by LACanby | Feb 4, 2018 | Blog, Notable People, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Another article from our recent newsletter: WARREN FARMER: Bush Point’s Native Son Honored as a Tribal Elder Charles “Warren” Farmer was honored as a tribal elder by the S’Kallam tribe at the Seven Cedars Resort outside of Sequim last March. Farmer’s family roots go...
by LACanby | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog, Featured People, Notable People, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
A Bridge Between Two Worlds: Chief William Shelton His Story Poles and Enduring Legacy Few Whidbey Islanders know of William Shelton. He was the last hereditary chief of the Snohomish Tribe and was born at Brown’s Point (now Sandy Point) on Whidbey Island in 1868. The...
by LACanby | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog, Notable People, 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...
by LACanby | Dec 1, 2017 | Blog, Notable People, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
In 1904 Anton Myre Anderson and his wife Josephine (Olson) arrived in Langley. Anton, a Norwegian immigrant, and Josephine, who came to the U.S. as an indentured servant from Sweden, had originally settled in Texas. Tragedy had struck the young couple as all three of...
by LACanby | Nov 11, 2017 | Blog, Notable People
Arnold L. Bjorklund was born in a house near Deer Lake in 1918 and was later baptized at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Clinton. Although he only lived in Clinton, WA until the age of 4 or 5, South Whidbey can be proud to claim this WWII Medal of Honor recipient...
by Bill Haroldson | Jan 26, 2016 | Notable People, Uncategorized
Ester (Anderson) Moe came to Whidbey Island in 1906 as the one-year-old daughter of Bertine and Anders “Graveyard” Anderson, well known Langley pioneers. Bertine had emigrated from Norway, and Anders from Sweden.Her parents were living in Great Falls, Montana where...
