History of the Whidbey Island Chapter, NSDAR
Langley, Washington
Portion of a 1798 chart showing tracks of the Discovery and Chatham, including Puget Sound and Whidbey Island. (Photo courtesy of Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division.)
On September 13, 1994, eighteen charter members gathered to officially form the
Whidbey Island Chapter, NSDAR.
The chapter was named for Joseph Whidbey, a sailing master onboard the HMS Discovery as part of the British Royal Navy's Vancouver Expedition (1791-1795), and namesake of our beautiful island.
Whidbey Island Chapter, NSDAR.
The chapter was named for Joseph Whidbey, a sailing master onboard the HMS Discovery as part of the British Royal Navy's Vancouver Expedition (1791-1795), and namesake of our beautiful island.
Portrait of Joseph Whidbey in his later years. (Photo courtesy of the South Whidbey Historical Society)
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