 Tacoma Ledger newspaper about Bay View resident Paul Cunningham, then 83 years old. He represented Whidbey Island’s agricultural display at the...
by James Canby | Oct 22, 2021 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Do you remember The Big Blow of October 12, 1962? It was one of the worst windstorms in the Pacific Northwest in a long line of windstorms. (See Wikipedia article below.) If you have any recollections, we would love to have you share them here. Sunday’s storm...
by James Canby | Oct 3, 2021 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Scams are nothing new. Consider this cautionary tale from January 30, 1915 from the Island County Times… “Mike the blacksmith [who helped Anton “Blackie” Anderson run the blacksmith shop in Langley for some time] left for California January 1...
by James Canby | Oct 2, 2021 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Mutiny Bay School Principal and Teacher Charged With Disloyalty in 1918 Strong political feelings are nothing new to South Whidbey. In 1900 a Utopian Socialist Colony – the Free Land Association — was established in present day Freeland. The Brotherhood of the...
