Buttons! Buttons! Buttons!
by Laurie Tucker, Collections Committee A large and interesting collection of buttons was donated to the museum, thanks to Jane Schuelein, a volunteer with the Fox Island Historical Society and Museum. Jane bought a box of buttons years ago, and was told that they had belonged to a woman on
Descriptions of Early Town
Compiled by Brian Brenno . The Gorsuch store was on the corner opposite to Master’s blacksmith shop; Livesley’s and Gorsuch homes in cherry, apple and pear orchards; along with a small telephone office, run by the McGuire’s; composed the town of Vashon. Sarah Eernisse sold a 210 foot lot to
Portage Store
By Bruce Haulman and Terry Donnelly Portage has long been an important and interesting part of Vashon-Maury Island, providing the link between the two (or is it one) islands. The S’Homamish First People used Portage as a major gathering and hunting place, and shared hunting rights at the site with