Irene Wyman will share the history of candy containers at the North Olympic History Center/Clallam County Historical Society’s History Tales, set for 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 2, at the First United Methodist Church, 110 E. Seventh St., Port Angeles.

The program will be in the social hall; parking and entry are on Laurel Street.

Glass candy containers became popular in the United States in the late 1800s. They were typically filled with tiny candy pellets and were considered toys for children.

The first documented pieces were Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell.

In Germany, the toy industry produced figures made of cotton or paper mache that sat on top of a container that could hold candy.

Wyman, a doll and toy collector, will talk about this history beginning with samples from the late 1800s to present time. She will share pieces from her collection, most of them from Germany.

After completing a 35-year teaching career that spanned time in North Dakota, Oregon and Port Orchard, Wyman moved to Port Angeles with her husband. She has written two books: “Clallam County Schools East to West” and “School Marms and Masters and the Bells They Rang.”

History Tales is free and open to the public.

For more information, call the North Olympic History Center’s office at 360-452-2662 or email to artifact@olypen.com.