Spring 2022 Newsletter

Spring 2022 Newsletter

Open Again! The FCHS Muse­um in the Whittaker/ Fletcher House across from the park in Re­public will be open on the same schedule as last summer, beginning Memorial Day week­end. And ending Labor Day. The hours will be Friday through Mon­day, 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. Due...

Winter 2022 Nugget Newsletter

A Moving Experience On November 3rd several FCHS members were involved in moving part of the collection that has been stored for several decades in a bay in one of the Republic City Shop sheds. The City maintenance crew needed room to park some of the City equipment...

Spring 2021 Nugget Newsletter

New Bylaws & Policies After much discussion the FCHS Board of Trustees adopted an updated set of bylaws at its April meeting. In addition to the new bylaws the Board has adopted policies covering nondiscrimination and Conflict of Interest. Copies of the bylaws...

Winter 2021 Nugget Newsletter

As the Nugget went to press we received word the last founding member of the FCHS, Richard M. Slagle, had passed away at the age of 101. Dick was Ferry County’s memory and the community will be at a loss for first-hand historical knowledge without him. We will try to...

Fall 2020 Nugget Newsletter

Summer Closure Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the Ferry County Historical Society Museum has been closed this summer. The staff of the Stonerose Fossil Interpretive Center, who have been regulating visitor traffic to the museum have temporarily moved the Stonerose...

Fall 2019 Nugget Newsletter

L.H. Mason building progress Work on the L.H. Mason building, our future museum, is still in the demolition stage. After over a century of additions and modifications there was a lot of material to remove before we could get to the basic structure of the building to...

Spring 2019 Nugget Newsletter

Annual Meeting Draws Record Crowd This year’s annual membership meeting at the Republic Brewing Company attracted over 30 people. Since this was an informational meeting as well as the annual Membership Meeting, not all attendees were members. Architect Ernie Robeson,...

Fall – Winter 2018 Nugget Newsletter

Save the date at the brewery! This year’s Ferry County Historical Society membership meeting will be very different from previous years’ meetings. This one will be fun! Our new venue is the Republic Brewing Company at 26 N Clark Ave. in Republic. The date is Monday,...

Summer 2018 Nugget Newsletter

Courthouse Placed on National Register Early this summer the county received word that the nomination of the Ferry County Courthouse to the National Register of Historic Places was accepted. This means that it has joined the national list of properties that have...

Spring 2018 Nugget Newsletter

Big Gift, Big Opportunity The last two issues of the Nugget have discussed the Society’s need for more space to store, repair and exhibit our large collection. We planned to build a new structure on land adjacent to the J.W. and Elizabeth Slagle house and had begun to...
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