Living History
The Edmonds Museum Summer Market starts in May and lasts through October. The Market itself is historic. It started in the 1990s as a fundraiser for the Historical Society and Museum (similar to how other non-profits in Edmonds began), and was staffed by many of the early volunteers who were committed to preserving Edmonds’ history. Bette Bell was one of the founders, and Margaret Wilcox long managed it and continued to be an active volunteer for it. The vision was to work with local, small family farms and businesses, bringing fresh produce and local goods to the downtown community. Today it hosts around 90 vendors every week – featuring farmers from all around the state as well as processors, crafters and artists. All of them are small businesses making or growing what they bring to the market each week. Some vendors come weekly while many others just come now and then — all valuable members of our market family. And of course, the thousands who come to the Market each Saturday bring business to the entire Edmonds downtown area. For most of us, the Market is part of what defines an Edmonds kind of summer.
If you or someone you know would like to be part of this effort, contact volunteer@historicedmonds.org. It is great fun, and a way to give back to our entire community!
