Faller, bucker, choke setter, whistle punk, high rigger — these and dozens of other roles came together in the complex and grueling process of extracting huge trees from early Northwest forests.

Come by the Fall City Historical Society “pavilion” on June 11 and learn more about early logging in the Valley.

Photographer Darius Kinsey and his wife Tabitha, who did the developing and printing, have created many hundreds of logging photos. These images captured the process from the early days of horse and oxen through the later rail-based operations with steam donkeys and on into the “high lead” days with spar trees and miles of steel rigging.

The Early Logging exhibit will include many Darius Kinsey photos, kindly shared by Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, as well as some “logging stuff” and an opportunity to talk to Valley loggers who can share their stories and experiences.

Visit the website www.fallcityhistorical.org, for information about the historical society as well as feature articles and online access to images of more than 90 percent of the photographs and artifacts in the Fall City collection.

The historical society’s current focus is on creating historic signs for local sites. Signs have been made for the two buildings on the National Register of Historic Places, the Neighbor-Bennett House and the Falls City Masonic Hall, with support from King County Heritage 4Culture. Each sign contains a QR code that allows the viewer to access a detailed online account of the site’s history.

Two large signs are now in progress for both of the Fall City schools, partly funded by a King County Community Service Area grant.