Lynden Pioneer Museum
Cause Area
- Arts & Culture
- Community
Location
217 FRONT STLYNDEN, WA 98264 United StatesOrganization Information
Mission Statement
The Lynden Heritage Foundation exists to provide Whatcom County Communities with a sense of identity and enhance local revenue through heritage tourism. The Lynden Heritage Foundation will achieve these goals by supporting educational programs, creating exhibits, and presentations, and preserving heritage collections concerning Whatcom County Communities prior to WWII. The programs, exhibits, presentations, and collections will be based at the Lynden Pioneer Museum.
Description
A big small town museum preserving history of Whatcom County. The Lynden Pioneer Museum has 28, 000 square feet, three floors filled with artifacts and displays. The museum began with a buggy collection and grew to included a Front Street Gallery from the 1920's with all of the storefronts. There is a homestead gallery, amilitary exhibit and an auto gallery.