BIHM Museum News
Dedicated to Preserving the Colorful History of Bainbridge Island
September 2015
The History of Bainbridge Island Historical Museum
This is a continuation of the article begun in the May newsletter.
The story of the building concluded in that article. The story of the
Society covered the beginning until the end of 1986. This article
begins with the annual meeting in February of 1987 and continues
through 2014. By necessity, it only hits highlights and is in no way
complete.
The meeting in February of 1987 was described in minutes as a
huge crowd of members and guests. Elnora Parfitt continued as
curator and Jerry Elfendahl was elected president. The museum
acquired a bell tower and the building was repainted and insulated
with assistance from the Park Board. In October, a 100-year
celebration at Kane Cemetery and a Seabold historic walk was
attended by 150 people. The board pursued the placing of historic
signs on buildings and Territorial Road signs were purchased. The
museum contributed $500 toward the Japanese Heritage Project. The
museum hosted 1,100 visitors and the Society had 130 members.
The Society received non-profit 501(c)(3) status from the IRS in
1988. Membership grew to 232 members. More than forty signs
were produced for historic buildings and the Society proposed the
restoration of the high school stadium. This effort continued in
1989, but the School Board chose not to participate and the stadium
was demolished. The museum photo committee worked with Fredi
Perry to select photos for her book on Port Madison and worked on a
photo mural for the Gateway Building. Significant donations were
 by Hank Helm
received in 1990 and the mastodon molar and the Japanese Buddhist
Temple organ were both restored.
At the beginning of 1991, the by-laws were amended so that the
position of curator would be held by a non-board member and would
be reimbursed at a maintenance level. Sets Omoto was elected
president and Jerry Elfendahl left the board to become curator. Fort
Ward and the Bucklin Farm were added to the state list of historic
places. The size of the board increased to nine members and a salary
for the curator for 1992 was recommended.
The first ‘Museum Assessment Program’ was completed in 1991.
The assessment made a number of recommendations, including: clear
separation of staff and board roles; development of job descriptions
for staff; budgeting of salary for curator; development of an expanded
volunteer force; development of additional financial resources; long
range planning, in which facility needs are a priority; establishment of
title to all collections, development of a system for retaining
information about donated items; development of a catalog system;
development of an outline of Bainbridge Island history; and the
acquisition of appropriate storage space.
Patty Johns was elected president in 1993. There were 131
members of the society. The annual meeting was held in July of 1993
and the Tony Angell sculpture, Brooding Loon, was dedicated. In
spite of repeated application, the Historical Society still received no
public funding to support the museum or other Society activities.
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September 2015
Islanders Continue to Share Experiences to Educate Future Historians
For the sixth year in a row, it was a pleasure to welcome 8th grade students from The Options School at Seward for
our “A Day on Bainbridge.” This program provides an opportunity for cross-cultural understanding while teaching the
history of WWII. Upon their arrival, students are “issued” name tags, and visit historic sites all over the Island. On
their name tag is an Islander, and throughout the day they learn Island history and listen to stories from volunteers
affected by the exclusion. This annual visit is in partnership with the Only What We Can Carry project at EduCulture,
and the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community.
TOPS Students at Suyematsu Farm Madrona School Loves Local History
Another well-prepared group of 4th graders from
Madrona School in Winslow had already visited the
Suquamish Museum before making two visits to BIHM.
Four of our talented teacher docents helped them with
local history research on June 1st. Two days later they
returned for a special trip to see the
petroglyph
with our curator Rick Chandler. He made the arrangements with the generous property owner above the site,
Paul Moldon, who provided cookies for all, a very kind
and tasty tradition he started. Madrona School 4th graders in the BIHM library 3
September 2015
Message From The President
Karen Beierle
Wow! Walk through the door of the museum between 10 and 4 on almost any day and it is a buzz of
activity! You may encounter a 4th grade class working on “then and now” posters, a researcher buried in
the archives hunting for material for a book, a group of exchange students from the U of W exploring
northwest history, interns organizing our many files, a family going through biography files searching for
records about their great grandfather, a meeting of Yama archeologists or a group of teacher docents
planning for 60 students who are studying the Japanese Exclusion during WW11. And, of course,
numerous visitors learning about our rich history from docents at the front desk.
The museum is packed with artifacts, photos, biographies and programs! As many of you know our space
can barely serve all of our endeavors but the museum staff valiantly coordinates all of these activities.
Two upcoming fundraising events will help support our history preservation and outreach and we hope you will participate. Be
sure to buy “Save Our History” raffle tickets now on sale from staff and volunteers
around the Island. YOU may be the lucky winner of $5000!
Bainbridge Island
On November 17, “An Evening With Teddy Roosevelt” will be performed by
nationally known humanities scholar, Clay Jenkinson. Last year Mr. Jenkinson’s
portrayal of Thomas Jefferson was enthusiastically received by a sold-out audience.
Your support of your museum keeps the place jumping! Thank you!
Join Our Docent Team!
Historical Museum
215 Ericksen Avenue NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
Contact Information
Phone: 206-842-2773
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.bainbridgehistory.org
The Mission of the Bainbridge Island
Historical Museum is to collect, preserve
and foster knowledge of Bainbridge
Island history.
BIHM is a nonprofit 501(c)3 corporation
with directors elected from public
membership. Your donations to BIHM are
tax-deductible.
Board of Directors
President
Karen Beierle
Vice-President
Everett DuBois
Secretary
Bernie Baker
Treasurer
Carolyn Hart
Directors:
Charlie Averill
Bill Covert
Anita Evans
Tom Lamping
Tom Thatcher
Karen Wilson
Hank Helm Executive Director
[email protected]
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 Share Island history with visitors from all over the world
 Make new friends and become part of the BIHM ‘family’
 Learn obscure and amazing Island trivia!
 No prior museum experience is required
 Flexible scheduling
For More Information, contact Tim Bird, Volunteer Coordinator
E:mail: [email protected]
Phone: 206-842-2773 or online
Volunteer Application Form: www.bainbridgehistory.org
Rick Chandler Curator & Facilities
[email protected]
Katy Curtis Education and Outreach
[email protected]
Dan Groff Administration
[email protected]
Tim Bird Volunteer Coordinator
[email protected]
Arlene Donahue Membership
Coordinator
© BIHM 2015
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September 2015
Message from the Curator
By Rick Chandler
GEORGE MUNRO’S SHOTGUN and RACCOON TRAP. Excerpted from Ron Munro’s email of December 2014
Hello Rick, I am writing you this note on behalf of my brother Dave
Munro, my brother Ralph Munro, and myself.
BACKGROUND We were all three raised on the west shore of
Bainbridge, and graduated from Bainbridge High School. Our grandparents
Alexander McKenzie Munro and Janet Montgomery Munro settled on
Bainbridge in about 1890, and there they raised 10 children. One of those 10
children, George Munro, was our father. He was born in 1900, basically spent
his entire life on Bainbridge Island, and died in Winslow at the ripe old age of
99.
In about 1930 George shot three raccoons during an evening hunt. It was a
cold, winter evening, with a bit of snow on the ground, and as the dead
raccoons started to stiffen up he propped them up into a standing position. In
the morning they were stiff enough to stand on their own. He then coaxed his
mother into holding one of the raccoon in one hand, and bracing the shotgun up
against the other hand. Someone then took a snapshot, and that snapshot has
circulated around in our family ever since.
OF THE SHOTGUN The shotgun is a single barrel 12 gauge shotgun
that stood in the corner of the entry hall in our house for as long as any of us
can remember. There were other shotguns, a deer rifle and a couple of 22 rifles
standing there as well, but this particular shotgun stood out due to its extra-long
barrel. We always referred to it as the “Long Tom” shotgun. I do not recall ever
seeing my father use the gun for any purpose, but I do recall that he told me he
purchased the gun second-hand.
The only identifying marks on the shotgun are the words NEW ENGLAND GUN COMPANY stamped on the side of the
gun, and the words GENUINE ARMORY STEEL CHOKE BORED stamped on the top of the barrel. The gun breaks down into
three pieces, and the number 10564 is stamped on all three pieces. We assume this is a serial number for this particular gun.
The New England Gun Company was a trade name made up by Sears, Roebuck & Co. to sell a variety of guns that had been
manufactured exclusively for Sears in the late 1890s and early 1900s. In 1904 Sears bought out full interest in the company and
moved the machinists and machinery to Meriden, Connecticut. From that point on the shotguns produced for Sears were labeled
under the name of the Meriden Firearms Company, and the name Meriden was stamped on all the guns manufactured.
The 1908 Sears, Roebuck & Co. Catalog shows the exact shotgun that our Father owned. The ad is for Special 36 inch and
40 inch Long Barrel Single Guns in both 12 and 16 gauge. The ad goes on to say that Sears has been selling this long barrel
version for several years. In 1908 the gun sold for $5.70, and you could purchase the gun on a free trial basis.
So based on this information we think the shotgun we are conveying to you was manufactured some time between 1899 and
1903 by Andrew Fyrberg and Sons, because after 1903 the Sears guns were re-labeled as Meriden guns, with the name Meriden
stamped on the gun. We assume that since the gun has a serial number that exceeds 10,000 it was probably manufactured closer
to 1903 than 1899.
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Message from the Curator
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THE RACCOON TRAP We are calling the leg-hold trap
that we are conveying to you a raccoon trap, but it is of a size that
could also be used to trap other animals of similar size, and
maybe even a coyote or bobcat.
In 1947 I was 12 years old and I was very interested in
wildlife and all outdoor activities related to wildlife. I ask our
father what he knew about trapping and he offered to teach me
how to trap a raccoon. He retrieved three or four old traps that
were out in the woodshed, and I noted that one particular trap had
a hole in the pan. When I asked him about the hole he told me
that one of the neighbor kids had shot it with his 22 rifle. He said
he thought he knew who did it, but never had enough evidence to
prove it. He then went on to remind me that it was not only
unethical, but it was also illegal to tamper with another person’s
trap. So the trap with the hole in the pan left me with a lasting
impression.
So now fast forward to 1974. I was living in Renton and still
doing a little trapping with my youngest son Bob. On Christmas Eve our family went to Ralph’s house in Olympia. During the
gift exchange Ralph gave Bob a book called The Trap Collector Guide. The book listed numerous traps of different makes,
models and sizes, and Bob and I couldn’t wait to get home that evening and see how many rare traps we had. Well it turned out
we didn’t have any rare traps, but for the first time we started paying attention to the numerous variations in models and sizes.
and in no time at all I was totally hooked on trap collecting!
Based on the trap collecting books that I have I believe the trap is a No. 2 ½ Oneida
Community Ltd trap that was made
sometime between 1904 and 1908. It is a double under spring jump trap that was made in several sizes. The No. 0, 1 & 2 size
traps had a square pan, and starting with the No. 2 ½ size the pan was rectangular. I suspect that the trap was manufactured in
the Oneida Community’s branch plant at Niagara Falls, Canada.
As a footnote I might tell you that trap collecting became very popular throughout North America, and in 1982 two fellows
from southwest Washington started the North American Trap Collectors Assoc. [NATCA]. We started with about a dozen guys
from Washington, Oregon, Idaho and British Columbia getting together at a swap meet in Kalama, Washington, and since then
the NATCA has expanded to about 1,200 active members on a worldwide basis.
So that’s about it Rick. We
have told you everything we
know about our father’s old
shotgun and raccoon trap, and
we are honored to present them
to the Bainbridge Island
Historical Museum. We think
our father would be pleased to
know that is where these items
ended up.
As an “after-note” Ron
included in his messages to the
Museum 3 issues of the North
American Trap Collectors
Association magazine.
Lo and behold, Ron’s color
illustrations grace the front and
back covers of each issue!
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September 2015
History of Bainbridge Island Historical Museum
1995 saw the addition of many records from
the Wyckoff creosote plant as well as a
portion of a retort. This was also the year a
mobile office was donated and moved to
Strawberry Hill park and located adjacent to
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Visitation to the museum totaled 1734.
2001 was the year the Society decided to
publish a pictorial history book of the Island
as a fund-raiser. Author Jack Swanson was
contracted to write
the book—Picture
Bainbridge—and to
handle outside
distribution. 5,000
copies were ordered
and received in
February of 2003.
By July of that year,
over 2000 copies
had been sold.
The city provided $35,000 in matching funds
for core staff salaries for the museum.
Membership increased to 461. Museum
attendance for the nine months the museum
was open totaled 1,480. Erica Varga was
hired as executive director.
Through the efforts of the museum, the city
passed a Historic Preservation Ordinance in
early 2004. The city established a seven
person Historic Preservation Commission that
works to promote historic preservation of
properties, oversee applications to add
properties to the state registry, and assist
property owners in gaining incentives to
preserve their properties. Many hours of
volunteer work over three years by attorney
and BIHS board vice president David Thorne,
former Executive Director Joan Piper, and
preservation activist Linda Costello made
possible this city program.
The museum
received a grant
from the State for
exhibits, video and
programs on the
Japanese American The museum in its relocated site at 215
Site prepara on ready to begin on Ericksen Avenue Ericksen Ave. was ready for occupancy in
Exclusion story.
the schoolhouse. The museum was open for The City of Bainbridge Island and Society
August of 2004. Although the museum was
287 days during this year and there were
signed a 90-year lease for a downtown site for closed from January through August,
1,649 visitors to the museum from eleven
outreach activities continued with community
the museum to move to.
foreign countries and thirty states. 1,223 of
programs for school groups and community
At the annual meeting in February of 2002,
the visitors were from the island. Two
organizations. The museum had booths at the
the capital campaign to move the museum to
hundred items were added to the collection.
Harvest Fair and Blackberry Festival.
Ericksen Avenue was launched. The Society
In 1996, a MAP II assessment was conducted. raised nearly $140,000 with more than 80%
In 2005, the museum received a Washington
In 1997, the museum and Mr. Elfendahl
coming from members. The Society received State Heritage Capital Projects Grant for
parted ways, and historian Tom Lauer was
addition of electronic media in exhibits,
a bequest of $411,000 from the estate of
hired as museum manager and Tracy Vancura Helen Bucey. With this activity, the move of acquisition and installation of compactor
was contracted to organize the collections.
the museum was assured. The museum hosted storage units for collections and restoration
Lauer left in 1999 and Joan Piper was hired as 1,747 visitors and membership grew to 426.
work on the schoolhouse. Theresa Cosgrove
Executive Director. Joan led several half-day
became Executive Director and Joan Piper
Groundbreaking for the museum on Ericksen
planning workshops to define clear annual
returned as a part time Education Coordinator
was held on July 5, 2003 and construction of
and long-term goals, especially regarding
and Carolee McCarthy was hired as part time
the basement for the school house began in
plans to either relocate the museum to
accountant. Keith Birkenfeld bequeathed
October of that year. Joan Piper took a leave
downtown Winslow or build a new facility
$10,000 to the museum. Andrew Price, Jr.’s
of absence for health reasons and Jack
for better exhibits and customer flow. The
book “Port Blakely: The Community Captain
museum partnered with many other groups to Swanson became acting executive director.
Renton Built” was published by Mr. Price and
By September 30, the museum was packed
preview the movie “Snow Falling on Cedars.”
up, emptied
Monthly programs called the Bainbridge
and closed to
History Series began in 2000, supported by
prepare for
local businesses. This was largely
the move.
responsible for contributing to a 24% increase Off-site
in membership and a 63% increase in persons exhibits at
served. The Bainbridge Island Japanese
City Hall, the
American Community donated a copy of their Ferry
traveling exhibit “Kodomo No Tame Ni: For Terminal,
the Sake of the Children.” The Historic
and at the
Preservation Advisory Committee began
library were
crafting an ordinance for the city. The
installed by
museum received a grant for another CAP
“Exhibit
report for collections and building. The city Specialist”
gave the Society six months to gauge the
Rick
feasibility of and Ericksen Ave. lot for a
Chandler.
Museum passing Island Center Community Hall on its way downtown future museum site.
September 2015
was coordinated by the museum’s Publication
Committee headed by Will Shopes.
Membership reached 610 and the museum
saw 2,250 visitors. A $25,000 grant was
received from the Peach Foundation for
hired as ½ time administrative coordinator.
received from the city through BIAHC.
In 2009 visitation increased to 5,080 and
members exceeded 800. We started doing
business as “Bainbridge Island Historical
Museum” and our logo was changed,
dropping “Society.” A history camp was
started. Curator Lorraine Scott left the
museum and Rick Chandler was hired as
curator/facilities coordinator. The
museum published “Let It Go Louie.”
Western Museums Association awarded
BIHM an “Award of Publication
Excellence” for our newsletter, and our
exhibit “Whales in Our Midst” received
the Washington Museum Association
Award of Merit.
Museum hours increased to every day from
10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. in 2012. Katy
Curtis began full-time employment.
Washington Museum Association gave the
museum two Awards of Excellence.
American Assoc. for State and Local History
gave the museum an Award of Merit (one of
only five such awards in the U.S.). The
yearly visitor count was 10,522, representing
every state and 42 countries. Donations to the
collection reached an all-time high. Grants
were received from The Fletcher Bay
Foundation, Bainbridge Island LTAC, Ann
Ramsay Jenkins, The Peach Foundation, and
Bainbridge Community Foundation. A
$100,000 bequest from Rodney Waldron was
also received.
The number of students visiting the
museum in 2010 doubled from the
previous year. Visitor numbers climbed
33.4% to 6,778. Membership remained
relatively flat. Rick Chandler became a
full-time employee. The museum
received an Award of Excellence for the
book “Let it Go Louie”.
exhibits.
In 2006 grants from the Joshua Green
Foundation, Bainbridge Community Fund,
and the Suquamish Tribe allowed for creation
of “An Island Story,” the semi-permanent
exhibit in the schoolhouse. A Seattle
Foundation grant from the C. Keith
Birkenfeld Fund allowed for the installation
of sprinklers in the basement collection area.
Visitors totaled 2,359 for the year.
Membership increased to over 700. I was
hired part-time as Administrative Assistant/
bookkeeper. Katy Curtis was hired part-time
as Education/Outreach Coordinator. Joan
Piper retired.
The museum hours increased to 21 hours per
week during the summer from 15 in 2007
Visitors totaled 2,359. This was the first year
since the move that the museum was fully
operational.
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Dan Groff became full-time at the end of
2012. Visitors during 2013 totaled 12,129
from every state except South Dakota and
from sixty-two countries. Grants were
received from the Rotary Club, Peach
Foundation, Ann Ramsay Jenkins, Parks
Foundation, and Community Foundation.
2011 saw visitor numbers increase to
The museum hosted over 60 groups. 1,391
10,031. The Ansel Adams “Manzanar”
items were donated to the museum. Due to
exhibit contributed greatly to this statistic.
the efforts of board member Karen Wilson,
The museum received Awards of Merit
our business members and business support
for the “Manzanar” exhibit, and to Rick
continued to increase. The museum used
Chandler. The Ansel Adams exhibit also
reserve funds to complete an efficiency
received a Western Museums Association
remodel of the library/office areas during
Award of Excellence. The museum received
2013. Awards from the Washington
nearly $37,000 in grants. No funding was
Museum Association were given for
Executive Director Hank Helm and for
“The Overland Westerners” exhibit.
In 2014 the museum received a
Washington Museum Association Award
of Excellence for the Ferry Walkway
Banners An Award of Excellence was
received from the Association for State
and Local History for our exhibit “The
Overland Westerners.” 14,886 visitors
from every state and 71 foreign countries
came to our museum. The Ansel Adams
exhibit moved to the Schoolhouse and a
Port Blakely exhibit was installed in the
Bucey Gallery. The museum had 8,446
volunteer hours. Over 9,181 people
participated in BIHM programs, events
and activities. Business support
continued to grow.
Information from BIHM Annual Reports
A new three-year long range plan was
and board minutes.
developed for the museum in 2008. I was
hired as executive director in July. Visitation
increased to 4,669 for the year.
Rick Chandler Installing rolling compactor shelving Memberships totaled 759. Dan Groff was
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Education and Outreach
September 2015
by Katy Curtis
Late spring and summer continued to be busy, busy, busy for
the BIHM’s education programs. We work with a growing
group of volunteers to provide creative programs for a diverse
audience. More and more we are seeing groups become
“regulars” returning for our programs year after year.
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Bainbridge Review. More stories were shared over lunch, then
toured the Historical Museum and visited the Exclusion
Memorial.
Revisiting They Cast A Long Shadow
The Washington State Legislature recently passed a bill
requiring schools to teach the history and culture of local tribes.
International Journalists Study Bainbridge History
One of our favorite returning groups includes young leaders The Museum has partnered with the School District, the
from different countries studying journalism for new media. Multicultural Advisory Council, the Kitsap County Historical
Society, and the Suquamish Tribe to improve local
materials for teachers to use. Many former Bainbridge
students will remember They Cast a Long Shadow,
written by the Minority History Committee in the early
1970s. We want to address inaccuracies and add
footnotes of explanations while keeping the original as
an historic document. For comment, please call the
museum, or email [email protected] .
Teacher Docents Make Opera Debut
Kay Sakai Nakao, Lilly Kitamoto Kodama and Felix
Narte, Jr., were principal advisers to the Seattle Opera
Company for its summer debut of “An American
Dream,” an opera set in the 1940’s that addresses issues
of broken families and racial bigotry fueled by war.
Inspired by our March special exhibit for the production
of the play, Snow Falling On Cedars, two floors of the
Seattle Opera lobby were filled with exhibits about the
WW2 experiences of Northwest families. As the
curtain opened, our docents were escorted to chairs on
stage. They each spoke with dignity, telling a personal
story that brought the audience a personal connection to
the opera that was about to unfold.
Opera Poster (below) Teacher Docents (next page below) FIUTS students at BIHM (above) This year we met representatives from Nepal,
India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the
Maldives.
The Future International
Understanding Though Students (FIUTS), a
non-profit program, based at the UW since
1948, focuses on improving international
communication by connecting groups of
student leaders with educators and scholars.
The morning program this year was hosted by
Kristin Tollefson, Education Director at
BIMA. Mary Woodward taught about the
principled stand her parents took against the
forced removal of Islanders to Manzanar and
Minidoka. Clarence Moriwaki addressed
constitutional issues. Reid Hansen and Lilly
Kodama answered questions about the impact
of newspaper articles and letters in the
Photo (c) Dorothea Lange ‐ War Reloca on Authority 1942‐1945 September 2015
Education and Outreach
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Students participate
with State Representative at Annual Memorial
Commemoration
March 30th marked the 73rd anniversary of the
forced evacuation of Bainbridge Islanders of
Japanese descent. Early that morning, twenty high
schoolers from the International School, Bellevue,
toured BIHM. While they learned the Island’s past,
our current Representative, Derek Kilmer, rolled
up his sleeves and joined the annual work party at
the Exclusion Memorial. By 11:00 a.m. the site had
fewer weeds and tidier pathways, and Kilmer
assumed his role as statesman to address the
Bellevue students and gathered crowd. Kilmer
remarked that adding the “E” for “exclusion” to the
Memorial name “took an act of Congress,
necessitating bi-partisan support. Amazing...” he
teased, then thanked all involved.
Derek Kilmer with Bellevue Interna onal students at the BIJA Exclusion Memorial Given the Honor of the
Dr. Frank Kitamoto Scholarship
It is difficult to express my gratitude on receiving the
first annual Dr. Frank Kitamoto scholarship provided by
the Minidoka Pilgrimage Committee. The award funded
travel and participation at the 2015 Minidoka
Pilgrimage in June. Two busloads of people of all ages,
from places as far away as Japan, traveled to Idaho and
back to Seattle.
2015 Minidoka Pilgrimage par cipants Part of the time was spent on the site, which was barren, dusty and
hot. Tours were led by Minidoka National Historical Site rangers.
The exhibits at Minidoka include a baseball field, fire station, root
cellar, guard tower and barracks. At the push of a button, along the
path visitors heard survivor interviews.
Workshops included presentations on the preservation of family
artifact collections, and history classes taught by university
professors. Woven through the days were times listening to
survivors tell their experiences.
Photo (c) Elise Bakketun Lilly Kodama, Felix Narte, and Kay This journey provided opportunities to grapple with the impact of
WWII, and as daunting and difficult as that was, the people we met
and the friendships we established and strengthened encouraged
healing and understanding. The journey was a unique and
inspirational experience for me, especially as the award honors the
memory and legacy of historian, educator, and community leader
Dr. Frank Kitamoto.
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September 2015
THANK YOU GENEROUS DONORS!
Special Gifts
In Memory of Barbara Black
Ralph Munro
In Memory of Dick Berg
Ralph Munro
Sally Rogers
Council of American
Master Mariners
In Memory of Dr. Gilbert
Haight
Mary H. Pease (sister)
Ms. Pat Carroll & Mr.
Hilary Croach
Honoring Rick and Timmie
Chandler’s Generosity
Linda V. Hill
A Tribute to Lilly Kodama
Wendy Gillespie
Yama Archaeology Project
Frances & Richard
Burress
Matching Contributions
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The donations above were
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newsletter. If we have
inadvertently omitted any
donors we sincerely
apologize, and please let us
know.
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
BIHM runs on the energy of our volunteers. Our amazing group of volunteers make all our operations possible. We can
accomplish even more if you can donate a few hours every month. You may pick from a wide variety of tasks that can be
matched with almost every skill or interest. Where would your efforts make a difference and help us make history?
Jane Adams
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Charlene Braun
Kathleen Bullivant
Delores and George Bussell
Chuck Callaham
Christy Carley
Ralph Cheadle
Barbara Cole
Ann Gowen Combs
Brian Copp
Bill Covert
Sheila Curwen
Chris Dahl
Kathleen Daugherty
David de la Vergne
Dick Dearsley
Arlene and Michael Donahue
Dominique D'Onofrio
Everett DuBois
Judy and Christopher Duffy
Pat Egaas
Tomi Egashira
Sharon Eshom
Anita Evans
Etsuko Evans
Terry Farmer
Anna Fehrenbacher
Rus Ferguson
Hiroko Flaherty
Dan Fowler
Logan Francis
Jack Friedman
Emerson Gann
Jon Garfunkel
Kyla Garlid
Allison Garrison
Jim Gartrell
Michael Gormley
Emily Grice
Roth Hafer
Nina Hallet
Ian Halstead
Barbara and Reid Hansen
Carolyn Hart
Hiro Hayashida
Carol Hille
Jacqui Holland
Frances Ikegami
Margot Jacobs
Wynne and Francis Jacobson
Kathy Katayama Joyce
Mikayla Kato
Ben Kaufman
Jack Kennedy
Simon Kessel
Barbara Knapp
Lilly Kitamoto Kodama
Tom Lamping
Kah-Ty-Ah Lawrence-Moran
Barbara Lawrence-Piecuch
Bob Leik
Joyce and Tad Lhamon
Betty and Gary Loverich
Clara Manny
Kathy Marshall
Pat Matland
Hisa Matsudaira
Carol and Ron McCarthy
Joanna McCormick
Andrea Mercado
Elli Montaperto
Clarence Moriwaki
Tom Mueller
Marilyn Murphy
Erika Najarro
Bill and Pam Harrison
Kay Nakao
Amy and Vern Nakata
Judy and Wayne Nakata
Felix Narte Jr.
Joyce Nishimura
Michi Noritake
Eileen Okada
JoAnn Oligario
Monica and Dave Penninger
Joan Piper
Andrew Price, Jr.
Mallory Primm
Evellyn Reed
Nancy Rekow
Olaf Ribeiro
Pat Riha
Elinor Ringland
Rita and Adrian Rowe
Robert Royce
Gary Sakuma
Lorraine Scott
Eiko Suyematsu Shibayama
Will Shopes
Dick Shryock
Libby Sinclair
Jack and Karen Sjolseth
Ryan Skyler
Jan Stanton
Kayt Stone
Terrie Takemoto Sua
Curtis Suyematsu
Bill Takemoto
Victor Takemoto
Terrie Takemoto Sua
Erin Thackray
Susan and Tom Thatcher
Everett Thompson
Dave and Kathleen Thorne
Ben Van Dyk
Johanna VanderStoep
Veronica Vracin-Kees
Janie and Stuart Walton
Marlene Wellbrock
Ashley Weller
Doug Whalley
Lael Whetstone
Alison Whiteman
Betty Wiese
Karen Wilson
Carol and Curtis Winston
Bob Woodman
Mary Woodward
Bob Wright
Jacqueline Young
Junji Yukawa
Student Volunteers &
Interns Made Our Summer
Extremely Productive
The Museum had the great
good fortune to benefit from
the time, talents, and hard
work of a fabulous group of
students through most of the
summer.
Christy Carley—Whitman
Coll. worked on oral histories
& provided inspiration and
organization to the Story
Share Project.
Kyla Garlid—Western
Washington Univ. worked on
library displays and
organizational tasks
Logan Francis—West
Sound Tech helped out in
every museum department
Ben Van Dyk—Bainbridge
High School finished
scanning all subject/bio files
in the museum library and
worked on indexing materials
in the museum collection
Simon Kessel—Seattle
Academy worked on coding,
content and enhancements to
our website.
Emerson Gann—Home
School completed a wide
variety of valuable tasks.
September 2015
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THANK YOU BUSINESS SPONSORS!
Please help us thank these generous community institutions for their support of BIHM.
VOLUNTEER HELP NEEDED TO...
welcome visitors from all over the world catalog photos and artifacts host school, community, and tour groups
design brochures & graphics teach about Island history digitize subject and biographical files maintain files and records
maintain computer software and hardware create marketing, membership communication, and publicity materials
Le to right above, Dick Dearsley, Eileen Okada, and Brian Copp conduc ng tours of the museum and answering visitor ques ons. BIHM Museum News
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informative and
highly entertaining program as
in an
Theodore
TABLE OF CONTENTS
“That Damn Cowboy”
ITEM
PAGE
History of BIHM
1, 6, 7
President’s Message
3
Message From The Curator
4, 5
Education & Outreach
8-9
Donors
10
Volunteers
Tuesday, November 17th at Bainbridge Island Museum
of Art Auditorium 10-11
Business Sponsors
6:30 Hors d'oeuvres & Beverages 7:30 Program
Tickets
$125/person 11
Upcoming BIHM Events
12
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