The Orcas Island Historical Museum has several summer exhibits at its location in Eastsound.
The 100th Year Anniversary of the Washington State Parks, featuring Moran State Park is on display in the museum foyer.
The “Every Picture Tells a Story: 1914-1941” exhibit features the photography of James T. Geoghegan, a local artist. These photographs are from the museum’s collection and will be on display now through July 25.
“Salish Bounty,” an exhibit on Coast Salish food, presented in collaboration with the Burke Museum, will be up July 20 to Sept. 20. Focusing on the revival of traditional Native foods, Salish Bounty is co-curated by the Orcas Island Historical Museum and deals with the theme of cultural transition in Eastsound, with focus on apparent changes in lifestyle when settlers began to populate the island. This includes the use of steel tools; changes in food preparation and preservation; fishing techniques, use of sewing machines and modes of entertainment.
