rhs newsletter 09 2010

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The Redmond Recorder September 2010 1

The Redmond RecorderSeptember 2010 Vol. 12, No. 7

Redmond Historical SocietyOur purpose: To discover, recover, preserve, share and

celebrate Redmonds history

A Poets Place

City of RedmondRebecca Meredith

Did you know Redmond has its very own, City-sponsored poet laureate?Shes Rebecca Meredithand shell be our next speaker, talking about thepower of place specifically how the work of poets (as well as audiencesresponses to that work) are shaped by their relationships to places in theirlives, both past and present.

Although she now resides in Seattle, Rebecca lived in Redmond formore than 20 years and was the first president of the Redmond Associationof Spokenword. Her poetry has appeared in literary magazines andanthologies, and has been featured on KUOW. Some of her poetry is onlineat the Redmond Arts Commission, which funds the two-year position.Check it out at: www.redmond.gov/arts/poetlaureate.asp as well asRebeccas own blog atwww.rspoetica.com.

Please join us and Rebecca on Sept. 11 from 10.30 a.m. to noon at the

Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center for some poetic inspiration!
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2010 Executive Board

Chris Himes, PresidentMiguel Llanos, VPJoanne Westlund, TreasurerJohn Phillips, CollectionsBeryl Standley, Secretary

Board of Directors

Mary Hanson

Nao Hardy

Judy Aries Lang

Jon Magnussen

Doris Schaible

Joe Townsend

Patti Simpson Ward

Margaret Evers Wiese

Office Manager

Monica Park

Attorney

Charles Diesen

Our finances are public record and

may be viewed at the office.

Free NewsletterCall 425-885-2919 or e-mail

[email protected], asking for e-mail or USMail delivery. (We prefer e-mailas its inexpensive and photos

show up better online!)

Major Supporters

New Online

The Redmond: BicycleCapital of the Northwest sign

on Redmond-Kirkland road isnow an iconic symbol of ourcity, but do you know how itcame to be installed in 1976?The storys on our home page,

but heres a hint: Societymember Jerry Torell played akey roleas did high school

metals teacher Chuck Johns,signmaker John Gunderson,then Mayor Bud Young, FredHabenicht and several others.

Table of Contents

Page1: September speaker2: New Online3: Collection News4: Thank Yous, Condolences5: Walking Tours, Quilt Project6: Scouts cemetery project7: Eastside Events8: Cemetery project; plots for sale9: Gift Ideas10: Membership Names11: Membership Form12: Address & RHS Contact Info
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Whats New in Our Collection

Photo Courtesy of MOHAIFrom left to right: Betty Bland Winn, Mercer Island mayor 1980-83;

Chris Himes, Redmond mayor 1980-84;Doreen Marchione, Redmond

mayor 1984-91; Nan Campbell, Bellevue mayor 1988-89; and Doris Cooper,

Kirkland mayor 1985-90.

No, we havent locked away these pioneering politicians in ourcollections archive! But thanks to Seattles Museum of History andIndustry we now have recorded interviews with the Eastsides first femalemayors, two of whom are from Redmond.

The interviews are part of MOHAIs Womens Votes, Womens

Voices exhibit marking the 100th anniversary of women gaining the rightto vote in Washington state -- a full decade before an amendment to theU.S. Constitution extended that to women nationwide.

Weve stored the interviews ofChris Himes and Doreen Marchione onour website (search for their names) and MOHAI also has audiointerviews (called podcasts) one can hear online athttp://seattlehistory.org(click on Womens Votes or go to Exhibits section).
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- John Phillipsn

Thank You to

Cheryl and Gene Magnuson and Fred and Fran Stray for the picnicwork.

Arlyn Vallene for her donation of kitchen tools.

Condolences and Get Wells

Our wishes for a speedy recovery to Rose Weiss, one of our Lifetimemembers (in fact she bought two for her daughters as well!)

Our condolences to the families of some recently departed with ties toRedmond: Beth Gossard (wife of Clint Gossard); Joseph Jobe; and PattyLawson (wife of our first attorney, the late John Lawson).

Volunteers needed for Saturday Market

Photo by Judy Lang

Its hardly work in fact youll come across old friends, make new onesand take in the Redmond Saturday Markets smells, sounds and sights,including the occasional disguised shoppers like Linda Hussey, left, and twoof her pals.

So join us on Oct. 2 as we host a Society booth for the last time thisseason. Volunteers take a two-hour shift with another Society member,handing out free brochures and selling other merchandise. If you can help,please contact Judy Lang at [email protected] or 425-823-3551.


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Last 2010 Walking Tour

Ever wonder about the histories of our oldest buildings? One of them wasonce a bordello, saloon, dance hall, and undertaker at the same time. Some aresaid to have paranormal activity. Did you know the Brad Best Realty building

used to be the Redmond State Bank and that it once issued its own currency?Join Society member Tom Hitzroth as he literally walks you through ourheritage and recent preservation efforts.

The last 2010 tour is Sept. 19, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., and walkers meeton the front steps of the Justice White House (7730 Leary Way), one of theoldest buildings left in the city. An $8 fee helpsfund Society research. Pre-registration is required via phone (425-885-2919) or [email protected].

Stitch Yourself Into Redmond History

Were looking for 100 designs of Redmonds heritage to turn into 100 quiltsquares -- and then into a giant quilt that we can raffle off as a fundraiser in2012 when Redmond turns 100!

The names of all those whose designs are used will be incorporated into thequilts border so nows your chance to be stitched into history! If youd like toparticipate, please contact Joanne Westlund [email protected] 425-898-0399.

If you are willing to help with the actual quilting, we would love to hearfrom you as well! Squares must be delivered by September.

One of the tour stops is the Bill

Brown Building, seen here when

it was Big Time Pizza. Brown had

it built in 1913 and its first use

was as a saloon. Brown would

later become Redmonds longest-

serving mayor.
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Scout Helps Record Whos Who in Cemetery

Matthew Beecroft wanted an Eagle Scout project that would stand out,and he found it at the Redmond Community Cemeteryorganizing 30volunteers who photographed and documented each tombstone. I divided

the cemetery into a grid, with 80 zones, Matthew says. Then, Iinstructed the volunteers to make a sketch of the locations of eachtombstone in their zone, and then record the information off the tombstonesexactly as it appeared (I created templates for them to use). I had twophotographers take a picture of each tombstone.

With data in hand, he and his family transcribed the information ontocomputer format, organized and named the pictures, then burned them ontoCDs to give them to the cemetery caretakers and the Redmond Historical

Society, he adds. The project took 193 hours to complete, 34 of whichwere my hours. I didn't expect it would be so much work, because weestimated there to be 300-400 tombstones but when the pictures werecounted, it turned out that there were over 1,000! The project was wellworth it though, and I hope that the information we took down will lasteven when the tombstones become unreadable.

Matthews work follows in the footsteps ofDana Whitson, whose ownmapping work included the locations and names for unmarked graves.

Thanks to both for helping preserve Redmonds heritage!

Cemetery Plots for Sale

The Society is selling 2 side-by-side plots in Redmond's CedarLawns Memorial Park. Donatedby the Reed family, they include

endowment care and are in theGarden of Christus section (225,3&4). $3,499 for one or $6,699for both. Current value is $5,495each. Cedar Lawns handles allnecessary paperwork. Contact usat 425-885-2919 for info.


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Eastside Events

Redmond:Redeveloping the Redmond Central ConnectorWHERE: Corner of Bear Creek Parkway and Leary Way

WHEN: 5.30 p.m.7.30 p.m., Sept. 15

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COST: FreeThe City is seeking public input on how to transform the rail corridorthrough Redmond formerly used by the BNSF rail line. The festivebrainstorming includes live music and light refreshments.

Bellevue: Fraser Cabin Heritage DayWHERE: Kelsey Creek Farm Park, 410 130th Place SE, Bellevue

WHEN: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., Sept. 15th

COST: FreeHands-on activities that relate to 1880s settler life: agriculture, dairy,household tasks, log cabins, games and eastside history. Eastside HeritageCenter hosts and interprets the log cabin that was built and lived in by theFraser family over 100 years ago! Call 425-450-1049 for details.

Bellevue: The Lowering of Lake Washington

WHERE: Winters House, 2102 Bellevue Way SEWHEN: 7 p.m., Sept. 18th.COST: FreeLearn what happened to the Eastside when the Lake Washington ShipCanal was completed and Lake Washington's water level dropped by ninefeet. Eastside Heritage Center archivist Megan Carlisle presents thisprogram based on research she did while creating a 7th grade geographyunit for the Bellevue School District.

Kirkland: Lake Washington Golden Grads ReunionWHERE: Lake Washington High School Common AreaWHEN: 1-4 p.m., September 25COST: FreeThe LWHS Class of 1957 invites all alumni who have marked their 50th orbetter graduation anniversary to attend this get together with formerclassmates. Contact Judy Lang for more info: 425-823-3551.


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Getting to Schoolby Train

Tony Emmanuel Collection

The lateMargaret Quackenbush Breedman left behind a wonderful

diary, a copy of which is at the Society office. Below is an excerpt about

figuring out her school commute in 1914 after moving to Webers Point

on East Lake Sammamishwhen a cargo and passenger train line

existed.

Father, W. S. Quackenbush, had been hired as bookkeeper andstorekeeper for Joseph Weber, who owned the two shingle mills onWeber's Point.

While the younger ones slept on, I was disturbed to hear my Father andMother quarreling bitterly. She had asked about school. My sister Jowould be in the first grade and I was in the second. When Dad told her

that we would have to walk two miles through the forest and over the hillon the skid road to Happy Valley, it was more than Mother could take.She would have nothing to do with the idea. There would be children upthrough the eighth grade traveling with us, but it was wild country wherecougar and bear roamed

Now, with nostalgia, I can look across from my West LakeSammamish home and see the draw in the hill where we might havetraveled to school except for Mother's strong protest. (Nostalgic, too, are

the remembrances of Sunday walks there that took us, as a family, to theedge of the hill looking down into Happy Valley.)

But, to get back to the school situation, it was my Father's problem,and he solved the dilemma by sending us to Redmond by train. Thisworked fine in the morning. We were only slightly early for school. Butat night, there was a long wait after school. Mother insisted that we stayat the depot, and Mr. Bergan, the station master, and his wife were verypatient with us. However, not getting home until six o'clock at night got

tiresome.

Webers Mill

photographed in

1916 by the

renownedDarius Kinsey.


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Our Lifetime

Members

Eric AndersonJohn Anderson

Barbara Neal BeesonBrad BestMarjorie Stensland CostelloLiz Carlson CowardFrank GarbarinoEdward L. HagenLucille B. Hansen-BellingsNaomi Hardy

Patricia Weiss JovagBarbara Weiss JoyceGlenn LampaertRoy LampaertJudy Aries LangMiguel LlanosJon MagnussenCharles Reed

Clare Amo MarrDaryl MartinAllison Reed MorrisFrances Spray ReedVivian RobinsonLaurie RockenbeckMargy RockenbeckWilliam RockenbeckFred StrayDoris Bauer SchaibleArlyn ValleneDon WattsRose WeissMargaret Evers WieseJames Windle

June 12 Picnic PartiersWere you at our annual picnic? These folks were:(* first time attendees)

Susan Ashton*Carolyn Banning

Dave BartleyElsie BartleyBrad BestJeanne BestBernie BruneauBetty EmmanuelTony EmmanuelTracy Emmanuel

Joyce FowlerCharlotte HahnlenKenneth HahnlenTom HallTom HansenMary HansonBud HardisonMuriel Hardison

Jennifier HawkinsChris HimesJoAnn IngersollJudy LangMike LangBea LelandAnita Longley

Photo by Patsy RosenbachOur 2010 History Hero,Brad Best, joined by his wife,Jeanne,

received the award at the picnic. Flanking them are boardmembersJudy Lang andJon Magnussen.

Cheryl MagnusonGene MagnusonJon Magnussen

Larry MillerAlexa MunozMonica ParkJohn PhillipsRoxie PhillipsVirginia PickettPatsy RosenbachDavid Rossiter

Juliann RossiterAnne SalmiLisa Salmi*Doris SchaibleBeryl StandleyFran StrayFred StrayKris Swanson

Bev ThomasBill ThomasJoe TownsendRose WeissDon Whipple*Johanna Whipple*


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