Wahkiakum Historical Society Museum

Wahkiakum Historical Society Museum Long before James Birnie's family settled in Cathlamet in 1846 there were Chinookan tribal members living, hunting and fishing in the area.

The mouth of the Elochoman River was a prime spot for fishing for Salmon. Our 2022 Season will begin: Saturday, April 30 from 1-4 p.m. (each Saturday and Sunday 1-4 pm) until the end of Sunday, September 25th. During the Winter call the Curator at 360-849-4353 for an appointment, please give 3-5 days notice if possible because we are a volunteer organization. Featured displays: Birnie and the Stro

ng family display, "Koshe Nanitch" Chinookan rock carving, logging camp bunk house, "Totem" Columbia River fish buying boat, Columbia River commercial fishing wharf, Crown Zellerbach No. 6 locomotive, farming and logging equipment, Dr. Harold Fritz's office. Over 1000 photographs and a large genealogy section of past and current county families.

Gold on the Grays River - Cathlamet Gazette 6 August 1897. Make sure to open the photo up to see the whole article. Mi...
02/10/2023

Gold on the Grays River - Cathlamet Gazette 6 August 1897. Make sure to open the photo up to see the whole article. Mineral rights were on the Meserve Place that WCHS did genealogy research some years back to release the mineral rights when the property was sold.

Does anyone know who Yank Peterman is? Cathlamet Gazette - 6 August 1897 issue. Haven't had a chance to look in the 13...
02/10/2023

Does anyone know who Yank Peterman is? Cathlamet Gazette - 6 August 1897 issue. Haven't had a chance to look in the 13 August 1897 issue to see if there is a follow up yet.

Homemaker's Club, Rosburg, WA - Refreshements after stuffing pillows at Jean Olson's on 27 January 1961. From: Ernest &...
11/23/2022

Homemaker's Club, Rosburg, WA - Refreshements after stuffing pillows at Jean Olson's on 27 January 1961. From: Ernest & Margery (Bliss) Kandoll

Crown Zellerbach Employee Service Awards - Cathlamet DivisionDate 1952 or a bit later. GIFT. Left to right: front row ...
10/28/2022

Crown Zellerbach Employee Service Awards - Cathlamet Division
Date 1952 or a bit later. GIFT. Left to right: front row - ________, Spellman, Sigurd “Sig” H. Omodt, Dale Tracy, Donald L. Burdick, Eugene O. Arness. Back row: ________, Clyde S. Jones, James D. Prater, Henry A. Hansen, Melvin “Mel” E. Irving, Fredrick “Fred” A. Waisenen, Alvin Robbins. 8" x 10" B&W. From: Margaret Omodt #594-8687

10/22/2022

We will be having our Annual Meeting of the membership on Saturday, November 5, at 11 am on the covered patio at the Cathlamet Marina. We hope to see you there. --From Linda Wright, WCHS Board President. (Refreshments will be provided)

10/22/2022

From the pen of WCHS Board President Linda Wright: A new project we are trying to accomplish is converting the county historical newspaper collection that is currently on microfilm and microfiche to digital images. This would make viewing newspaper articles easier for people to access for information. Unfortunately, the conversion cost is $40 per roll, and since there are 34 rolls, this would mean over $1300 to complete the project. We are asking for your support by making a donation or by including your donation when you renew your membership.

Farming Catalog - 1920 John Deere Waterloo Boy Kerosene Burning Tractor Series A-78-Waterloo-1920. Irene Martin wrote a...
10/12/2022

Farming Catalog - 1920 John Deere Waterloo Boy Kerosene Burning Tractor Series A-78-Waterloo-1920. Irene Martin wrote a note to WCHS volunteer curator Mildred Jones 8/8/1986 that she had received different John Deere Catalogs from Gene Torget and if we could not use them to return to Irene. They were not logged into the collection but found 2 files full recently. This one was an unusual one. From: Gene Torget #123-8623 Make prior arrangements with curator to view the full catalog.

09/25/2022

The Wahkiakum County Historical Society Museum board voted at their last meeting to continue to be open Saturday and Sundays from 1-4 p.m. through the 30th of October. We could really use some help with hosting and training is provided because there are so few of us.

Puget Island Seventh-day Adventist Church, undated. Can we get some help on identifying who is in the photo. We don't ...
09/25/2022

Puget Island Seventh-day Adventist Church, undated. Can we get some help on identifying who is in the photo. We don't appear to have more than an older photocopy of the original so if anyone can secure an original we'd love to scan it into the computer. Thank you for the help.

As we slip on our light weight life jackets of 2022 think of this canvas life jacket that was worn well before the orang...
08/30/2022

As we slip on our light weight life jackets of 2022 think of this canvas life jacket that was worn well before the orange canvas life jackets of your childhood. Brand is Sea Way Adult size. Unknown donator #1000-6581

Helene McNary portrait donated by Henry Mooers #55-8561. Genealogy in our county for that name was zero. Finally foun...
08/21/2022

Helene McNary portrait donated by Henry Mooers #55-8561. Genealogy in our county for that name was zero. Finally found Ruth "Helene" McNary out of Vancouver, Clark County, WA. She graduated in 1939 for Vancouver High School and the facial features are a match. She is the daughter of Hugh Miller & Vernie Loriane (Norelius) McNary and she married Ernest Shenk in about 1945 and James Herman Clausnitzer in 1976. Her brother married Elma Ester Koski whose parents live in Rosburg.

With the help of the Columbia Maritime Museum in Astoria doing research on the steam sternwheeler Hassalo. On-line reso...
08/19/2022

With the help of the Columbia Maritime Museum in Astoria doing research on the steam sternwheeler Hassalo. On-line resources were providing conflicting information saying she was taken off the Columbia River by 1899, which according to the Maritime Museum was incorrect. This particular photo we don't know who donated it but it is closer to the photographer than others we have seen including the one donated by Harold & Blanche (Heron) Bradley. River traffic gave resident the ability to go to Portland and Astoria aboard a stern-wheeler for around $1.25 one way before there were paved roads. These ships also hauled freight.

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65 River Street
Cathlamet, WA
98612

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Saturday 1pm - 4pm
Sunday 1pm - 4pm

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(360) 849-4353

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