Kitsap County Historical Society Sub-Categories

Main Street Exhibit Opening July 5, 2008

2 galleries with 238 photos.

Updated: Jul 09, 2008 5:01pm PST

Pole Barn Concrete Floor Project

4 galleries with 282 photos.

Updated: Mar 26, 2008 12:54am PST

Kitsap County Historical Society Galleries

History In Print :

History In Print

Updated: Nov 29, 2009 4:01pm PST

HarrisonFounders :

HarrisonFounders

Updated: Nov 02, 2009 7:52am PST

20091012 GirlScoutHall :

20091012 GirlScoutHall

Updated: Oct 13, 2009 9:35am PST

Greg Olsen at Priest Historic House :

Greg Olsen at Priest Historic House

Updated: Oct 13, 2009 6:44pm PST

Dismantling the Museum Chimney 9.14.09 :

Dismantling the Museum Chimney 9.14.09

Updated: Sep 19, 2009 10:51pm PST

Carolyn's Indonesn Dnr 91209 :

Carolyn's Indonesn Dnr 91209

Updated: Sep 17, 2009 8:07am PST

Marine Drive History Gathering :

Marine Drive History Gathering

Updated: Sep 11, 2009 10:55am PST

Williams Dinner :

Williams Dinner

Updated: Sep 11, 2009 10:10am PST

Old Fashioned 4th July 2009 :

Old Fashioned 4th July 2009

Updated: Sep 03, 2009 10:20am PST

Davis's Eagle Brunch June 27, 2009 :

Davis's Eagle Brunch June 27, 2009

Updated: Sep 02, 2009 9:19am PST

Garden Party Aug 23, 2009 :

Garden Party Aug 23, 2009

Updated: Sep 18, 2009 3:14pm PST

20090608 Museum Roof :

20090608 Museum Roof

Updated: Jun 10, 2009 1:35pm PST

Veterans Day 2009 : Photos by Joanne Owen-Jogerst

Veterans Day 2009

Photos by Joanne Owen-Jogerst

Updated: Jun 08, 2009 8:40am PST

RedCross May 1, 2009 :

RedCross May 1, 2009

Updated: May 04, 2009 8:25pm PST

AntiqueFaire Apr 25, 2009 :

AntiqueFaire Apr 25, 2009

Updated: Apr 27, 2009 3:39pm PST

Antique Faire by Joanne Owen-Jogerst :

Antique Faire by Joanne Owen-Jogerst

Updated: May 01, 2009 7:58am PST

Volunteer Appreciation 2009  April 3 :

Volunteer Appreciation 2009 April 3

Updated: Apr 05, 2009 12:39am PST

Volunteer Appreciation Night by Joanne Owen-Jogerst : Photos by Joanne Owen-Jogerst

Volunteer Appreciation Night by Joanne Owen-Jogerst

Photos by Joanne Owen-Jogerst

Updated: Apr 16, 2009 10:47pm PST

BlackHistory--GaryBeanland Photos :

BlackHistory--GaryBeanland Photos

Updated: Feb 12, 2009 1:14pm PST

Museum Store -- For Sale Items :

Museum Store -- For Sale Items

Updated: Jun 24, 2009 12:16pm PST

Women's History Month -- Linda Joyce YWCA :

Women's History Month -- Linda Joyce YWCA

Updated: Mar 06, 2009 11:51pm PST

Black History 1st Friday--J.Owen-Jogerst Photos : These photos were taken by J. Owen-Jogerst

Black History 1st Friday--J.Owen-Jogerst Photos

These photos were taken by J. Owen-Jogerst

Updated: Feb 12, 2009 12:35am PST

Mill Town Family Christmas :

Mill Town Family Christmas

Updated: Dec 17, 2008 8:44pm PST

Member meeting and party December 2008 :

Member meeting and party December 2008

Updated: Dec 08, 2008 12:20am PST

20090204 Museum Attic :

20090204 Museum Attic

Updated: Mar 21, 2009 6:07pm PST

What Kitsap Collects :

What Kitsap Collects

Updated: Dec 08, 2008 12:02am PST

KCHS 60s Gala Oct 3, 2008 :

KCHS 60s Gala Oct 3, 2008

Updated: Oct 06, 2008 11:51am PST

KitsapCountyFair2008 :

KitsapCountyFair2008

Updated: Aug 24, 2008 2:25pm PST

Armed Forces Day May 2008 :

Armed Forces Day May 2008

Updated: May 23, 2008 12:09am PST

Volunteer Appreciation April 2008 :

Volunteer Appreciation April 2008

Updated: Apr 07, 2008 1:50pm PST

Obtaining Artifacts from the Bremerton Old City Hall and Jail : Jail doors are removed from the former Bremerton City Hall prior to demolition of the building.

Obtaining Artifacts from the Bremerton Old City Hall and Jail

Jail doors are removed from the former Bremerton City Hall prior to de ...

Updated: Mar 21, 2008 10:23pm PST

Native Americans of Kitsap County : March First Friday Event

Native Americans of Kitsap County

March First Friday Event

Updated: Mar 10, 2008 10:46am PST

Pole Barn Photos for Nina :

Pole Barn Photos for Nina

Updated: Jun 06, 2008 10:57pm PST

Pioneer Dance Music : Pioneer Dance Music of the Far West.  February 1, 2008 First Friday Arts program presented by the Kitsap Historical Society.  Phil and Vivian Williams of voyagerrecords.com.

Here's a slightly edited excerpt from www.voyagerrecords.com:  

The great migration to settle the Far West started in the 1840's, and ended around the early part of the 20th Century. The emigrants brought their music and dances with them. The community dance was a major social event and source of entertainment in the pioneer communities. The fiddle was the most popular and versatile dance instrument, although a wide variety of instruments were used . 

Rounding up musicians to play a dance often was a challenge. Usually there were very few musicians in the community, and they may all have come from different musical backgrounds and traditions. The tunes they brought with them came from different musical traditions, and had to be adapted so that everyone in the "band" could play them. As a consequence, dances in the Far West typically included many styles of tunes and dances from diverse national and regional traditions. This is the type of community dance music Phil and Vivian Williams experienced here in the Puget Sound region as kids. 

Phil and Vivian have done much research on the dance music and dances of the pioneer Far West.  Their program includes music, dance descriptions (and demonstrations, when they can get dancers), stories from accounts of Far West pioneer dances, and histories of many of the tunes. The program also covers an era of great development of popular dance in America, from the days of longways set dances (contra dances) and quadrilles (square dances), to the waltz, polka, schottische, mazurka, two-step, and the various "pattern" dances that Phil and Vivian did as kids, but which now are considered "North American Folk Dances." 

Phil and Vivian play tunes from pioneer dances of mining camps, farming settlements, and maritime communities in the Far West, using a variety of instruments commonly used for these dances. More information can be found at www.voyagerrecords.com.

Pioneer Dance Music

Pioneer Dance Music of the Far West. February 1, 2008 First Friday Ar ...

Updated: Feb 05, 2008 11:11am PST

Don Serry Evening : Kitsap Historical Society recognition of founding member.

Don Serry Evening

Kitsap Historical Society recognition of founding member.

Updated: Jan 16, 2008 11:00am PST

Volunteer Appreciation 2007 : Kitsap Historical Society

Volunteer Appreciation 2007

Kitsap Historical Society

Updated: Jan 15, 2008 11:25pm PST

Olympic Peninsula Tractor and Engine Assn. : Kitsap Historical Society

Olympic Peninsula Tractor and Engine Assn.

Kitsap Historical Society

Updated: Mar 26, 2008 8:37pm PST

Oral History Project : Kitsap Historical Society

Oral History Project

Kitsap Historical Society

Updated: Mar 26, 2008 8:10pm PST

Fordson Tractor Move 2006 : Kitsap Historical Society

Fordson Tractor Move 2006

Kitsap Historical Society

Updated: Dec 02, 2007 10:24pm PST

Antiques Appraisal Fair October 6, 2007 : Kitsap Historical Society

Antiques Appraisal Fair October 6, 2007

Kitsap Historical Society

Updated: Jan 15, 2008 11:31pm PST

County Fair Farm Equipment Exhibit 2007 : Kitsap Historical Society

County Fair Farm Equipment Exhibit 2007

Kitsap Historical Society

Updated: Aug 29, 2007 10:48pm PST

Museum Kings West Visit : Kitsap Historical Society

Museum Kings West Visit

Kitsap Historical Society

Updated: Aug 10, 2007 1:47am PST

Bob Ulsh  The Mosquito Fleet : Bob Ulsh 
Mosquito Fleet

Bob Ulsh The Mosquito Fleet

Bob Ulsh Mosquito Fleet

Updated: Jan 15, 2008 10:10pm PST

Helen B. Louise Farewell  2007 : Helen B. Louise Farewell

Helen B. Louise Farewell 2007

Helen B. Louise Farewell

Updated: Aug 02, 2007 5:16pm PST

Fences Smithsonian Exhibit :

Fences Smithsonian Exhibit

Updated: Mar 30, 2008 3:39pm PST

Holiday meeting and party December 2006 : Work party. Holiday party.  Annual meeting.

Holiday meeting and party December 2006

Work party. Holiday party. Annual meeting.

Updated: Mar 21, 2008 10:25pm PST