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.

Did you read the Twisp column in last week's MV News? Michelle Schmidtke wrote about this beautiful film and inspiring man - if you're intrigued, come see it here in the Methow on Saturday! The Shafer Museum is a part of the Okanogan County Historical Society, and we're so pleased to host the showin...

Don't miss this feature documentary film! Our Mr. Matsura, is the story of photographer Frank Matsura who journeyed from his native Japan to live in rural Washington State in the early 1900s. There he embedded himself in a community of Native people and homesteaders, including cowboys, ranchers, min...

You've learned about McKinney, Twisp, Poorman Creek, Methow (the town), and Carlton - Now it's Winthrop! The Shafer Museum will be sharing a presentation about the people, events, natural disasters, booms and busts that made the town of Winthrop. Come hear about a few things that might surprise you!...

The Shafer Museum is back with another installment of the OUR METHOW HOME series. This time, we're exploring the first 60 years of Winthrop's history! Come out to a video presentation to learn about the people, events, natural disasters, booms and busts that made the town of Winthrop. There will be ...

The Shafer Museum will offer another installment of the Our Methow Home series this summer. This time, museum staff and volunteers will present the history of Winthrop. A video presentation will be hosted at the Red Barn Auditorium followed by a question and answer session. Books containing the hist...