The one constant characteristic of history is that things change. We work hard to collect and catalog important items that chronicle Lopez Island history. We make them available to you as exhibits and programs, archives, family records and photos. We help researchers discover long-lost family, and new islanders learn about their new home and neighbors.
We need your help to meet a critical challenge. We have run out of storage and work space. We continue to receive photos, artifacts, and other memorabilia from settler family descendants – items that are irreplaceable, and invaluable in recording our history. We are doing our best to catalog and preserve these items, but we are losing ground.
With your help, we will:
Please add your support to the Lopez Island Historical Society by making a donation today!
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You may make a donation to the Exhibits & Collections Project by clicking one of the buttons above. You will be taken to the secure PayPal website to make a donation using your credit card or PayPal account. You'll be returned here when you're done.
We are very excited to announce our new book, Images of America: Lopez Island, by Susan Ferguson and the Lopez Island Historical Society.
The book features 200 of the best images of Lopez from our collection, and stories of Native islanders, early settlers, farmers, fishers, quilters, shopkeepers, schools, kids, families, and all your favorite island places.
This year's exhibit features great photos and artifacts that show your favorite island places and characters.
The Lopez Island Historical Society is part of a new website featuring historical societies in the San Juan Islands. Historic San Juans is the place to go for information on upcoming events put on by the Lopez Island Historical Society, the Orcas Island Historical Museum, and the San Juan Historical Museum. The website also features galleries of historical photographs from the Museums' collections.
The Lopez Island Historical Society Museum is located in the heart of Lopez Village on Weeks Road, across from Islander's Bank.
The museum is open noon to 4:00pm, Wednesday through Sunday, from May through September.
We are also open year-round for research projects by appointment. Call 360.468.2049 or email us at lopezmuseum@rockisland.com
For more information, see the About LIHS page