Join us Wednesday afternoons (2-3 PM) on the porch of the Island County Museum as we learn tales of the past, and look together into the future. See you there!

June

  • Coast Salish Storytelling

    June 3, 2026

    Pamela SeaMonster

  • The Sea Otter Trade in the 1700s

    June 10, 2026

    Dick Eigenraam

  • The Age of Sail and Commerce in Puget Sound

    June 17, 2026

    Bill Young

  • Early Habitation of the Northern Puget Sound

    June 24, 2026

    Richard Hanks, PhD

July

  • Early 4th of July Celebrations in Puget Sound

    July 1, 2025

    Lee James

  • "The Golden Age of Piracy" in the 1700's and a Sailors Life at Sea

    July 8, 2025

    Tug Buse

  • Native Stories

    July 15, 2026

    Lou LaBombard

  • Capt Robertson's Elusive Land Claim?

    July 22, 2026

    Kellen Diamanti

  • Dick Fallis - Historian, Journalist, and Bread Maker

    July 29, 2026

    Michael Boss

August

  • Revolution-Era Music & History

    Aug 5, 2026

    Don Scoby (Bagpiper)

  • Tribal and Settler Intermarriages

    August 12, 2026

    Candace Wellman

  • Haller House and Who Lived There

    August 19, 2026

    Lynn Hyde

  • Coast Salish Storytelling

    August 26, 2026

    Pamela SeaMonster

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