All three books in our Children of the Quincy Valley Series: “Lena, Pioneer Girl”, “Ruby, Town Girl” and “Tuk’Luki, Wanapum Boy”. Classics for the entire family.
“Coyote Yipping” by Garret Veley, winner of the Valley Visions People’s Choice Award 2020. Notecards with envelopes of this extraordinary photograph featuring this icon of the desert - the coyote!
5x7 on heavy index card. Includes envelope.
One of the Arcadia “brown book” series, this image-rich volume is written by Jerry Garcia, who was raised in Quincy.
The first Mexicans to the region of North Central Washington were braceros (Mexican nationals) brought to Wenatchee, Okanogan, Moses Lake, and later Quincy to work under contract during World War II.
“Coyote Yipping” by Garret Veley, winner of the Valley Visions People’s Choice Award 2020. A 5x7 print in an 8x10 black mat of this extraordinary photograph featuring this icon of the desert - the coyote!
The mascot of our schools is the jackrabbit, once the king of this valley. Every child loves a puppet, and these are fun and well-made.
Kids can hardly resist these cute plush apples with a retractable worm finger puppet.
These beautiful collectible ornaments of the historic Reiman-Simmons House will be a keepsake for your family. Made of real pewter, they show the House and iconic windmill on the front and are labeled on the back with the National Register of Historic Places designation for the House.
Cute and cuddly little chick finger puppet for the child in your life!
Beautifully written and illustrated, this hardcover book tells the story of the amazing inventor John Deere!
Our mascot, Ewenice wears her cute bandana to represent the Quincy Valley Historical Society & Museum. Cuddly and oh, so cute for the little ones.
Hand made hats, right here in Quincy from a local volunteer. In a variety of colors, including Seahawks and Green and Gold Jackrabbits!
Limited edition book by local photographer Heidi Manly, this features lyrics to the hymn “All Things Bright and Beautiful” accompanied by exquisite photos of nature here in the Quincy Valley. A beautiful gift book.
Perfect size for quick puzzle play with the grandchildren or for an older relative, these wood puzzles were handcrafted in Washington State and feature the Pioneer Church and historic Reiman-Simmons House. CLOSEOUT!
204 wooden pieces featuring the beautiful Pioneer Church and historic Reiman-Simmons House, these puzzles were hand made in Washington State. Buy one for a memento of your visit to our Heritage Site. CLOSEOUT!
300 wooden pieces featuring the beautiful Pioneer Church and historic Reiman-Simmons House, these puzzles were hand made in Washington State. Buy one for a memento of your visit to our Heritage Site. CLOSEOUT!
“Interwoven Lives: Indigenous Mothers of Salish Coast Communities” by Candace Huffman Wellman - 2020 Finalist for the WILLA Literary Award in Scholarly Nonfiction from Women Writing the West, Interwoven Lives is a continuation of the WILLA Award-winning Peace Weavers: Uniting the Salish Coast through Cross-Cultural Marriages. It adds four new biographies to the four published in Peace Weavers. Together the books offer a fresh look at the role indigenous women and their Euro-American husbands played in helping people of two colliding cultures live together in new communities"-
“Peace Weavers: United the Salish Coast Through Cross-Cultural Marriages” by Candace Huffman Wellman. Throughout the mid-1800s, Coast and Interior Salish families arranged strategic cross-cultural marriages, and these alliances played a crucial role in regional settlement and spared Puget Sound's upper corner from the tragic conflicts other regions experienced. Although accounts of the men exist in a variety of records, the contributions of their native wives remain unacknowledged. Author Candace Wellman hopes to shatter stereotypes surrounding these relationships. The four women profiled--Caroline Davis Kavanaugh (Samish-Swinomish), Mary Fitzhugh Lear Phillips (S'Klallam), Clara Tennant Selhameten (Lummi-Duwamish), and Nellie Carr Lane (Sto:lo)--exhibited exceptional endurance,
Adorable piglet just fits a little hand for hours of “on the farm” pretending! So soft, too!
Wondering about the women who helped settle our area? This book by local author Beverly Mayer is well-researched and tells the story of dozens of fearless and innovative women that helped settle “The Big Bend”. Historic photographs enhance the re-telling. A must for anyone who loves great stories!
This beautiful tabletop book showcases the beauty and grandeur of Central Washington. It’s stunning photographs and descriptive text will make a wonderful gift or addition to your library.
Our latest publication, written by author Melissa Slager, "Jose's Grand Adventures" tells the story of Jose, a young boy growing up in 1960's Quincy. His experiences, family life, church and community interactions, all make for a heartwarming story of a boy who finally finds a home.
The book is filled with real-life places and people from Quincy, based largely on the stories of Manny Ybarra, along with many others.