2010 Open House

Last evening was the Lynden Pioneer Museum's 34th Annual Open house. An amazing evening with so much excitement in the air you could feel it.

Our director, Troy Luginbill and his Dad, George Luginbill brought Mabel, their WWII truck, for her debut. They have been working hard to get her running and refurbished and last night she was parked in front of the museum in all of her glory.

The shops on the museum's Front Street came alive with shopkeepers, experts,

authors and visitors.

Special thanks for the delicious desserts. The Lynden Dutch Bakery, Doris Jean's Donut's and our own docents and volunteers, the Whatcom Dairy Women and Ambassadors and Lynden Starbucks all brought something to the table. Yum!

It's the best night of the year at the museum, the whole museum is packed with families and presenters. The place just hums! I love it!

See you next year...

Pioneer Spirit.

One of Whatcom County premiere historians, Dorothy Koert, wrote a series of books as well articles about pioneers around the county. We are very thankful for her recording of county history and would love to share some of her writings with you. A few of the articles were published in the Lynden Tribune as a part of the Bicentennial celebration from 1974-1976.

(from Lynden Tribune 1976)

Do you have a pioneer spirit?

Looking Back

I've been spending some time at the Lynden Tribune looking through old papers for a project. Right now I'm spending time in the 1970s. Good stuff there.

In the early/mid 70s this sign was put up on the corner of the Hannegan Road and Sunset Drive. I love it.

I wonder what happened to this sign.

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!

Last Thursday we celebrated our members! We held our annual Members' BBQ at the museum and like every year it was a major success. It seems our members like the simple things - hot dogs with all the fixings, baked beans, chips and a dessert of berries!

We also know that our members love the museum. They are members because they want to see the Lynden Pioneer Museum continue to preserve, protect and promote our local history. Without our members we are just a big building filled with old stuff. With our members - we are alive!

Tami (membership/volunteer/gift shop coordinator) started off the cooking!

Grilled onions and peppers and some delicious hot dogs on the grill!

We were happy to have Fred (Mr. Tami) back this year to man the grill! Here he is serving Troy (director/curator) his meal! Thanks Fred!

Once again a HUGE Thank YOU to all our members who support and encourage us to make YOUR museum the best museum around.

Didn't get an invite to the party? Want to next year? Become a member (we'd love to have you)!

"History teaches everything including the future." - Lamartine

We have survived the fair (and will miss it until next year), we are gearing up for our annual members' barbecue, the Lynde 500, the annual open house in October and then the holiday rush...There is never a dull moment at the Lynden Pioneer Museum.

As the summer is coming to a close and the kids are heading back to school this is the perfect time to spend a leisurely afternoon with the family taking in your local museum. There is no better time than now to introduce your children, your parents, your friends, your neighbors to the treasure of history which is found in abundance in this building. We welcome you to stop in, say hi and enjoy!

Custer Daze

Looking for something fun to do this weekend?

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Head on over to Custer on Saturday and enjoy the fun of Custer Daze. Wondering where in Custer? Well...just head "downtown" and you'll find it - I promise! I hear the parade is great (real floats and all) and the vendors are plenty. AND I highly recommend grabbing a buffalo burger when you get hungry. I have read that a local historian is putting together a booth on the history of Custer (which interesting to say the least...Did you know Loretta Lynn is from Custer?).

Enjoy and let me know if you participated in this local fun!

"A Walk Back In Time" Cemetery Tours

The Lynden Pioneer Museum in conjunction with Moles-Good Steward Funerals and the City of Lynden is pleased to present "A Walk Back In Time" cemetery tours at the Lynden Public Cemetery.

Visit the resting places of the Judsons, Hawleys, Berthusens, Tennants and other local pioneer families. 

The Lynden public cemetery was founded in 1889 when the Lynden Masonic Lodge and Odd Fellows created the cemetery as a community burial ground. 

Landowners donated the land in 1891 to form the Lynden Cemetery Association. The Cemetery was maintained and operated by the Lynden Lodge until 1974 then became Whatcom County Cemetery District 10.

The cemetery contains many interesting and historic grave sites that include early pioneers, war heros, settlers, homesteaders, native princesses and unique gravestones.

Cemetery tours are available every Saturday through October 15 at 1:00. These FREE tours take approximately one hour.

Meet at the Lynden Cemetery on the south corner of the Guide and Front Street. 

If you are interested in a private tour or tours outside the regular tour schedule please contact Troy at the Lynden Pioneer Museum at 360.354.3675.

These cemetery tours are presented as a free community service.

Thanks again to Moles-Good Steward Funerals for their support of this program.