Welcome to the Fox Island Museum!
There are more than 3000 artifacts on display in Dioramas, Showcases, and free standing exhibits. Among them is a display describing the life of former Governor Dr. Dixy Lee Ray, a Mosquito Fleet display, Indian artifacts, rotating exhibits, a reference room, farm room, Book Nook, and Museum Store.
Museum Open on Saturdays & Sundays 1-4 PM
The museum is currently only accepting book donations on Saturdays during our open hours of 1-4 pm. Please do not leave books at the museum when someone is not there. Thanks
- Scholarship
Attention Students, Families and Friends of 2026 Fox Island High School Graduates
The Fox Island Historical Society (FIHS) Board of Directors is giving a $2,000 scholarship in 2026 in memory of Dr. George A. Weis. In addition, the Fox Island Chapel Preservation Society will award a $2,000 scholarship. This scholarship will recognize a well-qualified high school senior graduating in the spring of 2026 to help finance a post-high school education beginning in the fall of 2026. The applicant must be a resident of Fox Island at the time of high school graduation.
The application link will open at 12:01AM on April 1, 2026 and will remain open until midnight (12:01AM) on May 1st, 2026.
Please use this link to access the application: https://foxislandmuseum.org/2026-scholarship/
- 250th Anniversary of the USA
Be sure to stop by and see our new display in the lobby which will be changed every month or so during 2026 as we celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the USA. We also have 3 displays highlighting Fox Island Through The Ages. While you’re there check out all the work that was done while the museum was closed in January.
- Please Plan On Joining Us For Our 2nd Presentation in the American Indian Lecture Series
Kyle Pittman, Instructor in the Native Pathways Program at Evergreen College, will be at the museum to present a second lecture in our American Indian series. Kyle’s first presentation was very well received. Here is a hint of what his second lecture will include:
“Federal Indian Law is a complex area of legal study that has developed over 200 years. During this time major decisions by the Supreme Court have drastically affected the ways in which we understand the relationship between Tribal Nations and the United States. In this interactive lecture, you will review twelve of these game changing decisions made by the Supreme Court to better understand how the federal government perceives its relationship to American Indians and Tribal Nations by analyzing several key principles that emerge from them”.
April 18, 2026 at the Fox Island Historical Society Museum. This event will begin at 2:00pm. Please arrive in time to be seated before 2.
Donations Welcomed! All proceeds benefit the Fox Island Museum.
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