Fox Island Historical Society

Due to the ongoing construction at the Fox Island Fire Station all MAJOR EVENT PARKING will be on 9th Avenue and/or Kamus. One side of the street only. Please be considerate of our neighbors – do not park in front of driveways or mailboxes. The Ballot Box that was formerly at the Fire Station has been moved to the Nichols Center Parking Lot.

• BOGO Book Sale

  BOGO Book Sale
  Saturday, October 5, 2024 1-4 pm

  The Book Nook at the Fox Island History Museum will be holding a…

  Buy One Get One Free (BOGO) Sale on

  October 5th from 1 – 4

  Buy a book and get another book free, as long as the free
  book is the same or lesser cost as the first. Feel free to buy

  several books.

  The museum doors will open at 1 PM. To avoid crowding in the Book
  Nook, we are likely to ask some people to enjoy the museum displays
  for awhile until there is more space for book shopping.

  Hope to see you there!

  

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• It’s Always Uphill from the Dock. The Story of the Puget Sound Islands. By local author Ann B. Irish

  Join us for a book signing on Sunday, October 6th @ 2:00pm at the Museum

  

  Here is a look at the Puget Sound Islands throughout history. Featured are the people who have come to the islands: Native Americans, explorers, entrepreneurs, settlers and visitors. We learn of the Native peoples’ traditional ways of life and the changes that the new settlers brought. The islands saw small pioneer farms and, later, very successful strawberry fields. Industries emerged, from lumber mills large and small to boat construction and even ski design and production. National defense installations have also been on the islands, and wartime policies have had a strong impact on Bainbridge and Vashon. Yet the islands have also hosted many summer camps, resorts and the parks that islanders and visitors today enjoy.

  We learn about the boats that brought people to the islands before the age of motor vehicles. More recently, how have automobile ferries and bridges impacted the islands? Here, too, is the story of the bridges to the islands that have not been built. Finally, what are the challenges these islands may face in the future.

  Please note: There is a possibility that this event could be cancelled.

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