Dedication Set
for January 18, 2003
Come
rain or shine, there will be a lot of activity in Moclips on Saturday,
January 18. At 12 noon, there will be a dedication ceremony
for Dr. Edward Lycan by his family. He built both Moclips Beach
Hotels. The first in 1905 was destroyed by fire and the second
in 1907 was taken out by severe storms beginning in 1911.
The
county of Grays Harbor gave permission to the family to place
a plaque and landscape the area at 4th and Pacific Avenue near
the beach. Although
this is county land, no tax dollars were used and funds came entirely
from the Lycan family.
Dr.
Lycan was an important man in early Moclips history. A monument
to his will and determination is a welcome addition to the town.
We
have invited several local, county and tate government officials
to this event. We hope to see you there too!
And
on the same day... the Museum Grand Opening!
The
public grand opening of the new Museum of the North Beach will be
held after the dedication of Lycan
Park on January 18.
The
building where the museum will be housed, is the old Hewitt's Frozen
Foods location at 4658 State Route 109. It has taken 3 months
and a lot of hard work by many wonderful volunteers to make this
dream come true. In addition to all the volunteers, we wish
to thank Barbara Topete, Rob and Sid Curtright and the Ocean Crest
Resort for offering this space to us. It is PERFECT!
Here
are the public officials who have been invited to these two events: governor
Gary Locke, senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, Jim Hargrove,
Ocean Shores Mayor Terry Vietz, Secretary of State Sam Reed, congressman
Norm Dicks and representatives Jim Buck, Lynn Kessler and Diane Elllison.
Museum
of the North Beach, A Dream Come True
In
September, the Ocean Crest conducted a garage sale to clean out the
area to be used for our museum. We have received donated building
materials for the museum remodeling project. Levee Lumber in
Ocean Shores provided drywall, mud and tape. Ace Hardware/Buck
Electric donated the paint. The Aloha Tavern, Westerly Motel
and Synchronicity Stained Glass donated windows. The Ocean
Crest provided the insulation, lumber, wiring and more drywall. The
first stage volunteers were: Sid Curtright, Tom Rasmussen,
Jackie Davis, Herb Montano, Jeff Pickett, Dave Kelley, Steve Morton,
Ed Draheim, Paul Dockendorff and Chuck Austin. The painting
and display volunteers will be in the next newsletter.
Gems
and Gemstones
Your
membership dollars go into a general fund that pays for printing
our newsletter, other printings and postage. We rely on donations
to help with museum costs and acquisitions. You may specify
where your donations go.
Sally & Jim
Hatton sent a cash donation. Gvido & Tina Durham-Bars,
Louise Hagen and Terry Thompson sent cash donations with their renewals.
Display
cases for our museum have been donated by the Wacky Warehouse, Synchronicity
Stained Glass, Mollie's Antiques, Polson Museum and the Aberdeen
Museum of History. THANK YOU!
Gravesite
Along State Route 109
A
man named William O. McFarland was an early pioneer of our Washington
coast. He died in 1880 from a sea otter rifle accident. The
circumstance of his death seems odd to us now, as he lead a very
interesting life that might have ended very differently just two
years prior.
At
the time, 1878, he was living at Joe Creek (Pacific Beach) when he
got word to investigate a shooting down the beach. Tim Dwyer
had shot Matthew McGee in an escalated feud at Damon Point (now Ocean
Shores). McFarland, who was county sheriff, found McGee suffering
from 5 gunshot wounds.
Marlene
Thomasson of the Ocean Observer brought McFarland's grave to our
attention, expressing concern regarding the preservation of this
site. There is major logging going on in the area. Grays
Harbor county auditor whos this is Quinault land. We have spoken
to some folks in Taholah. They were aware of this grave but
thought this is actually non-Indian land. We will keep searching
until we find out who actually owns the property. It would
be nice to place a small fence around the gravesite.
Some
of McFarland's descendants live in the Vancouver area.
Marlene
took Kelly Calhoun to see this site. They also visited the
Indian Cemetary on the property of American Adventure. This
is where Sampson Johns is buried. He was a hero for saving
the crews of several shipwrecks on the North Beach coast.
MBTS
Receives Major Cash Donation
Pacific
Beach postmaster and MBTS board member, Jackie Davis, donated $2000.00
to the historical society in the memory of her late father, Eldon
Davis.
Mr.
Davis, a retired U.S. Navy veteran of three wars died unexpectedly
on July 13, 2002. He was born in Palacios, Texas, on February
8, 1924. His father, George Davis, owned a series of grocery
stores in Kansas and Oklahoma. Eldon carried on this tradition,
serving as Storekeeper throughout his lengthy Navy career.
Mr.
Davis recently lived in Aberdeen prior to moving to Portland, Oregon.
In
addition to Jackie, surviving family members includ a son, Rick,
four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Thank
you Jackie for this generous donation.
Search
and Research
We
asked several months ago if anyone knew the whereabouts of the
giant spruce-carved razor clam from Ocean Shores. We have
been told by a reliable source that it wound up in Yakima. Yakima? Perhaps
some of our eastern and central Washington members can investigate
for us? Can't miss a giant razor clam in the desert!
New
Donated Items - THANK YOU!
Jim & Geri
Hauser of Moclips donated a Masquerade Dance ticket from September
19, 1953 which was held at the Aloha Hall. It was sponsored
by the Moclips Boosters Club.
Mary
Higgens from Brookings, Oregon gave us copies of several Moclips
photos. Her grandfather was vice president of the Moclips Lumber & Shingle
Mill.
Ludwig & Lois
Mayer gave two old pinback buttons from Ocean Shores.
The
Wacky Warehouse gave us a book titled, "Indians of Cape Flattery" written
by James G. Swan in 1869. It will be at the museum as reference
material.
Vera
Miles of Pacific Beach donated an authentic Northern Pacific lantern.
Dolores'
Antiques donated lots more goodies for our grocery store display.
Barbara
Smith of the Ocean Shores Chamber of Commerce donated a vintage O.S.C.
of C. membership plaque (complete with seahorse and glass float). We
received the original sign from the gift shop in the Ocean Shores
Inn donated to the chamber's auction by Dick Morris and donated to
us by the winner, Rich Hartman of Five Star Motors in Aberdeen. Mr.
Harman also donated a painting from the Ocean Shores Inn.
Gerry
Bonner donate a 1970's Ocean Shores bumper sticker, a 1978 Seattle
Times Pictorial with the CATALA on the cover, a very large 2 piece
plat map of early Ocean Shores and a plate made of "Sitka Airplane
Spruce" by Pozey Manufacturing of Hoquiam.
Karen
Mathisen of Copalis gave an old clam sack and clam gun that once
belonged to her uncle.
Paddie's
Perch gave us a 1940's movie poster from the Beach Theatre. It
had been used as insulation in the wall of the old Pacific Beach
post office. The also donated an 8x10 photo of the post office.
Bev
Callaway of Kennewick sent a great pair of forty year old razor clam
salt & pepper shakers that say "MOCLIPS".
Donated
artifacts will be on permanent display.
Moonstones...
Moclips-by-the-Sea
has lost another member. Geraldine Dodsworth of Auburn passed
away May 14, 2002. She was an avid member of our organization. She
and her husband Paul joined us in October of last year after seeing
several vintage Pacific Beach photos on display at Paddie's Perch
Restaurant in Pacific Beach.
We
extend our deepest sympathy to Paul and his family for their loss. She
will be missed.
Book
Reservation
A
yet to be published historical book about Moclips is currently being
compiled by Moclips-By-The-Sea Treasurer, Kathy Jaquet. The
anticipated publishing date is 2005. If you would like to reserve
a copy, please send your name, address, phone number and number of
copies to: MOCLIPS-BY-THE-SEA Historical Society and Museum,
PO Box 231, Moclips, WA 98562. You will be notified when
the book is available.
