Okanogan County Historical Society

Next Trustee Meetings

Dates for 2010 Trustee meetings:

January 16, April 17, July 17, and October 16

All meetings are on Saturday and begin at 10:00 am.  The October meeting is also a full membership meeting and includes a potluck dinner.

Note that the July meeting will be at the Museum in the town of Molson --- it's a potluck!

Field trips for members and guests are planned for the months ahead; call or email for more information

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 POWEROINT PRESENTATION

"STEAMBOATS ON THE OKANOGAN"

Seen on June 6th at the Okanogan PUD auditorium --- about 70 attendees

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Just Retired? Bored?

Participate --- we'd love your help

If you share an interest in Okanogan County history and would like to participate in preserving and sharing that history, there are many ways, big and small, that you can help.  Here are just a few:

Catalog and file historic documents: This is an indoor mostly sit-down job that is soothing to the soul.  Primary requirement is interest and enthusiasm.  Banker's hours.  Could involve data entry in our computer database.

Scan and catalog historic photos: Use our state-of-the-art scanner to digitize old photos and then add the information to our database.  You never know what you will see in these photographs.

Help man/woman the research facility: Volunteer some time during the week to help our many clients in their pursuit of facts and information on the county's history and on the intrepid pioneer settlers who carved out that history.  If enough of you want this quiet and rewarding job we might even be able to extend the hours that we are open!

Call, write, send a pigeon or email to the address below for more elucidating info.

Looking For A Unique Gift?!

Got a history buff in the family?  Or parents who already have everything they need but love to talk about the "good ol' days?"

• Get them a one-year membership in the Okanogan County Historical Society for just $30, and along with all the other benefits, they will receive four issues of our "Heritage" Magazine, loaded with fascinating pictures and stories of Okanogan County's past.  

•  We have a GREAT selection of books and other publications relating to Okanogan County History that you can purchase, with prices starting at just $5.  A great gift for the died-in-the-wool Okanoganite! 

• Want to integrate some history into your home?  Nothing gives you a greater connection to the past than a display of historic photos on your wall.  The Society has a remarkable collection of historic photographs, including the Ladd and Matsura collections.  Come browse through our collections and find that historic photo that makes an instant connection with your soul.  We can make a photographic print for you to frame and hang on your wall.  Who knows-- you might even find a photograph of one of your ancestors! 

For more details, go to our Services and Publications page.

 

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Anyone have this book? A donation to our reference library would be appreciated.

"The Lifeline of the Oregon Country: The Fraser-Columbia Brigade System, 1811-1847" by James R. Gibson, Vancouver, 1997