Buttons - Places - 1980s?

Washington Washington

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen WA

Buttons - Schools - 1952

Blazer Booster '52-'53

On the curl: GH Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

This button was issued by Centralia College, Centralia, Washington

Buttons - Events - 1987

McCleary Bear Festival

July 17, 18, 19, 1987

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

I didn't see the year on this button until I enlarged the image on the scanner!

Buttons - Events - 2003

July 11-13, 2003!

Tropical Paradise--

The McCleary Bear Festival

On the curl: Grays Harbor Stamp Works 800 894-3830

Buttons - Events - 2002

McCleary Bear Festival

July 12-14, 2002

On the curl: Grays Harbor Stamp Works 800-894-3830

Buttons - Events - 2001

McCleary Bear Festival

July 13, 14, 15, 2001

On the curl: Grays Harbor Stamp Works 800 894-3830

Buttons - Events - 2000

McCleary Bear Festival

July 7,8,9, 2000

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Buttons - Events - 1999

"Somewhere Over The Rainbow"

McCleary Bear Festival

World Famous Bear Stew

July 9, 10, 11, 1999

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

 

Buttons - Events - 1998

McCleary Bear Festival

1958-1998

Celebrating 40 years

July 10th-12th

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

OK, here's a local pet peeve of mine. The Bear Festival did not start in 1958. It started in 1959. But locals persist in counting an annual event as if it was human. For an event, Day One is Year One.

Yet considerable expense has been made toward printing up banners, buttons, and other promotional materials celebrating 1958 as the inaugural year of the McCleary Bear Festival. Well, it's wrong, WRONG, I tell you! You can look it up.

As you can see by the button reproduced for this McCleary Time Capsule, the 1959 page documents the first Bear Festival. It says: McCleary 1st Annual 2nd Growth Festival, 1959.

Buttons - Events - 1997

McCleary Bear Festival

World Famous Bear Stew

July 11-12-13, 1997

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Buttons - Events - 1996

McCleary Second Growth & Bear Festival

A Day in the Park

July 12, 13 & 14, 1996

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, WA

Buttons - Events - 1995

McCleary Bear Festival

July 7-8-9, 1995

On the curl: Grays Harbor Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Buttons - Events - 1994

McCleary Bear Festival

World Famous Bear Stew

July 8-9-10, 1994

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works Aberdeen, Wash.

Buttons - Events - 1992

McCleary Bear Festival

World Famous Bear Stew

July 17-18-19, 1992

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Buttons - Events - 1991

McCleary Bear Festival

World Famous Bear Stew

July 19-20-21, 1991

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

I'm sure I'm not the only one who has noticed this, but isn't it sort of unsettling seeing a bear in a chef hat stirring BEAR STEW!? Is he a traitor to his own kind, or, is the stew waiting for him to jump in? Either way, it is quite chilling.

Buttons - Events - 1981

McCleary 2nd Growth & Bear Festival

23rd Annual

July 17-18-19-1981

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Buttons - Events - 1978

McCleary 2nd Growth & Bear Festival

20th Annual

July 14-15-16-1978

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Buttons - Events - 1972

McCleary 2nd Growth & Bear Festival

14th Annual

July 14-15-16-1972

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Buttons - Events - 1982

McCleary 2nd Growth & Bear Festival

24th Annual

July 16-17-18-1982

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.

Buttons - Events - 1977

McCleary 2nd Growth & Bear Festival

19th Annual

July 15-16-17-1977

On the curl: G.H. Stamp Works, Aberdeen, Wash.