Tag: Bainbridge Island Historical Museum (BIHM)

Celebrate the 1960s at the Bainbridge Island History Museum’s Entertaining Turn Back Time Gala

BIHM-PrimLogo-COLOR (2) (1)For all you history buffs out there, the 1960s were indeed turbulent times: the assassinations of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., the War in Vietnam, student demonstrations, and so on. It was also a memorable decade for …

Contingent of Foreign and Out-of-State Players Help Enrich Bainbridge’s Founders Tournament

BIHM Founders Tournament logo 2023 - courtesy of Bainbridge Island Historical MuseumChohika “Char” Wannachinda lives in Seattle now, but she was born and raised in Thailand. The 45-year-old marketing director for a Seattle-area senior living firm started playing Pickleball just four and a half months ago, but her game is so …

First Friday Art Walk – August 4, 2023

_Art Walk August 2023 (4)Winslow Way and surrounding area, Downtown Bainbridge Island
First Friday of every month, 6 to 8 PM

Spend an evening experiencing all that downtown Bainbridge has to offer. Many galleries, shops and businesses will be participating this month showcasing the …

Join BI Japanese-American Community March 30th in Commemorating 81st Anniversary of Forced Removal

Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion MemorialThe general public is invited to join the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) as it commemorates the 81st anniversary of the forced removal of Japanese-Americans citizens from Bainbridge Island on March 30, 1942.

This special event, which typically draws …

The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum Announces its 2022 History Heroes

BIHM-PrimLogo-COLORThe Bainbridge Island Historical Museum honors and recognizes those individuals, businesses and organizations that have made significant and lasting contributions to the fulfillment of the Museum’s mission of “collecting, preserving and fostering knowledge of Bainbridge Island History.”

The program was …

Join the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum for their new exhibit: Trees

Work is underway at the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum (BIHM) for a new exhibit in the Helen L. Bucey Gallery.

Fir tree jpeg courtesy of BIHMTrees is a year-long exhibit celebrating an important Island resource. Trees have always played a central role in the life …

Bainbridge Island Historical Museum is hosting the Live Auction: Turn Back Time Gala- The Twenties

Turn Back Time Live Auction 2022Join the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum (BIHM) for their live auction Turn Back Time Gala: The Twenties, on October 1, 2022 from 6pm – 9pm to be held at Wing Point Golf & Country Club, 811 Cherry Avenue, Bainbridge …

Playing Pickleball Whilst Watching Some Great Founders Tourney Action

2022 Founders Tournament - KDPickleball anyone? My wife and I recently took up PB – as many call it – after taking lessons from the Bainbridge Metro Parks District.

Our teacher, David Anderson, was great, explaining the rules, the funky scoring system, when to …

Introducing Amber Buell, Bainbridge Island Historical Museum’s New Executive Director

Amber Buell, Executive Director at the Bainbridge Island Historical MuseumI recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Amber Buell, our new Executive Director at the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum (BIHM). One of the first things that hit me upon meeting her was her vibrant and energetic personality, …

Our Community Past to Present – Bainbridge Island Historical Museum

Bainbridge Island Historical MuseumBainbridge Island has been home to many diverse communities of people and industries over its long history. For the Suquamish and other Coast Salish tribes, the island and the Puget Sound region was a center for trade. In the late …

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