by James Canby | Jun 21, 2021 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Can you identify these locals who participated in the Island County Fairs of the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s and 1980s? Answers tomorrow, but let’s see who you can identify. … And the answers are: Gary Gabelein and horse ‘Centaur’s Lucky Boy’ in...
by James Canby | Jun 14, 2021 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
From contortionists to knife-throwers to jugglers, bobby-sox accordionists to chimpanzees to ballerinas, the Island County Fairs in the 1950s had a variety of entertaining acts. ...
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 | Jun 10, 2021 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Throwback Thursday comes from the 1960 Island County Fair. This was a Baby Island Heights entry in the Kiddie Parade. Mayor: Glenn Metcalf, Official Booster: Barbara Long, Sheriff: Candace Christenson, Country Cousin: Rae Jean Malary; Water Commissioner: David Long,...
by James Canby | May 1, 2021 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Familiar with the name of a passenger boat named “Weary Willie?” Neither were we, but then, while doing research for an article in our upcoming Historical Society newsletter, we came across this 1939 article by Present “P.H.” Cookson. He owned...
by James Canby | Feb 21, 2021 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
We love it when people donate their local collections to the South Whidbey Historical Society. A few weeks ago Drew Kampion (founder of the famous Drewslist) donated his complete collection of ‘South Whidbey Loon’ issues to the Society. The Loon was a...
