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
A Gift of Baskets
VMIHA has received a very special gift from islanders Terry Welch and Steve Shanaman. Thirteen baskets made by Native Americans from the Coast Salish area were recently donated, after two of them were borrowed for the museum’s 2014-15 exhibit, “Vashon’s Native People: Navigating Seas of Change.” Terry and Steve presented
109 Years Later…
A New Foundation Beneath Our Building Vashon Maury Island Heritage Association asked Ellisport Engineering to report on the 1907 stacked stone foundation under the museum building in October of 2014. Based on their recommendations the museum board decided to replace the foundation. Fundraising for the project included grant writing, participation