by James Canby | Mar 28, 2022 | SW People & Families, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
One of Clinton’s early European immigrant settlers was Andrew Olsen, who was born in Stavanger, Norway in 1854.He lived on a farm, and as a child helped with the chores while learning the carpenter trade until he was 14 years old. Then he went to sea. During the...
by James Canby | Mar 18, 2022 | SW People & Families
Skyrockets were exploding all over the place during the wedding of Howard Hellman and Lillian Bodin. The bridegroom had spent his last five dollars on the marriage license. Their wedding presents included a cow, a turkey gobbler, and six turkey hens. Their first home...
by James Canby | Mar 18, 2022 | SW People & Families
It is not stretching facts too much to say that one of the reasons Maxwelton was founded was because Peter Mackie’s cow was determined to go to the University of Washington in the summer of 1905. “Bossy” wasn’t interested in education, but was...
by James Canby | Mar 14, 2022 | SW People & Families
The emigration of the three brothers, Hugh, Roderick and Murdock McLeod to an island paradise proved too much for the oldest brother of the clan, Angus. He resigned his position as sheriff of Banner County, Nebraska and head-ed for Langley with is wife, Minnie and...
by James Canby | Mar 2, 2022 | SW People & Families
Another name associated with the early development of Langley is George Beane. In 1907, as a young man of 28 years, he was persuaded by Jacob Anthes to come to Langley and start a vegetable cannery which he ran for several years. He was a member of Langley’s second...
by James Canby | Mar 2, 2022 | SW People & Families
For several years during the early 1900s the name of Fred Funk was synonymous with the Langley Mercantile business. He had been manager of a Marysville Cooperative store before coming to Langley around 1910 and purchasing the Langley business. He is credited with...
