Sumner Museum

A new years history story

Recent events are reshaping the near and far future of the Sumner Historical Society.

Since the early 1990s, the Society's roll has been to preserve the history of Sumner and it's surrounding area.

The Society's mission has been to share that history. We now have to do it in ways that are different than in the past.

We have an Interpretive Plan that uses three words to guide our work, Discover, Preserve, Share. There is a lot of detail explaining how each word shapes the plan. Feel free to read the plan on our website.

Saturday, August 16th, we will be at the Sumner Library to share our thoughts and plans with you, and to learn from you how we could serve you as Sumner's Historical Society. Stop by anytime during the day, bring a friend.

In 1995 over thirty local families paid $200 each to have a plaque with a family name placed on the fountain at Heritage Park.
A city publication called it a lasting tribute to their family legacy.
Recently the fountain was taken out so in this case, for a fountain, lasting is 29 years.
Community concerns lead to most of the family name plagues being salvaged so thankfully they are still part of the lasting arc.
The city put together a plan to return the plaques to the families. The plan has problems and the Sumner Historical Society wants to help with that. Our offer to help was refused.
So we are asking you, the community to step in. We have until September 8th, one day before the big giveaway to replace this plan with one that makes sure every plaque goes to the family that generously supported the new park twenty nine years ago.
Call and email the Sumner City Council and Mayor. Share this with friends and family.
Thank you

Sumner's favorite history book was the most hard to find, it is now easy to find. There is a second edition. Go to A Good Book in Sumner or order from the store page on the Sumner Historical Society website. https://www.sumnerhistoricalsociety.com

Rhubarb in Sumner, Lewis Ryan and hothouse, 28 ways to serve hothouse rhubarb. From the Sumner Historical Society's Rhubarb collection.