Fox Island Historical Society

Welcome to the Fox Island Museum!

There are more than 3000 artifacts on display in Dioramas, Showcases, and free standing exhibits.  Among them is a display describing the life of former Governor Dr. Dixy Lee Ray, a Mosquito Fleet display, Indian artifacts, rotating exhibits, a reference room, farm room, Book Nook, and Museum Store.

Museum Open on Saturdays & Sundays 1-4 PM

The museum is currently only accepting book donations on Saturdays during our open hours of 1-4 pm. Please do not leave books at the museum when someone is not there. Thanks

• The 2025 Fox Island Garage Sale

  It’s time for the 2025 Fox Island Garage Sale!

  9AM-3PM this Saturday, September 13th at the Fox Island Museum, 1017 9^th Avenue, and at Home Sites throughout Fox Island. Rain or Shine.

  

  Maps and Hot Dogs at the Museum

  We will be selling our delicious hot dogs at the Museum from 11am to 2pm. Be sure to come by and check out the Garage Sale items and get a quick bite to eat. Printed maps to the Garage Sale Home sites will be also available for purchase ($1.00 each) at the Museum at 9:00am on Saturday morning.

  The Online Map for All of the Garage Sale Sites are listed on the link below. Please be respectful and wait until 9:00am on garage sale day to arrive at the Muesum and the Home Sites.

  https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1Z5mTX70UkpOpJDc32fQy9nyF4ouVZmU

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• “Time Woven Tales – Copy”

  The Chapel and Museum are partnering on an interesting history series starting this fall that we are calling “Time Woven Tales”. We hope you will attend and enjoy these sessions. We plan to schedule more if we get good attendance and feedback from you! Please note the location of each lecture as it switches between the Chapel and Museum.

  

  Session 1
  Thursday, September 18
  6:30pm
  At the Chapel
  Convergence and Conflict:
  Expansion in the Pacific Northwest from the late 18th Century through the U.S. Civil War

  The Fox Island History lecture series starts with the early expansion in the Pacific Northwest, including Russian fur traders, American explorers, and the Hudson’s Bay Company, as well as the Natives who already lived there. By focusing on the mix of people who shaped the region, we will examine how they found ways to align their interests and what happened when they clashed over the use and future of the area. These local convergences and conflicts resonate with broader colonial stories that together help us see how local history is both informed by and shapes wider events.

  • Dr. Rebekah Mergenthal, professor of History at Pacific Lutheran University, will deliver this talk.
  • This event is at the Chapel and will begin with social time from 6:30 to 7:00pm.
  • Beverages will be available along with some snacks downstairs.
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/time-woven-tales-part-1-tickets-1596815822109

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  Session 2
  Saturday, October 11
  2:00pm
  At the Museum
  American Indian Treaties of the Pacific Northwest

  Presentation 2 in this co-sponsored lecture series will explore the historical inception of treaties between American Indian Tribes and the United States federal government while guiding the audience through the treaty-making process and how these documents have come to be interpreted in contemporary law and politics. A specific look at the historical development of treaties in the Pacific Northwest and their modern relevance will be considered.

  • Kyle Pittman, from the Native Pathways Program at Evergreen State College will deliver this talk.
  • This event will begin at 2:00pm at the Fox Island Historical Society Museum. Please plan to arrive and get seated by 1:45.
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/time-woven-tales-part-2-tickets-1596842531999

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