Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum

Publications and Products

Books

Video Tapes

History of the Snoqualmie Valley ~ $18
By Ada Snyder Hill ~ Sixth Printing 1994
A classic by the founder of the Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum. Anecdotes and memoirs of Valley history from the mid 1800s to the 1920s, with emphasis on the history of North Bend. Mrs. Hill came to the area in 1910 as a school teacher and befriended many Pioneer and Native American families, who shared their stories photos, and other treasures. 8-1/2"x11" 161 pages + index, black & white photographs, paperback.
Snoqualmie Falls: Mill Town Images (vhs video) ~ $25
A thirty minute video history of the lumber mill town of Snoqualmie Falls, Washington - built as a state-of-the art company town and all-electric mill in 1917 and a bustling community for over 40 years. Over 100 historical photographs and paintings, narrative by historian David Battey and original music by Harley Brumbaugh.

Fall City in the Valley of the Moon ~$28.95
By Margaret McKibben Corliss ~ Fourth Printing Pending Publication.   History of Fall City, Washington from its origin as a village of the Snoqualmie Tribe (the People of the Moon) through the earliest European American pioneers in the Snoqualmie Valley and into the 20th Century. Fascinating reading by a prominent local historian. 8-1/2"x11" 159 pages + index, black & white photos, paperback.

Life Along The Tracks The Milwaukee Railroad in the Snoqualmie Valley (vhs video) ~ $29.95
The story of the men and women who worked for, or who lived along the tracks of the Milwaukee Railroad in the Snoqualmie Valley, told in their own words. 29 minutes.
© 2000 Byrd Productions and William J. Walker.
Mythology of Southern Puget Sound ~ $18.95
Legends Shared by Tribal Elders - Recorded, Translated & Edited by Arthur Ballard.  Reprint of a 1929 scholarly publication including traditional Native American legends from the Snoqualmie, Duwamish, Green and White River (Muckleshoot), Puyallup, and other groups. Out of print for seventy years. New introductory essay by Kenneth G. Watson. 8-1/2"x11" 140 pages, paperback.
The Milwaukee Everett Branch: It's People (vhs video) ~ $17.95 © 2002 William J. Walker.
A follow up to Life Along The Tracks, this video provides further pictorial and anectodal information of the railroad in the Snoqualmie Valley. 27 minutes.
28 Historic Places in the Upper Snoqualmie Valley ~ $4
Kenneth G. (Greg) Watson ~ 1992 A map-keyed tour of some of the Snoqualmie Valley’s historic places from ancient times to the 1970s. Includes a brief essay and photograph for each site. 8-1/2"x11" 40 pages + map, black and white photos, paperback.
Riverside Reflections ~ $9.95
Poetic Moods From the Valley of the Moon. Harley Brumbaugh ~ 1997 Poetry by musician, composer, and educator who grew up in the mill town of Snoqualmie Falls. Titles include "Exotic Boxcars of 1944", "A Valley Woman Sings - 1873", "Mount Si Pageantry" and many others. 5"x7-1/2" 116 pages, paperback.
2004 Snoqualmie Valley Historical Photo Calendar ~ $8
Attractive wall calendar featuring 14 historical photographs from the collection of Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum. Printed in warm black ink on speckled recycled heavy paper. January 2004-January 2005. 11"x17" open size.

"T" Shirts - Our T shirts are Haines Hefty Tee's, 100% cotton. All T shirts have a gray background and feature scenes of the valley in black and white from our collection of historic photographs. $14.00 each. Sizes available are Medium, Large and Extra Large.

Poster: "A Change of Worlds" ~ $5

Photo poster printed on heavy stock for an exhibit of Puget Sound Native American

culture. Black and white with red trim. Photo image is a panorama of a Native

American spiritual gathering in 1914. 9-1/2"x 27" - shipped rolled.

Lucinda Doll ~ $22

A classic hand-sewn rag doll portraying Lucinda Collins Fares, the 300 pound first

dairy farmer in the Snoqualmie Valley. Cotton body and clothing, embroidery floss hair

glass bead eyes and necklace. 15" tall.

Marbles for Two: All You Need to Play the Game ~ $7

Do more than remember one of the world’s great pastimes - our kit lets you and a friend

have all the fun and skill of playing for "all the marbles". Includes two dozen glass marbles

(a mixture of cat-eyes, solids, and clearies), two shooters, a pair of handsewn cloth marble

bags, and rules for four marble games.