by James Canby | Jun 11, 2021 | Uncategorized, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Fair Friday… Swante Kyllonen was born in 1893 on South Whidbey, the eldest child of 17 born to a Finnish immigrant couple, Herman and Finna Kyllonen. They settled on a 160-acre farm on Kyllonen Hill at what is now the Chinook Lands and Whidbey Institute....
by LACanby | Dec 13, 2020 | Notable People, Uncategorized
Thomas John Johns arrived as a 19-year-old on South Whidbey in 1859, shortly after Ed Oliver, but a little before William Johnson.He was born New Year’s Eve 1840 in Plymouth, England, the son of a British sea captain. Young ‘Tommy’ as he was called, became a ship’s...
by Laura Canby | Nov 11, 2020 | Blog, Uncategorized, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
This photo of the Mukilteo-Clinton ferry was likely taken in the late 1920’s or early 1930’s. Note the ferry dock first. Today if you walk off the ferry dock at low tide, you will see the remains of pilings of that dock on the north side of the current dock. The...
by LACanby | Mar 19, 2019 | Blog, Uncategorized, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Ever wonder what the youth of yesteryear played with before smartphones… well, quite a few decades before smartphones? Stop by the South Whidbey Historical Museum this weekend and check out a new exhibit which docents Joan Handy and Betty Discher put together:...
by LACanby | Sep 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
Enjoy learning about South Whidbey history? Looking for ways to serve your community? You are invited to attend our Docent Meet-And-Greet on Sunday, October 1 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the South Whidbey Historical Museum in Langley at 312 Second Street. Enjoy a cup of...
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...
