It’s
Official! Moclips-By-The-Sea - a Non-Profit Corporation
On April 1, 2002,
Moclips-By-The-Sea became a non-profit corporation! The official
notification from the state has been framed and will be on display once
the museum is
up and running. We want to thank all of you who helped by voting in the
By-Laws and
the board of directors who approved the Articles of Incorporation.
This is a big step for us and a rather important one. If anything, it
helps legitimize who
we are and what we intend to do. It also paves the way for us to obtain
our 501C3
status with the IRS. Donations will then become tax deductible.
Now that we have passed this major step, we can approach the Washington
State
Parks Department in regards to leasing the land at Railroad Avenue and
5th Street in
Moclips for the museum’s permanent location. By the way, if you
have any INTERIOR
photos of the old depot, please contact a board member.
It’s
About TIME!
Another
unique piece of Moclips memorabilia went on the auction block on
eBay. A 90+ year old mantle clock came up for bid. It is small and
made of what appears to be cast iron. In the face of the dial are
the words, “FORWOOD BROTHERS JEWELERS,
Moclips, Washington”. (We have street scene photos that include
this store).
After the 10-day auction run, your Moclips-By-The-Sea Historical Society
and Museum
officially WON THE CLOCK!
Kelly Calhoun and Lee Marriott bid on this great clock at the last possible
moment to insure this “timely” piece of Moclips history comes
back home to the beach.
The clock was put on eBay by an antique store in Aberdeen and was brought
to them from someone who was cleaning out an attic. Just goes to prove
that timing is everything!
Garage
for Sale
On
Memorial Day weekend Moclips-By-The-Sea sponsored a garage sale
to raise extra funds for
museum purchases and museum construction. The sale was in Ocean Shores
at the former location of Dolores’ Antiques. We thank Dolores May
for donating this perfect space to MBTS!
We generated a whopping $3130.59! This was above and beyond our initial
goals and expectations!
Moclips-By-The-Sea wishes to thank the following for their donation items
and/or volunteer time:
Lola Bennett, Elwood & Barbara Budnik, Kelly Calhoun, Richard & Stella
Callentine, Kathryn Caughy, Mary Christiansen, Gloria & Sam Cohea,
Jim & Patti Courtright, Jackie Davis, Vicky Delaney, Patty Draheim,
Frank Fitzgerald, Midge Gamboa, Joan Hepperlin, Sandy Hermey, Michael
Isom, Kathy Jaquet, Juanita Johnson, Marjorie Johnson, Linda Kelley,
Lorraine Kramer, Kate Long, Lee Marriott, Maggie Maskell, Dolores May,
Sharon & John McCarthy, Elaine McDonald, Yvonne McKinney, Patty Montague,
Dianna Moore, Joe Mosser, Virginia Nordman, Ocean Crest Resort, Ned & Sharon
Pleus, Lynn Roof, Synchronicity Stained Glass,
Barbara & Ruben Topete, Bill & Eleanor Ward, Kim Weidman, Kim
Wheeldon, Cindylee& Michael White.
THANK YOU ALL!
Awesome
Donation
The
internet auction site Ebay, can be a great source for finding old
and unusual things. It would take years of looking and many trips
across the country to find what you are looking for. Thanks to eBay,
those items can be right at your fingertips - day or night.
Chris Murphy found an excellent original copy of a brochure
from about 1908-1910 titled, “Facts Pertaining to MOCLIPS, Washington as a
Health and Pleasure Resort”. There are ads for some of the businesses
from the time period such as the Moclips
Livery and Transfer Company, the Moclips Canning Company, Forwood Brothers
and of course the Moclips Beach Hotel. This rare item was posted
on eBay back in 2000. Chris won the brochure and has donated this
wonderful find
to the museum! THANK YOU Chris!
First
Annual Meeting
On
Saturday, June 1, 2002, MBTS held its first annual meeting at the
Pacific Beach Resort in Pacific Beach. Our guest speaker was John
Larson of the Polson Museum in Hoquiam. Forty members were in attendance
for John’s entertaining slide show presentation on the history
of the Polson and Hoquiam in general.
Mr. Larson also brought raffle tickets for a 2002 Ford Mustang.
Only 2500 tickets will be sold at $20.00 each (tax & licensing
paid). All proceeds benefit the Polson Museum.
Four board members will be attending the Washington Museum Association’s
conference in mid June. We hope to learn many things about running
a museum not
the least of which is grant writing. The members in attendance at this
meeting approved the funds for Kelly Calhoun, Kathy Jaquet, Lee Marriott
and Jackie Davis to
attend. More information will be provided in the September newsletter.
We thank the Pacific Beach Resort for hosting our meeting at their facility!
The meeting was a big success! Thanks to all who attended.
A
Note from Moclipsdude
Some
of us are searching the internet for North Beach items, specifically
on eBay. In some instances, we have bid against each other which
only drives the price up. These items won by moclipsdude are intended
for the museum. We are NOT bidding on these items for ourselves but
for the museum and ALL of us. Thank you!
Moclips "dot
org"
Now
that we are an official non-profit corporation, we qualify for a
(.org) status on the internet. Kelly Cline, that super webmaster
at Truckin’ Express has set aside the domain name of MOCLIIPS.ORG
for our official website. Kelly has paid the first years subscription
of $25.00 as his donation to the organization. THANK YOU Kelly! We
will “sit” on this until next year. At that time we will
obtain a server and “kick-in” the website. That will give
us two years to expose ourselves to the world prior to the centennial.
A
Star is born
In the May edition of the Ocean Observer community newspaper, an
article about Copalis Beach was featured (copy enclosed). Member
Lorraine Kramer
was
interviewed for her memories of this historic beach-side community.
Thank you Lorraine and the Ocean Observer for a very enlightening
and entertaining
story!
Gems
and Gemstones
Your membership dollars go into a general fund that helps pay for printing
our newsletter and other mailings in addition to postage. We rely on
donations to help with museum costs and acquisitions. You can specify
where your money goes.
Roy Tottie, Bev Callaway and Paul Billy sent cash donations in April
and May.
Vice President Virginia Nordman donated cash in the name of Evelyn Tottie.
We think this is an excellent idea to remember those who were a big part
of Moclips and the North Beach.
In March, Synchronicity Stained Glass in Ocean Shores donated $125.00
worth of
vintage unused postcards. They will help defray postage, envelope
and paper costs for
our incidental mailings to the membership. THANK YOU all!
All
in the Family
Neither sleet, nor rain, nor snow nor passage of time could have predicted
this!
MBTS member, Mary Christiansen of Quinault has been appointed postmaster
of the Moclips Post Office. CONGRATULATIONS MARY!
Eighty-seven years ago, in 1915, Mary Northup was the postmaster
of Moclips. Mary Northup was married to Mary Christiansen’s
great-great uncle! Of course the post office then was not where
it is now. Postage was one
cent (not 34).
To further complicate things, Mary is related to member, Florence
(Northup) Miles of Forks. (See her story in the March, 2002
issue of the Moclips
Ocean Wave). Florence is Kelly Calhoun’s aunt which means Mary
is his cousin (a recent discovery). From
information supplied by Florence, he is also related to the Summerlins
who used to own and operate the Moclips Livery Stable.
Search
and Research
Here
is the question of the new millenium. What ever happened to the giant
wood carving of the razor clam in Ocean Shores? Some of us had our
picture taken with this wonderful North Beach icon back in the 1960’s.
Rumor has it that this big bi-valve was stolen. If so, by who?
Another
story says it is buried somewhere. Do you know the truth? We’d
LOVE to have it outside the museum - we promise we won’t tell
where we got it.
Museum:
Moclips & NB Artifacts
In March, Marjorie Johnson donated 2 ceramic mugs from the Ocean Shores
Inn. They belonged to her father, William P. White who was a Pacific
Beach resident since 1967.
The Wacky Warehouse came through once again! A circa 1910-1920’s
auto wheel with wooden spokes was found on the beach by B. J. Haynes.
Included in their donation was a 1961 mailing to Victor “Shorty” Borden
of the Mohawk Packing Company and a stencil used by the M.R. Smith Lumber
and Shingle Mill for grading lumber. More vintage Pacific Beach photos
were donated to MBTS by the Wacky Warehouse.
Chloe Taylor donated postcards and old photos including an image from
1964 of the Joe Creek bridge after it was damaged by the Alaskan earthquake
tidal wave. She also included copies of the 1990 Daily World article
about Moclips with member Harold Schmidtke’s photo collection.
Katie Detrick donated a great sterling silver spoon engraved, “Rock
at Grenville Point, Moclips, WN”.
Another spoon was found on eBay. It is also sterling silver circa
1907 and is engraved, “The Arch at Pt. Grenville Near Moclips, Wash”.
Also found on the internet was a mint condition 1962 Ocean Shores Low
Tide Chart complete with photo of the wood razor clam sculpture and who
we think is Miss Washington (anyone know her name?)
Sharon and John McCarthy of Ocean Shores donated 3 old logging saws.
These were found in Aberdeen many years ago.
Jean Perry, postmaster of the Copalis Beach post office donated 3 awesome
images of Copalis Crossing (one with BOTH wooden arches).
Arvid and Virginia Nordman donated a 1975 book about the history of the
M.R. Smith Shingle Mill. Great story and photos!
THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR DONATIONS!
Some of these items will be on permanent display. Others will be on loan
with proper credit given to the owner. If you have items to donate or
loan, let us know!
Business
Support
Moclips-By-The-Sea appreciates the support
from our local businesses. Their interest and concern are
a big part of what makes the North Beach a great place
to live! We have included a list of those member businesses
in a special insert within this newsletter. Thank you!
This
newsletter is named after the first newspaper from Moclips; the MOCLIPS
OCEAN WAVE. Published in 1909 it only lasted a few issues. We intend
to be
around a lot longer!
NOTE: If you would like a back issue of our quarterly newsletter, please
send $2.00 and the issue (month and year) you are ordering to the above
post office
box. Our first issue was JUNE 2001. Thank you!
