Nugget Newsletter – Fall 2024
Honoring our volunteers Merriam-Webster defines a volunteer as someone who undertakes or expresses a willingness to perform a service. Cliff Cahoon is just such a person. When I interviewed him andhis wife Judy, to prepare for this article, I quickly learned that...
Nugget Newsletter – Summer 2024
Slagle property development begins The Historical Society Board has spent the winter months working on plans for the development of the Slagle Historic Complex. The Complex will include the J.W. and Elizabeth Slagle House and barn, both of which are on the National...
Nugget Newsletter – Winter 2024
L H Mason Building As a follow-up from the last Nugget, in December, The Historical Society reached a final agreement with the City of Republic regarding the L.H. Mason property. Since this building is out of the scope of our ability to restore it, it has been...
Nugget Newsletter – Fall 2023
Rishiri student visits resume The following article, originally published in the Ferry County View, has been edited for length while attempting to retain its original sense. For the first time since the covid pandemic halted much international travel, visits to the...Judge Brown article from News Miner
The following article by William Compton Brown, locally known as “Judge Brown” for his later judicial career, was published in the Republic News-Miner on September 20, 1923. How the San Poil Received its Name Recently the News received a letter from a prominent...
100 Years Ago – September 6, 1923
By Madilane Perry, Ferry County Historical Society Selections from the Republic News-Miner for Thursday, September 6, 1923 There are two page 1 articles in this issue, each taking up a full column, that were promised in the previous issue. One is the article by T.A....
Nugget Newsletter – Summer 2023
New Logo To your left you will see the FCHS’s new logo. Its history is described in a slightly abridged letter to the editor of the Ferry County View on August 2nd. The Ferry County Historical Society has a new logo. The design presents, in chronological orderfrom...
FCHS Gets new Logo
The Ferry County Historical Society has a new logo. The design presents, in chronological orderfrom left to right, the early inhabitants of Ferry County. The sturgeon nosed canoe representsthe first peoples in the County with the ore car, cross cut saw and plow...Spring 2023 Newsletter
Museums Open for the Summer The Ferry County Historical Society’s museum across the street from Republic’s city park will open Friday May 26th. The museum will be open from 10:00 am to 2:00 p.m. Friday through Monday through Labor Day. The museum features exhibits on...Shop
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