by LACanby | Jun 23, 2017 | Blog, Events
Just a reminder about this Saturday night’s “Then & Now” presentation on the naming of Gedney/Hat Island at Langley United Methodist Hall at 7 p.m. The following Saturday, July 1, it’s a double-header with two presentations on local...
by Bill Haroldson | Jun 20, 2017 | Blog, Events, What's New Posts
A link to the slave ship Amistad, the murder of French Peter – a Hudson’s Bay fur trapper, a feud over firewood, rum-runners, a practice bombing run during WWII… who would have thought little Gedney/Hat Island just east of Langley held such intrigue?...
by LACanby | Jun 19, 2017 | Blog, Videos
With the closure of Langley Middle School June 16, it seems a fitting time to share this video explaining the origins of schools in Langley, the history of the Langley Middle and High School campus, and memories of students and staff. The first part traces the...
by LACanby | Jun 10, 2017 | Blog
Part II of the Fishing Resorts of South Whidbey follows up Part I (see earlier post) with some personal reminiscences of a few of the resort owners, the children of resort owners, and grown-up kids whose families rented cabins at the fishing resorts. (This is an...
by LACanby | Apr 25, 2017 | Blog, Events
7 p.m. Saturday, April 29 at Langley United Methodist Church in Langley, South Whidbey Historical Society President Bill Haroldson is presenting a talk about Whidbey Island’s namesake: Joseph Whidbey. It will include a special focus on his life after the...
by LACanby | Apr 1, 2017 | Blog
Do you remember when fishing resorts dotted the coastline of South Whidbey? Perhaps your family came over for a week in the summertime. Or perhaps a relative operated one of these family-run resorts. South Whidbey Historical Society President Bill Haroldson recounts...
