Research

The historical resources currently housed at the Chelan Museum include:

– Family files
– Family group sheets
– Photo archives: extensive collection of historical photographs,
including negatives and photos by L.D. Lindsley
– Newspaper archives
– Obituaries
– Indices for Fraternal and Riverview Cemeteries
– Marriage license index for early Chelan County
– History Notes magazine, published annually by Lake Chelan Historical Society

Displays

The Chelan Museum’s displays include:

   Native American baskets, clothing, arrowheads, tools
Wapato Indian displays
a mining cabin
old-time kitchen, home and store displays
memorabilia of local life and families
old newspapers
research copies of many books on the history of North Central Washington
   logging tools
toys
extensive display of photographs by L.D. Lindsley, available for purchase