The Bainbridge Island Historical Museum’s dynamic new primary exhibit, Our Community: Past to Present, will open to the public on Friday, May 6, 2022. The Museum plans to celebrate this milestone achievement with a day of celebration and community.
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Remembering the Past – 80th Commemoration of the forced removal of Japanese Americans from Bainbridge Island
On a rainy day in late February, I met with Clarence Moriwaki, Bainbridge Island City councilman and past president of the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Community (BIJAC) and the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion Memorial Association (BIJAEM), at …
“Courage in Journalism” a collaborative discussion on Bainbridge Island’s History through Journalism
Update: To view the Zoom event, click here: https://youtu.be/d4OqU0R9kZ8
Bainbridge Island has a long history of courage through journalism. Our news outlets and renowned writers have time and again taken a stand when no one else would, defending truth and …
Join the Bainbridge Public Library for the March 2022 First Friday Art Walk, featuring photographer Joel Sackett
The Bainbridge Public Library is dedicated to spreading the joy of reading and the discovery of ideas with not just our local community, but with visitors from near and afar. In addition, the library is fortunate to house beautiful local …
The Long and Winding Road that Turned the Island into a City 30 Years Ago
It’s hard to believe – looking back now – that the City of Bainbridge Island, as an incorporated entity, has been around for three decades.
If you’re a long-time islander like me, or a newbie fresh off the boat, …
Hats off to History 2021– Bainbridge Island Historical Museum Virtual Fundraiser – September 20th through 24th
We’re very fortunate here on Bainbridge Island to have an amazing historical museum, filled to the brim with an extensive research library, a curatorial collection, which houses a treasure-trove of historical records, maps, memorabilia, archaeological materials, oral and written histories, …
Home of the Pickleball Game Hosts Another Successful Founders Tournament
Despite excessive heat – with temps in the 90s – and thick smoke at times from Canadian fires – the Founders Pickleball Tournament this past week went off without a hitch.
Pickleball’s Founders Tournament is Back on the Island with Fun for Everyone
Pickleball is taking center court on Bainbridge Island this week as the Founders Tournament returns after a year hiatus due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.
The tourney, which includes a number of different events, will be held from August 9-15 at …
Get a Taste of Island History on Your Walk to the Ferry
Whether you’re a regular commuter into Seattle or an occasional day-tripper, the Washington State Ferries are a way of life for we islanders, or you would-be islanders.
Back in the day – circa the late 1980s to the mid-1990s – …
Celebrating Juneteenth 2021- Freedom Day
Originating in Galveston, Texas in 1865, Juneteenth is the observance and celebration of the African American Emancipation. It is the oldest nationally celebrated event commemorating the end of slavery. Today, it is celebrated through marches, picnics and family gatherings, education …





