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Washington Rural Heritage photos
View hundreds of historic Guemes photos provided by the Guemes island Historical Society to the Washington Rural Heritage website
Featured Exhibits
Oral Histories, some with transcripts
View our collection of Documents, Maps, etc.
The story behind Anderson's Store
All about Bubbles, a true Guemes character!
Guemes Musicians to listen to and read about
San Juan Islands Chamber Music Festival, 1993-2002
More to explore!
Veteran's Day 2023
Guemes Newspapers from a century ago
Guemes Newspapers from a century ago
Veterans and their families talk about their experiences.
Guemes Newspapers from a century ago
Guemes Newspapers from a century ago
Guemes Newspapers from a century ago
Charlie Gant published the Tillikum and the Beachcomber on Guemes Island over 100 years ago! We've scanned the copies in our collection, read them here!
T-shirts!
Guemes Newspapers from a century ago
Recent Guemes Newspapers
Lots of different designs on the theme of Guemes have been printed over the years! Click the image above to view our collection. If you have one that's not shown, contact us!
Recent Guemes Newspapers
Guemes Island Environmental Trust
Recent Guemes Newspapers
Win Anderson published the Evening Star from 1995-2009, and it was followed by Edith Walden's Guemes Tide from 2010-2916. The full sets of these papers are online here.
Woodchopper's Ball
Guemes Island Environmental Trust
Guemes Island Environmental Trust
We saved some posters from the Woodchopper's Ball events in past years, click the image above to open them.
Guemes Island Environmental Trust
Guemes Island Environmental Trust
Guemes Island Environmental Trust
The Environmental Trust pubished a newletter from 1989-1996 as they struggled with limiting growth and its impacts. Much of what we love most about Guemes today was due the their work to preserve so much of the island beauty.
The Sixties Smelter Saga
The Sixties Smelter Saga
The Sixties Smelter Saga
The Sixties Smelter Saga! How the island was saved in '66, in original documents and newspaper clippings. With a cameo appearance by none other than John Ehrlichman. Also, see our YouTube channel for documentary footage.