Stop by the museum on Sunday, June 14th 2-4pm for our annual Summer Social. This special event includes: *Musical performance by Hank Cramer *Flag ceremony with local Cub Scouts *5 local veterans will be honored by Quilts of Valor Come by for lemonade, cookies and entertainment on the beautiful Shaf...

Build & Tinker Camp at the Shafer Museum starts in just a couple weeks and we still have room. We have expanded the age range to include 2nd graders as well. Join in an immersive experience that includes exploring local history and creating traditional crafts. Campers will get to see and touch artif...

Greet, welcome and talk with museum visitors about the Methow Valley, local history, technology, farming, agriculture, mining and geology, local historic sites - and learn about them yourself! As a museum host, you'll interact with guests to the museum, share Methow Valley history, and represent thi...

Chris Gustafson, a Historic Preservation & Restoration expert will be working at the Shafer Museum April 27-May 2. Chris has helped us out before to care for our log cabins and he's back this time to focus on window restoration. Folks interested in learning from Chris can volunteer to help with the ...

There's still room for volunteers - Join us Sunday, March 29th at 10am!

Chris Gustafson, a Historic Preservation & Restoration expert will be working at the Shafer Historical Museum March 28-April 3. Chris has helped us out before to care for our log cabins and he's back this time to focus on window restoration. Folks interested in learning from Chris can volunteer to h...

Do you have extra craft supplies that you want to donate to the Shafer Museum's Build & Tinker Camp? Check out our wish list below! If you have something that isn't listed, but think it would be a good addition to our supplies then contact us at the number/email below! SUPPLIES WANTED: Yarn, yarn an...

The Shafer Museum welcomes people from all over the world each summer, in fact, last year we had 40 different countries logged in our guest book! We invite our visitors to take a step back in time and understand what it was like for early pioneers to live in the Methow Valley over 100 years ago. In ...

The MakerSpace at the Winthrop library has quilting rulers that you could use in house, I believe.