Two wheels are better than Four!

Starting in the end of May the Lynden Pioneer Museum will be hosting an exhibit on the history of the Bicycle.

The Bicycle has become ubiquitous among human culture. In China Bicycles are the main cause of traffic jams! Originally invented in the early 1800s they were the primary driver for technologic invention that later allowed the automobile to develop. Such things as pneumatic tires, chain drive, ball bearings and self tensioning rims were developed for the bicycle but later allowed the car to become what it is today.

Bicycles have inspired art as well and we would like to exhibit some of your art bikes. If you are an artist with a unique flair and would like to make a bike for the museum exhibit please let us know. If you own a bike that is more beautiful than practical then we would like to exhibit it!

Finding Aunt Phoebe: Upcoming Event

Finding Aunt Phoebe: My Search for the True Life of Phoebe Goodell Judson

Thursday, January 13, 2011 at 1:30 p.m.

Lynden Pioneer Museum
Cost: FREE

IF...you have read Phoebe Goodell Judson's remarkable book, A Pioneer's Search for an Ideal Home, perhaps you think that you know the story of Phoebe's life. Well, maybe not! Come and hear Mary Michaelson, Phoebe Judson historian, talk about the many surprising facts she has discovered over the last six years of in depth research.

DISCOVER...the "story behind the story." Where were Phoebe and her husband, Holden, living prior to their move to Whatcom County in 1870? (hint: it's not where you think). Why didn't Phoebe tell us the whole story? This is just one example of information that is missing from Phoebe's book.

LEARN...how Mary discovered these little-known facts with a combonation of diligence, teamwork, affirmative prayer and "co-inky-dinks." Mary isn't your garden-variety researcher.

BE AMAZED! BE AMUSED!...Mary presents without a net. No scripts, no notes, no visual aids other than her lovely PowerPoint slide show. She has a phenomenal memory for a myriad of seeminly unrelated facts, assembling the puzzle pieces to present a surprising picture of the
"TRUE LIFE OF PHOEBE JUDSON."

Don't miss this fascinating free program!

This program is jointly sponsored by Humanities Washington Inquiring Minds Program and the Lynden Pioneer Museum.



Snowman Milk Bottles

I saw this idea on Bakerella and had to share it! Small milk bottles are available at the Lynden Pioneer Museum Gift Shop for $3 each. Just add the powdered sugar donut holes, chocolate jimmies for the eyes and mouth and an orange sunflower seed for the snowman's nose. A scarf, buttons, and a straw to drink the milk. Donut hole and milk for the snack time ... cutest winter snack ever.