Crow Valley School Museum is open for walk-in tours between Memorial Day and Labor Day, and is closed the rest of the year except by scheduled tours.
Private Tours: Contact the Office for scheduling private tours during our off-season. Scheduling outside of regular hours is determined by volunteer availability. Please schedule at least two weeks in advance.
Rate: $20 Minimum. Groups of 10 or less – $10 per person (age 12 and under are free).
Educators: We are pleased to be able to host local field trips to the Museum at no cost to educators. Please contact the Office for scheduling and curriculum, as well as opportunities for in-class educational materials or speakers.
1701 Crow Valley Road
Eastsound, WA 98245
Traveling southeast on Crow Valley Road headed toward West Sound, Crow Valley Schoolhouse is tucked into the hillside on the right of the road, immediately before the North Entrance to Turtleback Mountain Preserve Trail. The parking lot is closed during off-hours.
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Glenn is part of a 7th generation homestead family on Orcas Island. He lives full time in Deer Harbor and is grateful for this great community.
Glenn works and owns a media production company and spends his free time volunteering on Orcas. In addition to the Orcas Museum board, Glenn is also Vice President and Historian of the Deer Harbor Community Club. He is also a SJC Cemetery Commissioner serving Orcas. All of these provide a fulfilling opportunity for serving our community.
Michelle (she/her) grew up in Whatcom County and has lived on Orcas Island since 2020. In the spring of 2022, she joined the Museums as a weekly docent. Within a year, Michelle decided to bite the bullet and become a full-time staff member. She now works as the Program Administrator, and is currently working on revitalizing the Oral History Project and designing new exhibits.
An Orcas resident since 2017, Debbie has family ties to what feels like half of Olga and beyond. She teases she knows more of her husband’s family history than he does. Debbie is our museum admin, but also bookkeeper for many island businesses, and treasurer to several non-profits beyond the park.
Nancy has lived on Orcas since 2020 coming here as an empty nester with her avid sailor husband. Nancy is New Mexico born, raised in Singapore and then has had many other stints up and down the West Coast. She has over 30 years in the non-profit industry always working in the areas of arts, culture, literature and heritage. She has a BA degree in Economics from Scripps College and a MA in Urban Planning from UCLA with an emphasis on the history of the built environment.