Last updated: 5/25/2010
Quilcene, Washington
Street Address
151 Columbia Street
Quilcene, WA 98376
Mailing Address
P.O. Box 574
Quilcene, WA 98376
phone: 360-765-4848
e-mail: quilcenemuseum@olypen.com
web: www.quilcene.com

Hours

April through September
Sunday - Monday, Friday - Saturday
1 PM - 5 PM

Admissions

Free -- donations accepted

Staff

Mari Phillips
phone:
Bob Prill
phone:
Jim Christiansen
phone:
Larry Mckeehan
phone:
Description

We continue to capture the past for present and future generations through photos, artifacts and documents. We want to continue with oral and family histories, as well as the history of the surrounding communities of Brinnon, Coyle, Dabob, Lake Leland and Discovery Bay.

History

The QUILCENE HISTORICAL MUSEUM is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization incorporated in 1991. Its mission is to: preserve, display and explain the history of the Quilcene area; promote the preservation, awareness and understanding of history for present and future generations; to collect, preserve and make available items of historical content.

Artifact Collections

Artifacts, documents and photos of logging, farming, schools, early stores and businesses, home and hearth, industry, kitchen, toys, millinery, military, toys, barn, mining and pioneer families.

Research Collections

Vertical files, notebooks, albums, manuscript boxes of photos, documents and articles of local history, people, events, clubs and organizations.

Educational Programs

School group visitations; docent training; senior citizen visitations; school alumni presentations.

Library
Access: General Public, Students, Scholars, Members
Appointment required: No
Publications

Newsletter twice a year. Annual report in November. Local histories and biographies

1="Quilcene's Heritage: Looking Back"
2="Brinnon History"
3="Logging in the Northwest"
4="Tubal Caine Mine"
Services
Gift Shop
ADA
Wheelchair Accessible
Exhibitions
Museum Events
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March 15 - 18, 2025

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2025 Am Assoc for State and Local History Annual Conference

September 10 - 13, 2025

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