It’s time to bring history to life with the Orcas Island Historical Museum and Crow Valley School Museum. Exhibits open May 23 at the Museum in Eastsound and on May 24 at the Crow Valley School.

Orientation for docents at the Crow Valley School museum will be held at the historic school on Saturday, May 10, at 11 a.m. Historian Richard Schneider will lead training and Margot Shaw will schedule volunteers for shifts on Wednesdays and Saturdays throughout the season.

Museum greeters and other volunteers will begin training on May 14 at noon at the Historical Museum. Director Micki Ryan will lead tours of the revamped museum exhibits and the new museum store while Margot Shaw schedules volunteer shifts Tuesdays through Sundays. Contact Margot Shaw at 376-3441 or mshaworcas@yahoo.com for a training reservation.

Volunteers are also being sought for Orcas Voices for two-hour shifts one day a week that involves sitting in a rocking chair and talking to patrons regarding any subject about the old days on Orcas. Please call Micki Ryan at the museum at 376-4849.

The engraved brick walkway is now completed. “Stroll past the museum and look for your engraved brick in the recently completed new walkway,” says Micki Ryan. Brick sales will begin again on May 23.

The Opening Day Party will be held on Friday, May 23 from 2 to 6 p.m. Admission is free all day.