by James Canby | Mar 14, 2023 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
TALL TALES of CLAMS AND CURRENTS… BUT TRUE We thought this brief article from the May 24, 1889 Mason County Journal worth sharing… —————- When General Winfield Scott was on the Sound to quiet the San Juan disturbance in 1859...
by James Canby | Mar 14, 2023 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Kudos to journalist Kira Erickson of the Whidbey News Times, and photographer David Welton, for the cover story on today’s issue of the WNT about the will of island namesake Joseph Whidbey and how it made its way to the South Whidbey Historical Society. Click...
by James Canby | Mar 14, 2023 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
By the mid-1880s the area that would become Langley had pretty much been clear-cut for cords of firewood to power the steamer ferries, and the brush was transported to Seattle to help fill in the dock areas. Tree stumps dotted the streets, and roads were muddy most of...
by James Canby | Mar 14, 2023 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Do you know what catarrh is? Ague? How about Dropsy? Apoplexy? Consumption? Scrofula? While doing research on South Whidbey residents prior to 1920, we have sometimes come across such terms in their obituaries or on their death certificates. We thought we would share...
by James Canby | Mar 14, 2023 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Langley was quite the destination for the Everett Grocer’s and Butcher’s Picnic on Wednesday, July 22, 1914. According to the advertisement, ferries ran from the City Dock every few minutes, with adult fares 35 cents and children 25 cents both roundtrip....
by James Canby | Mar 14, 2023 | What's New Posts, What's New Posts
Murder on South Whidbey… The year was 1872 and there were few white settlers on South Whidbey. As loggers cleared the forests within easy reach of the bays and inlets, men began to stake claims, build cabins and start farming. One such man was Daniel Dale of...
