The museum then decided to make this an annual award to be given to individual or individuals who have made outstanding contrubutions to the island way of life. The museum is located on Price Street in Friday Harbor. Eight homes are featured in the exhibit which was put together by a joint effort of the Town of Friday Harbor Historic Preservation Board and the San Juan Historical Society. The homes were built between the late 1880s and 1914. Architectural details of the homes are explained in the exhibit.
Early photographs show how the neighborhood looked at the turn of the last century.
Stories of the residents of the homes including recordings of descendants reminiscing are a part of the exhibit. Town of Friday Harbor Historic Preservation Coordinator Nancy Larsen and Mona Meeker researched the history of the homes and spoke to former residents of the homes. Larsen wrote the exhibit's copy. Architectural historican Boyd Pratt wrote the architectural descriptions. San Juan Island residents Dave Dysart and Peter Chan created the wagon part of the exhibit.