Skykomish Historical Society

12/05/2025

Hi folks!! Tomorrow, Dec. 6th is the Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony here in Skykomish. Everyone is invited to meet up at the Maloney Store at 6:00 p.m. Cookies and cocoa will be provided, there will be caroling, take your own photos with Santa. Family friendly great community event that is provided by the Volunteer Fire Department.

07/09/2025

KCD’s Wildfire Mitigation Program will be conducting home wildfire risk assessments for residents in the King County Portion of the … Continued

05/16/2025

10/21/2022

Here is a very fascinating video related to original Cascade Tunnel.

*I do not encourage anyone to enter culverts, unclog anything, or enter flooded areas as it can easily become deadly without the proper training*I unclog dra...

08/21/2022

GN Day In Skykomish is September 10, 2022
This year’s informal event will start in the Maloney Store building.
8:00 am: set up in the Maloney Store, meet and greet, coffee at Sky River Coffee in the hotel building, and display tables available all day.
9:30 am: presentations, table displays and time to talk.
Update of Happenings: GNRHS Archives
Seattle Municipal Railway
Spokane Portland and Seattle Railway
Noon: Lunch - arrangements for sandwiches can be made - delivered to the store at Noon or bring your own.
1:00 pm: we are incorporating a Railfan Meet Up at the Depot. This informal event will run from 1:00 to 4:00 in the Freight Room and on the deck. Refreshments will be served. Free rides on the GN&CR are available
4:00 – 600 pm: Maloney Store: Grand Opening event: Art of the Rails - Celebrating All Things Trains and Railroad. Sponsored by Sky Artworks and the Skykomish Historical Society.
All events are free and open to the public, no registration is needed. For more information contact Bob Kelly at [email protected] or 425-432-3884

08/21/2022

Update on SD9 from Sile Kiernan.

07/26/2022

More Great Northern steam negative scans from the Warren Wing Collection at the Pacific Northwest Railroad Archive in Burien WA