The Friends of the Aberdeen Museum

07/30/2023

Hello potential volunteers!
Wanted to let you know about a few opportunities that are coming up.
1. Volunteer Coordinator - a.) Send out notes on new opportunities or call when a specific task fits some of our volunteers. b.) Recruit new volunteers c.) Give Board feedback on what would attract new folks.
2. Learn Museum software - Past Perfect. Particularly needed on Tuesday afternoons at the recovery warehouse. There may be some other slots - it is Tuesday work.
3. Open our office at the Art Center on a Friday or Saturday.
4. Serve on Committee to set up lectures. The Chair, Chuck Meskimen, has already scheduled the first, August 12th, combined with a book signing, Besides Committee members we also need bakers. Lectures will be free but we will offer coffee & cookies for a donation. If you are able to bake a batch of cookies for some of our lectures please contact.
I am always willing to discuss other items that may be of interest to you or ideas you have of things we should be taking on.

Please don't hesitate to call.
Nancy Cuyle
360-464-4328

07/28/2023

07/27/2023

This is the final week of our Telephone exhibit. Come on down Thu/Fri between 1-4pm to catch a final glimpse of some really cool photos and artifacts.

07/17/2023

Correction: anyone remember Dill's Store?

We are a group of all volunteers who are working together to preserve our area's history. Volunteers welcome.

07/17/2023

Anybody remember Gil's Second Hand store back in the 80s? Where was it located? Any photos?

We are a group of all volunteers who are working together to preserve our area's history. Volunteers welcome.

07/07/2023

Tomorrow is the Founder's Day Parade starting at noon. If you can walk in the parade with the Friends float come on down to Franklin Field 11:30 - 11:45. Or come help set up our booth starting at 10AM.
We are advertising our Rain Glow Festival display this year which will be at the FUTURE HOME of the ABERDEEN MUSEIUM 118 W Wishkah. On July 22 we will be creating an old fashioned General Store/Soda Fountain/Candy Store. We will open Sunday July 23rd too Be a part! Contact Friends office to get in on this. Tonight we are open for 1st Friday from 5-8 with live music, free art class & snacks. Come on down!

06/26/2023

The Friends are seeking the right person to join our Board as Secretary. If you are that person (or you know a likely candidate), get an application form and submit soon. Our election is the 3rd Tuesday of July (7/18) at 6pm. We are a group of folks dedicated to keeping history alive and doing all we can to support the future Aberdeen Museum of History. 360-533-1976 [email protected]. Come join the fun!

06/26/2023

Do you have wooden fruit crates or half barrels we could borrow for our Founders Day float and for Rain Glow? You will get them back once we disassemble our Rain Glow installation. We are recreating an old-time store.

06/05/2023

Thursday, June 15: Save the Date for our Juneteenth Commemoration at the Washington State History Museum! From 5:30–8:00 PM bring your friends and family to experience an opportunity to honor the significance of Juneteenth.

This FREE event will feature members of the African-American Writers' Alliance, reading from original works inspired by items from the WSHS collection and the historical significance of Juneteenth.

That's not all! In collaboration with Write253, hear local youth writers and try some letterpress printing, too.

But wait, there's more! We're thrilled to announce the official release of Black Washington, the one-of-a-kind app that connects us with the remarkable stories, historic landmarks, and influential icons that have shaped Washington's Black history. Be among the first to try the app!

See you there!

More info: https://bit.ly/42lXWW4

06/05/2023

06/02/2023

Tonight we launch our new exhibit on Telephones. Come down to the Aberdeen Art Center 5-8pm at 200 W Market. We are in the gallery at the back (next to the snacks).

05/06/2023

Tonight we launch our new exhibit curated by the Grays Harbor Genealogical Society. Come on down and find out how to search for your roots.

04/28/2023

The Aberdeen Art Center has space available for an arts-related business. Anyone want to start an art supply shop? We could surely use one here!

We are a group of all volunteers who are working together to preserve our area's history. Volunteers welcome.

04/28/2023

Grays Harbor Genealogical Society is curating our exhibit this month. Installation is being finalized tomorrow so, pop in for a sneak peek. 200 W Market (K St entrance) on Thurs/Fri from 1-4pm. Next Friday we are open til 8pm to celebrate First Friday with the Art Center. GHGS was our partner at the Armory and will join us in the new museum one day. We love working with them in keeping history alive and discovering new stories

We are a group of all volunteers who are working together to preserve our area's history. Volunteers welcome.

04/14/2023

Opening on Aberdeen Museum Board...

03/22/2023

Does anyone have a copy of Larry Workman's "The Land of Trees: Scanning from Quinalt Country, The Grays Harbor Region and Beyond 1774-1997" that you'd consider donating to our research library?

We are a group of all volunteers who are working together to preserve our area's history. Volunteers welcome.

02/20/2023

Check out the new Aberdeen mobile app.

The Downtown Aberdeen Association (DAA) announced that they are looking for people to test out the mobile...

02/19/2023

The Friends' February Board meeting will be held Tuesday, 2/28 at 6pm. We will meet in the Aberdeen Art Center conference room (just down the hall) 200 W Market Street, Aberdeen.

02/01/2023

Did you miss First Friday in January? You can still view our exhibit on local grocery stores (photographs and cool artifacts) this Friday Feb. 3rd from 5-8pm. Last month we had 40 visitors! Come and help us beat that number.

We are a group of all volunteers who are working together to preserve our area's history. Volunteers welcome.

01/26/2023

March is Women's History Month and we will feature notable women of Grays Harbor in our exhibit for March and April. Do you have a story we can share about your mother, grandmother, aunt, cousin, sister or friend? Call us at 360-533-1976, email at [email protected] or come visit on Th/Fri from 1-4pm and bring photos (we can scan them and you keep the originals). 200 W. Market Street, Aberdeen. If you have a story, we want to hear it!

We are a group of all volunteers who are working together to preserve our area's history. Volunteers welcome.

01/06/2023

New exhibit on Grocery Stores launches tonight at First Friday. Come join us from 5-8pm at 200 W Market (K Street entrance) in Aberdeen. You should also visit the galleries and experience new art, live music and snacks. You don't want to to miss this fun evening!

12/29/2022

Making year-end gifts? Consider donating to the Friends of the Aberdeen Museum Legacy Fund.

12/17/2022

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12/15/2022

The Friends will not hold a Board meeting in December. Next meeting will be held Tuesday, January 17, 2023.

12/01/2022

Come to First Friday tomorrow evening from 5-8pm at the Aberdeen Art Center and check out our Christmas/Snow exhibit in our offices in the back. 200 W Market in Aberdeen. You may also visit Th/Fri from 1-4pm each week.

11/30/2022

We are setting up our December exhibit and our display case is not full. Do you have a vintage/antique Christmas or winter item we might display? Even better if you have a story to go with it!

We are a group of all volunteers who are working together to preserve our area's history. Volunteers welcome.

11/23/2022

Do you have a great story about Christmas or winter in Grays Harbor? Got photos? Got artifacts?We'd love to include your history in our December exhibit. Email [email protected] or call us at 360-533-1976. And, come see us on Friday 12/2 from 5-8pm for First Friday to help launch your holiday season.

We are a group of all volunteers who are working together to preserve our area's history. Volunteers welcome.

11/16/2022

Our December exhibit will feature photos of Christmases past in Aberdeen and GH. Do you have artifacts we might display to complement our photos? Stop by Th/Fri 1-4pm, call 360-533-1976 or email [email protected] so we can chat. We love that our community is so responsive and enthusiastic in helping tell our stories!

We are a group of all volunteers who are working together to preserve our area's history. Volunteers welcome.

11/16/2022

Are you interested in history? Love museums? Positions are open on the museum board.

The City of Aberdeen is accepting Letters of Interest to serve on the Aberdeen Board of Museum and History. There are four (4) positions on the board for the following terms: 2023 – 2024 (2 positions) and 2023 - 2025 (2 positions). Please see attached for more information.

11/10/2022

Another great find in the museum warehouse. This lovely wooden tool is used after you have washed your leather or kid gloves to stretch the fingers back out.

11/05/2022

Veterans of Grays Harbor are featured in this month's exhibit. We are open til 8pm tonite, but wear your rubber boots! We'll be here Thurs/Fri 1-4pm weekly.

10/10/2022

We are prepping for our November Veterans exhibit. Do you have a story or photo of a woman of Grays Harbor who has served in the military? Call 360-533-1977 or email [email protected] to be included.

We are a group of all volunteers who are working together to preserve our area's history. Volunteers welcome.

10/03/2022

So Google lens doesn't know everything. We still need help from real folks with experience. Ask your parents & grandparents!! Should have put a rule in this photo. It's probably 10 x 10 inches. All metal with chain that look like it might have been longer to fasten around something.

10/03/2022

Our most interesting find to date - a hay spear developed in the late 1800's. a rope was tied to the trigger & the spear was dropped from the hay loft into a bale of hay. Then the rope trigger was pulled. Two 'spears" were triggered into the hay bale so it could lifted into the loft. It is cast iron & heavy. pretty cool.

10/03/2022

So here is another great artifact for the Aberdeen History Museum a caulking mallot used to tap the rope in between the ship's planks

10/03/2022

Thanks for pushing us to learn Google Lens
So we will post a few things we have learned.
Grand Army of the Republic was a fraternal org of Union veterans who lobbied successfully for Vet pension, made Memorial Day a national holiday, had a peek membership of 410,000 in 1890 and disbanded in 1956 with the death of their last member. The new Aberdeen Museum of History will have one of their flag stands

09/30/2022

Thanks for the help from OUT THERE Here is the latest challenge from the recovery warehouse. sorry I didn't put a ruler in the photo. This tool is about 30 inches long & heavy! The trigger device seems to control the fins that pop out It says Willeys impprinted in the metal as the manufacturer.

09/29/2022

Join us on 10/7 for First Friday at the Aberdeen Art Center. Our exhibit highlights local schools. 5-8pm.

09/25/2022

In November, we will highlight local veterans. We are especially interested in adding female veterans to our historical records. If you have photos or artifacts for display, we want to hear from you. Thanks! You may reach us at 360-533-1976 or [email protected].