by LACanby | Feb 4, 2018 | Blog, Notable People, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Found this fascinating article in our archives about Omer Porter, which was written by John Watkins and which appeared in the South Whidbey Record on October 7, 1980. It gives a glimpse into what life was like on South Whidbey around the turn of the last century....
by LACanby | Feb 4, 2018 | Blog, 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 | Feb 4, 2018 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Board members of the South Whidbey Historical Society meet monthly to plan ways to share South Whidbey’s rich heritage and maintain the stewardship of our local museum. Volunteer Board members at the January meeting included: (counterclockwise from left): Tom...
by LACanby | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog, Notable People, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
South Whidbey Record ran a front-page article on the story pole at the Fairgrounds that was carved by the last hereditary chief of the Snohomish Tribe, William Shelton, who was born on South Whidbey and spent his childhood here. William Shelton was featured on the...
by LACanby | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Two poems about Whidbey Island by Paul Cunningham (1846 – 1930). Frontiersman, early South Whidbey settler, and poet Paul Cunningham was profiled in both a previous FB post and in our latest newsletter. Thanks to his great-great-grandson, Roy Hagglund, for...
by LACanby | Dec 29, 2017 | Blog, What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Kudos to Whidbey TV Productions on their new series, “Stories from Our Past” about local history.
