Wayne also dreamed of opening a museum containing items such as photographs and artifacts from the local Mt. Baker Foothills Community. This museum is the Gerdrum Homestead, which was built out of one cedar tree and is located at the Silver Lake Park, Maple Falls, WA. This location includes a large field for a demonstration site of equipment displays and practices, from old school techniques to new technologies. BMFC draws tourists, including families and people of all ages, as well as student groups for extended classroom education. Woodcrafters are invited to sell wood products and demonstrate how they make the products that we all enjoy today. This opportunity can provide an income for displaced loggers and cottage industries that would benefit from the Black Mountain Forestry Center.
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Galen Biery was born in Bellingham, Washington, on December 23, 1910. During his life he collected thousands of stories, images, and artifacts of Whatcom County, becoming the county's unofficial 'Historian'. He was most well known for his "Magic Lantern Slide Show", which consisted of images mounted on glass and shown through a slide projector he invented. Mr. Biery passed away in 1994. His family has graciously allowed Black Mountain Forestry Center access to his collection of images.
   
 
Mr. Biery's Granddaughter, Laura Jacoby, has taken on the task started by her Grandfather - preserve history and share it with everyone! Laura has been showing the "Magic Lantern Slide Show" in school and community organizations, senior centers, libraries and other settings for several years. She has spent hours of time creating shows from the slides and artifacts to cover a wide range of topics. Some of them are:
 
  • Mt. Baker
  • Logging History
  • Coal Mining
  • Mt. Baker Marathon
  • First Ascent of Mt. Baker
  • Mt. Baker Theater
  • City Hall - Whatcom Museum
  • Fire Hall
  • Early Advertising
  • The Mt. Baker Lodge
  • Rocks and Minerals- Sandstone Quarry, Gold Mining
  • Fisheries- Pacific American Fisheries
  • Native Americans
  • Call of the Wild - filming the movie
  • Town views throughout Whatcom County
  • Transportation- planes, trains, automobiles, horse and buggy
  • Community Scenic Views
  Grease Monkey   Laura would be happy to put on a slide show presentation for you and your group of friends/family if you kindly would pre-schedule 1 - 2 weeks in advance. Laura charges $2.00 per person for the 1/2 long slide show. You may contact Laura directly via e-mail.
   
 
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