Tues - Sun. The museum is located at 4218 Harborview Drive.
Admission is by donation.
The exhibit, which runs through October 12, paints a picture of the community 100 years ago when half the adults living on the Peninsula had been born in other countries, the Civil War Veteran's hall hosted parties and funerals, and most residents called themselves farmers. Summer hours are Tues. Artifacts include schoolbooks, report cards, toys, dolls, clothing, accessories, tools, and kitchen utensils. A highlight of the exhibit is the diary of Mabel Shyleen, a teenager living in Gig Harbor with her family in 1901, which describes daily visits with friends and family, travel by foot and by boat, regular chores of cleaning, washing, cooking, and working in the garden. She also writes about long horseback rides and walks in the woods, going to dances, picking up the mail, and attending church and Sunday school.