VICTORIAN FESTIVAL NEWS - Jefferson County Historical Society

J EFFERSON C OUNTY H ISTORICAL S OCIETY
N EWS & E VENTS
S PRING 2008
VICTORIAN FESTIVAL NEWS
On the weekend of May 2,3,4, the twelfth annual Port Townsend Victorian
Festival will fill the town with historic events and presentations, offering
great fun for all ages. For complete ticket, location and schedule information, see the Victorian Festival website at www.victorianfestival.org
or call 360-379-0668.
FEATURED EVENTS
VICTORIAN FASHION SHOW: Vintage and reproduction ladies’, gents’ and
children’s fashions will be modeled by modern “Victorians.” While attending this
unique show, be sure to see the fantastic pipe organ and etched pipes in the historic First Presbyterian Church. Saturday.
CANDLELIGHT DINNER AND TOUR OF HISTORIC HOMES: Guided
bus tour of historic homes including a dinner buffet in the elegant parlors and
dining rooms of three of the city’s elegant homes. Friday.
RE-ENACTMENT: TUCKER WEDDING & RECEPTION: Dressed in their
1867 finery, Port Townsend pioneers Horace and Jane will join hands in marriage
in the little white Gothic church that Horace built especially for this day. Tea and
cake will be served in the Parish Hall immediately following the ceremony. Friday.
THE GRAND BALL: The elegantly decorated Victorian Festival Grand Ball features a formal Grand March that begins the evening of live music, vintage dance and prizes for finest handmade costume. Costumes are not required, but are encouraged. Saturday.
GUIDED BUS TOUR OF PORT TOWNSEND AND FORT WORDEN: Ride on a comfortable coach for a scenic
tour of areas not covered in the popular uptown and downtown walking tours. Listen to entertaining commentary on the
history of Port Townsend, including stories about some of the famous and infamous people who built stunning homes
to advertise their success to the world. Friday.
MARITIME HISTORY & TOOLS OF THE TRADE: The Northwest School of Wooden Boatbuilding will provide
live demonstrations of old-time wooden boat-building techniques as practiced in the late 1800s, working with period
tools. Knot-tying demonstrations, sea shanties, and live narratives about life aboard ships will take place on traditional
vessels tied up to the dock. Saturday and Sunday.
POKER GAME & PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Stop by the lobby of the historic Palace Hotel and linger a while, enjoying the action of poker with special currency created for the event. Bring your camera and have your picture taken with
the costumed players, or try a hand of poker yourself. Friday and Saturday.
CONCERT: The Cornucopia Band re-creates the “town band” and provides a lively, nostalgic collection of wonderful
vintage tunes and sing-alongs. Come enjoy the music at The Water Street Brewing and Ale House. Saturday.
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ROTHSCHILD HOUSE OPENS
WITH “FROCKS & GOWNS”
With the Rothschild House Museum’s season
opening on May 1, a special temporary exhibit
from the JCHS textile collection also opens.
Featuring party dresses, this exhibit will provide
visitors with close looks at the fanciest of finery.
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
& STAFF
Trustees
Victoria Davis, President
Beverly Malagon, Vice President
Aldryth O'Hara, Treasurer
Catherine Garrison, Secretary
Steve Bailey
Vicki Davis
Ken Kelly
Steve Levin
Judith Livingston
Beverly Malagon
Barbara Marseille
Julie Marston
Lynne Sterling
Staff
William Tennent, Executive Director
Phyllis Snyder, Museum Assistant
Marsha Moratti, Archivist
Becky Schurmann,
Collections Mgr. & Exhibit Designer
Phyllis Snyder, Rothschild House Mgr.
William Roney, Visitor Center Mgr.
Diane Allen, Reception/Cashier
Norm Stevens, Reception/Cashier
Committee Chairs
Robin Ornelas, Education
Aldryth O’Hara, Finance
Steve Levin, Historic Preservation Awards
Bruce Freeland, Historic Properties Survey
Ann Welch, Oral History
Lynne Sterling, Walking Tours
Nancy McConaghy, Victorian Festival
Museum &
Museum Shop
Hours
Daily
11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Rothschild Family garments on
display in the kitchen of the
Rothschild House Museum.
The fragility of historic textiles limits the amount
of time they can be on display, so don’t miss this
rare opportunity. Last year’s exhibit of wedding
gowns was very popular, as was the quilt exhibit
that followed. Other previous textile shows
featured clothing once worn by Rothschild family
members and Victorian ladies’ underwear.
The Rothschild House State Park is managed by the
Jefferson County Historical Society and is open for
docent-led tours May through September, daily, 11:00
a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is situated in a lovely garden on the
bluff overlooking Port Townsend Bay at the corner of
Franklin and Taylor Streets. For group tour information
contact Phyllis Snyder, the Rothschild House Manager,
at 385-1003.
Up-close view of a historic gown in the Rothschild House parlor.
The portrait is of Port Townsend pioneer D.C.H. Rothschild.
UPCOMING FIRST FRIDAY LECTURES
June 6: Glynda Schaad will present a slide program about her new book
Women to Reckon with: Untamed Women of the Olympic Wilderness—stories of twelve adventurous 19th century women. A fifth generation native of the Olympic peninsula, Glynda has an English degree from
Seattle Pacific University and a Masters from University of Washington.
Her first book was High Divide: Minnie Peterson’s Olympic Mountain
Adventures.
August 1: Hal Burton, of Lilliwaup, will talk about his new novel Tubal
Cain which is an action packed, historical novel that takes place in 1906 at
the Tubal Cain mine in the Olympic Mountains. It has been described as
“a mystery, a love story, a chilling fight for survival.”
October 3: Chuck Russell will talk about “Fifty Years of Helicopter
Logging on the Olympic Peninsula.”
All lectures are in the historic council chamber in the Port Townsend City
Hall at 6:30 p.m. Admission is by donation.
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VICTORIAN FESTIVAL EVENTS CONTINUED
TEA HOUSE AT CHAPEL BAY: Enjoy a traditional “spot of tea” at Chapel Bay.
Originally the parish hall for the 1860s, this beautifully restored building is perched
on the bluff with panoramic views of the town and bay. It will be transformed into a
tearoom for the Festival Enjoy tea, coffee, and a wide variety of desserts while
taking a restful break from the many events. For your pleasure, local musical groups
will perform throughout both afternoons. Friday and Saturday.
WALKING TOURS OF DOWNTOWN: Your guide plays the role of a Port
Townsend resident of the early days, filling you in on the waterfront district’s rowdy
past. Talented guides set a leisurely pace while telling stories of the once bustling
seaport. Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
From the Rothschild House garden,
overlooking Port Townsend Bay.
Chapel Bay is on the right.
UPTOWN WALKING TOURS: Residents built fine houses, churches and social
clubs on the bluff above the seaport . Stroll with a respectable Uptown 19th Century
resident among the homes of early Port Townsend. Get a close-up look at the Victorian architecture lining the streets of
this National Historic District. Discover who lived behind the Victorian doors and the secrets they sought to keep.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
HISTORIC RE-ENACTMENTS: Saturday
Francis Pettygrove describes his arrival and early living conditions in Port Townsend, and how he and Loren B. Hastings, Alfred Plummer and Charles Bachelder founded the town in the mid 1800s.
Sarah Cheney Willoughby tells of her move from Massachusetts in 1862, lured by an $80 a month job teaching art
and music in Seattle. She moved to Port Townsend when there were not enough students at the territorial university to
hold classes. Here she met the captain of a Coastal Survey ship, marrying him in October 1865.
Judge James G. Swan left his family back east to join the California gold rush, but when riches passed him by he became a respected member of the early Port Townsend community after a career as oysterman, teacher, author, artist, customs inspector, justice of the peace, school superintendent, lawyer, judge, Hawaiian consul, and newspaper correspondent. He learned the language of the local natives and became a friend to them, collecting many artifacts for the Smithsonian museum.
Tea, True Womanhood, and Uppity Women reveals how innocent tea parties became a catalyst for women’s rights
and other radical notions. Hear tales of Washington women who explored a wider world for themselves and their sisters,
including the story of freed slave Clara Brown. Learn how a tea party began women's suffrage in Wyoming, the first state
or territory to allow women to vote.
The Life and Times of General George Pickett, the famous “leader of the charge.” Learn of his connection to Port
Townsend and San Juan Island. This captivating show covers Pickett’s life from his boyhood to his untimely death in the
1870s.
VICTORIAN LAWN GAMES: Fun for children and the young-at-heart. Play croquet,
carrom, lawn tennis, horseshoes, checkers and badminton on the lawn of the historic
Rothschild House. Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Saturday and Sunday.
ROTHSCHILD HOUSE MUSEUM: Built in 1868, the house is virtually unchanged from a
hundred years ago. The Spring exhibit features “Ball Gowns and Fancy Frocks.” Friday,
Saturday, Sunday.
JEFFERSON COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM: Exhibits in the landmark Port Townsend City Hall building depict stories of Native Americans, early settlers, sailors, Chinese
immigrants, logging and firefighting. A newly opened exhibit in the original Port Townsend
jail reveals all about early prostitution, drunkenness, shanghaiing, murder and other mayhem. Friday, Saturday, Sunday.
Rothschild House Museum.
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R ESEARCH C ENTER N EWS
SEARCH LOCAL HISTORY ONLINE
The Research Center recently added three new computer
workstations and welcomes new volunteers. It’s great fun
to be part of the team studying and sharing our local
history and there are wonderful collections still not
indexed. At least half of the photo collection still needs to
be scanned. These are amazing pictures covering the
entire history of Jefferson County from the mid 19th
century to the present time.
You can now search the JCHS collection from the comfort
of your own home to find artifacts, historic photographs,
archival records and reference materials. You can even add
your own comments to the data base. Visit the JCHS
website at www.jchsmuseum.org. Once you’ve identified
items of interest, you can visit the Research Center to view
original documents, identify reference materials or to order
reprints of historic photos.
Staff and volunteer research assistants are on hand five
days a week to help visitors. Admission to the Research
Center is $4.00 and free for JCHS and Jefferson County
Genealogical Society (JCGS) members. Anyone unable to
visit the Research Center in person can request copies of
documents. The first half hour of research is free, beyond
that a $20 per hour fee is charged. The hours are Tuesday
– Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. It is located at 13694
Airport Cutoff Road (Highway 19). For more information
call Marsha Moratti at 360-379-6673.
The data base continues to grow. To date, 29,000 records
have been indexed, about a third of the society’s collection.
Over the last few years, JCHS staff and volunteers have
painstakingly entered information about the items the
society has collected over more than five decades. Alex
Nygren of Atlanta, Georgia, volunteered his time and
expertise to create the online searchable data base that
interfaces with the historical society’s museum software
program.
FOUNDERS’
DAY
ANNUAL MEETING
IN PRAISE OF SMALL OLD HOUSES
AND A BIG OLD CLOCKTOWER
The annual JCHS Founders’ Day meeting on April 13 featured historic preservation and volunteer awards and special
guest James G. Swan, as portrayed by Steve Ricketts. The
awards program began in 1978 to recognize and encourage
the efforts of individuals and organizations preserving and
enhancing the historic fabric of Jefferson County. The
volunteer awards recognize the efforts of exceptional JCHS
volunteers.
The Mary Johnson Award, the highest historic preservation
award presented by the historical society, went to the Jefferson County Commissioners, project manager Gordon
Ramstrom and William Sperry for the restoration of the
Jefferson County Courthouse Clock Tower.
A Certificate of Achievement was awarded to Todd and
Kathleen Knoblock for the proper and meticulous restoration of the windows of the John Fuge House at 1609 Washington Street. Mr Knoblock related a “typically Port Townsend” story about how he came by the six-pound counter
weights he needed to restore his double hung windows.
He posted a sign in his yard. People all over town delivered
weights to his door, including one fellow on a Vespa.
Acknowledging the contributions of homeowners who
restore modest historic homes in Port Townsend,
Certificates of Achievement went to William Nemerever
for conservation of the houses at 613 and 621 Lincoln
Street; Penelope Grace for the conservation of the house
at 1214 Blaine Street; Robert Schwiesow and Anne
Hirondelle for the conservation of the house at 2255
Haines Street; Michel and Elisabeth Mention for the
sympathetic renovation of the house at 1123 Van Ness
Street; Helen and Larry Goldman for the sympathetic
renovation of the house at 1601 Lincoln Street.
The Volunteer of the Year Award went to Linda Maguire,
who served as JCHS President for three years and was
instrumental in raising funds for the Port Townsend City
Hall restoration. Bruce Freeland received a Volunteer of
the Year Award from the Research Center for his
excellent work on the Historic Properties Survey. Charlie
Paul was the Volunteer of the Year for the Victorian
Festival. He served as facilities chairman as well as
caterer. The Rothschild House presented two awards,
one to sixteen-year-old Heather Chohrach and one to
long-time volunteer, Irene Denton.
Steve Ricketts entertained and educated the audience with
his re-enactment of Port Townsend pioneer, James G.
Swan.
S PRING 2008
P AGE 5
THE BEST MALL OF ALL
For as long as I can remember, my brother has given
me a J.C. Penney gift certificate for Christmas. That
means I must sneak over to Silverdale or Sequim to take
advantage of his generosity. And I always get caught by
someone from Jefferson County doing their own shopping in our neighboring counties. This is most embarrassing for me because I am a big advocate of shopping
locally. While I understand that most of us, on occasion, travel outside of Jefferson County to shop, my
own motto is “If I can’t find it at Henery’s or Swain’s or
Don’s, I probably don’t really need it.”
Shopping locally is vital to maintaining the historic
character and small town flavor of Jefferson County.
Home town merchants, c1920.
Our merchants offer friendly and personalized service.
They’ll order items that might not be in stock and they
are delivered quickly. They carry merchandise that you can not find elsewhere, especially in big box stores. And our local businesses support local charities and institutions. At JCHS, we are thrilled with the support from our business community members. If you only patronized JCHS members, you could select a new home, arrange a mortgage, insure your
home, furnish it, remodel it, rent an apartment during the remodel, stock the fridge with groceries and local beer, upgrade the electrical system and/or install a cozy propane fireplace, equip a knockout kitchen, sell your home, celebrate
the sale with local wine, invest the proceeds, purchase antiques, have them appraised, insure them, rent an office and
equip it, hook up to the internet, publicize your business, have your taxes prepared, read the local news or that hard-tofind-out-of-print novel, arrange for the in-laws to stay at an elegant inn or B&B, enjoy a night on the town with dinner,
movie, art show and home-made ice cream for dessert, have your cavities filled, buy a kayak or hoist new sails on your
yacht, and eventually, when the time comes, you can even plan your final resting place. You can find a list of JCHS business members on our website. Please thank them when you see them. The best mall of all is the main street of your
hometown downtown.
Bill Tennent,
JCHS Executive Director
SUPPORT OUR BUSINESS MEMBERS
BENEFACTORS
Hastings Estate Co., Inc.
Gooding & O’Hara, PS
PATRONS
Pacific Office Equipment
Dentistry Northwest
William James Bookseller
Fairwinds Winery
David Chuljian, DDS PS
Old Consulate Inn
Rainshadow Properties
Rose Theatre
John L. Scott, Port Townsend
Port Townsend Sails
Henery Do-It Best Hardware
Heirlooms Appraisals
Kristin Manwaring Insurance
The James House Inn
Port Townsend Brewing Co., Inc.
Uptown Dental Clinic
Townsend Communications
Homer Smith Insurance Inc.
The Green Eyeshade
Nancy Stelow, Re/Max First, Inc
In Sight
Wilson Insurance
Port Townsend/Jefferson Co. Leader
Sunshine Propane
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R ENEWING M EMBERS
BENEFACTOR
Hastings Estate Co., Inc.
Gooding & O'Hara, PS
Port Townsend/Jeff. Co. Leader
Gary & Gay Eisenberger
Harry & Zoe Ann Dudley
Frank & Pat Garred
Port Townsend Paper Company
PATRON
Richard & Whitney Miller
Nancy & Dick Stelow
Old Consulate Inn
Anne & Dick Schneider
Linda Maguire
JoAnn Bussa
Edith W. Campbell
Steve & Gloria Ricketts
Joe & Nancy Vleck
Sunshine Propane
Port Townsend Brewing Co., Inc.
Berlan & Dorette Lemon
Heirlooms Appraisal
Port Townsend Sails
Ann Pougiales & Charles MacNab
Townsend Communications
Chelcie & Kathy Liu
Suzanne L. Hainsworth
Steven Levin
Rose Theatre
Rick & Carol Castellano
John & Astrid Considine
Richard Wojt & Carolyn Latteier
Elevated Ice Cream
Hanson Electric
Wm. James Bookseller
Inn at Port Hadlock
Paul & Andrea Zeusche
David Chuljian, DDS, PS
Phelps & Sharon Witter
Kristin Manwaring Insurance
Doris Hamby
Antique Company
John L. Scott Real Estate
Rick & Debbie Zajicek
Dentistry Northwest
Jim & Bonnie Buckley
Rosalind Russell
Donald & Sheila Burrell
Uptown Dental Clinic
Rainshadow Properties
Jane Souzon
The James House
Pacific Office Equipment
Homer Smith Insurance Inc.
Henery Do-It Best Hardware
Gene & Karen Farr
The Green Eyeshade
Port Townsend Arts Guild
Marston Family
Ann Jones & Stephen Ramsey
Carla Main & Brad West
Alan Hughes
Robert & Betty Petrie
James DeLeo
McIntyre Apartments
Ray & Jan Jeffery
Amy Hiatt
Richard J. Wagner
Wilson Insurance
FAMILY
Curt & Britt Danielson
Larry & Helen Goldman
Thomas Berg & Lesa Barnes
Anne H. Virtue & Pat Roach
Julie Owens & Larry Thomas
Max & Sherry Grover
Margot & Noel Peart
David & Ruth Whitney
Peter & Pat Simpson
Harry & Carol Thomas
Sandy & Ron Kosec
Craig Britton & Carleen Bruins
Jim & Noreen McCarron
Suzanne & Bill Hempstead
Sharon & Mark Dembro
David Dickinson & Family
David & Sally Gooding
Kurt & Mary Kippenhan
Barb Hager
Jeanne & Victor Dirksen
Hanna Russell & Bryan Shrader
Kelly Family
Ray Hunter
Dorothy & Glenn Ison
Julian & Maureen Witherell
Myron & Donna Larson
Louis E. Salsbury
David & Teresa Goldsmith
William & Sandra Cammarano
Helen & Kees Kolff
Melanie & Steve Bozak
Charles & Barbara Paul
Robert & Dolores Hansen
Alan & Elaine Goodwin
Marion Davis & Virginia Jennings
Doug & Kathy Such
Henry & Elsie Kimball
Mark Rensi
Thomas & Jean Camfield
Gary & Mary McDowell
Elaine R. Shore
Barbara & Roth Mason
Carl & Sue Sidle
Mary Grace Swift & Robert A. Steele
Robert Minty
Joan & George Thomsen
Ivert & Jeannette Mayhugh
Joel & Wendy Johanson
Lloyd & Roberta Frissell
Pat (Plummer) Fountain
Pat & Leo De Grijs
Bob & Joanne Bird
Mary Kell
Betsy Pendergast
Antony, Kristen & Javin Reid
Karen Gates Hildt
Pat & Frank Durbin
Michael & Judy Cavett
Diane & Clint Hurd
Catherine & Jim Garrison
Roger & Cameron McPherson
Monica Fletcher & Stephen Evans
Clinton & Sonja Schoenleber
Marsha & Brian Moratti
Dr. Adrian & Louise Dronkert
Robert & Sylvia Bowman
Bruce & Joanna Freeland
Chuck & Karen Russell
Kevin & Sue Ryan
Jack & Elizabeth Becker
Barbara & Bob Gray
Tom & Margo Wyckoff
Ellen Poitevin
Tod & Yvonne Wakefield
Don & Sarah Dubose
Marilyn & John H. Staples
Margo & Ron Garton
Annetta Butler
IN
2007
Earl & Betty Lou Burgett
Larry & Susan Delanty Jones
Bruce Cowan & Deborah Pedersen
Phil & Vera Williams
Robin & Jack Scherting
Maxine LaFleur
Nancy & Doug Van Allen
Steve & Carol Hurley
Jane Griffith & Robert L. Powers
Bonnie & Douglas McInnes
Lynn Weir
Dick and Donna Nockleby
Lauren & Lauretta N. Scrafford
Ginger & Errol Johnson
Carol Anne Modena & Dana Roberts
Vern & Ida Bailey
Sharon & Clifton Ross
Connie Ross & David Sullivan
Lawrence & Elizabeth Stevens
Bruce & Marge Samuelson
Phil & Kathy Keys
Lewis & Helen Egnew
Jane & Charles Kopriva
Victoria Davis & James Christenson
Bill & Wendy Webber
Ellen Larkin & Dan Packard
Winfield & Betty Tweedie
Mr. & Mrs. T.C. Jordan, Jr.
Pattie Miles Van Beuzekom
& Erik Van Beuzekom
Robin & Gabriel Ornelas
Don Tennent & Nancy Kirkwood
F.E. "Mac" & Karen E. McMullen
Randy & Clayton Sturgis, Sandy Arnold
Carol & John Maki
Keith & Adine Kretschmer
Martine Gibbons
Kathy & Richard Hill
INDIVIDUALS
Sylvia K. Thomas
Steve Andes
Marge Abraham
Linnea Patrick
Mrs. M. Betty Johnson
Doris Unruh
Karen Polinsky
Carol A. Baker
Irene Manning
Lisa Olson
Steve Bailey
Norman Stevens
Tom Scharf
Steve Murphy
Gwen Lovett
Dee Stewart
Dixie Romadka
Katrina Spear
Pat Monroe
Mabel L. Campbell
Mari Mullen
James R. Tarrant
Amy Brandon
Ann Welch
Cammy Brown
Janet Mortenson
Linda Scott
Kathleen Young
Nancy McDaniel
Kathleen A. Ohlson
Hermine Baker
John Barr
Bud Kannenberg
Pamela Wilson
Laura Reutter
Gene Kacson
Jean Gilliland
Harold Moe
Susan McMahon
Karen Michaels Niemi
Libby Walgamott
Larry McKeehan
Leona Brown
David Langum
Carla Michaels
Marion Bartl
Larry Jones
Katherine Baril
Mitch Poling
E. A. Scarborough
SENIOR & YOUTH
Beth Mackey
John P. Watts
Gusta Aldrich Lester
Diane Allen
Maxine Wilson
Judith R. Sapel
Naomi Mitchell
Barbara M. Sepersky
Caroleena Einarsen
Diana Daniel
Flip Wingrove
Marcia Jones Hartshorn
Lucinda Eubank
Richard Alexander
Barbara Cook
Nancy Steinberg
Jean C. Redcap
H. Walter Smith
Lynne Sterling
Grace Curry
George Wakefield
Diana Klock
Sharon Black
Patricia Hannan
Robert Engel
Vivian Chapin
Hilda Cahn
Inger Norby Mullaney
Julia N. Eulenberg
Viviann Kuehl
Ella Sandvig
Richard Elam
Louise Glynn
Ann P. Bambrick
Barbara Murphy
Valerie Thurston
Robert E. Lee
Jean Kaldahl
Hyatt S. Barnes
Sally Robbins
Bill Conklin
Mona Stefflre
Dorothy Hermanson
James B. Holt
Dr. Nicki M. Skotdal
Peg Furey
Walter Kuhn Jr.
Marilyn & John Pedersen
June Robinson
Alfred B. Babcock
Pat Yearian
Calmar A. McCune
Karen Riel
Taylor Prejean
Ted Baker
Judy Drechsler
Peggy Reep
Dell M. Abelein
S PRING 2008
P AGE 7
N EW M EMBERS 2007
BENEFACTOR
Coila Sheard, McCurdy Building
PATRON
Juliette Sterner, Marty Gay:
In Sight
Chris & Dawn Sudlow:
Water Street Corp.
Steve & Jean Reed
FAMILY
Rick Dennison & Lyn Anjo
Ann & Ron McCullough
Steven R. & Kristine K. Burns
Carl Nomura & Lois Twelves
Kathleen & Adrienne Rowe
Jim & Judy Tough
Beverly Kent
Wendy McNerthney
Nathan H. Bryant
Sally & Dedrick Dalgarno
Robyn Johnson & Peter Newland
Dale & Debbie Wills
Charles & Sally Butler
Linda & Charlie Rausch
Scotty & Donald Thompson
Dennis Daneau & Debbi Steele
Stan & Dixielee Sayles
Becky Schurmann & Paul Wrench
Heidi & David Eisenhour
Kelly & Gwendolyn Banchero
Mike Cornforth & Linda Martin
Jim & Jjill Weatherford
Ron & Pam Dionne
Charles, Amy & Caleb Arthur
Nicole & Steve Frenzl
INDIVIDUAL
Dena Williamson
Horace H. Foxall, Jr.
Joe Breskin
Kendra J. Golden
Gordon C. Webb
Patricia Iolavera
Meribeth Meixner Reed
Kathy Pool
Annika Wallendahl
Amber Wilford
Phyllis Snyder
Karen A. Nelson
Kate Wells
Paul Englesberg
SENIOR/YOUTH
John Overman
Robere LeHuquet
Joe L. Davis
David Harrah
Gee Heckscher
Elaine Jacobsen
Dickey Powell
Deanna Pumplin
Anne Metcalfe
LeRoy G. Hornbeck
Kathy Coldiron
Margie Bailey Rose
Jewel C. Atwell
Rose Horvath
Cal Lovegren
Elizabeth Mosley
Elizabeth M. O'Brien
Liliane R. Rains
James Mitchell
Joan Gunderson
Mel Mefford
Lucille Reinen
Kylie Garling
FASHION SHOW FUNDS SCHOLARSHIPS
A Victorian themed fashion show will once again support the JCHS
scholarship program. On Saturday, May 3, two shows at 1:00 p.m.
and 3:00 p.m. will feature beautiful Victorian costumes and exquisite
vintage period attire from private collections modeled by ladies,
gentlemen and students at the First Presbyterian Church, 1111
Franklin Street. A few particulars on Victorian etiquette and customs
in early Port Townsend will be included. Donations will be gratefully
accepted at the door, with all proceeds benefiting the scholarship
program.
First Presbyterian Church, 1111 Franklin
Street provides a gracious, historic setting for
the Victorian Fashion Show.
Jefferson County graduates are encouraged to apply for the JCHS
scholarship. Continuing education goals should include the study of
history, historic preservation or a history-related field. More
information and guidelines can be obtained at all Jefferson County
high schools, the Jefferson County Historical Society or by contacting the scholarship coordinator, JoAnn Bussa, 796-4410. Deadline
for applications is May 26, 2008.
NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION
U.S. POSTAGE PAID
PERMIT #114
PORT TOWNSEND, WA 98368
J EFFERSON C OUNTY
H ISTORICAL S OCIETY
540 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
www.jchsmuseum.org
THE WILD WEST REALLY WAS
Prostitution, drunkenness, shanghaiing, murder and other mayhem were
common in the early days of “Bloody Townsend.” The Port Townsend
jail in the JCHS Museum’s basement provided accommodation to many
rowdies. A new exhibit there features stories, photographs, documents
and artifacts from those wild days.
The Museum is open daily, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Historic Port Townsend City Jail.