rhs newsletter may 2011

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History is Happening in redmond • May 2011

What happened when the Lake Washington Ship Canal was

completed in 1934 and the water level in the big lake dropped by nine feet?

Join us on May 14th when Megan Carlisle, archivist at the Eastside Heritage

Center, explains how the changing shoreline

affected businesses and residents from

Renton to Woodinville to Lake Sammamish.

It also impacted the Sammamish River, seen

here circa 1914 with the “May Blossom” making

its way up the marine highway, says Megan,

who researched the topic for a 7th grade

geography unit for Bellevue School District.

REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETYMAY 2011 • NEWSLETTER • VOL. 13 • NO. 5

OUR PURPOSE:To Discover, recover, Preserve, share anD celebraTe reDMonD’s hisTory

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ShiP canal •

changing The course of hisTory

May

general MeeTing

SATURDAY, MAY 14

10:30 A.M. TO NOONOLD REDMOND

SCHOOLHOUSE

COMMUNITY

CENTER

Eastside Heritage Center Outreach Collection. OR/L 79.79.496



May 2011 • History is Happening in redmond

Curious about what we have

stored away in our collection ofdocuments, photos and artifacts?

Well, we’ve just created an “Our

Collection” category on our

website where ofce manager

Monica Park and Collections VP

John Phillips will periodically add

information about our treasures.

From our home page at

redmondhistoricalsociety.org ,

click on “History Collection” under

“Table of Contents” at left, then

“Our Collection.”

execuTive boarD

Chris Himes • President

Miguel Llanos • Senior Vice-PresidentJoe Townsend • Vice-President Finance

John Phillips • Vice-President Collections

Mary Hanson • Secretary

boarD of DirecTors

Nao Hardy

Rosemarie Ives

Judy Aries Lang

Jon Magnussen

Doris SchaibleBeryl Standley

Patti Simpson Ward

Margaret Evers Wiese

office Manager • Monica Park

aTTorney • Charles Diesen

Our nances are public record and may

be viewed at the ofce.

free newsleTTer

If you don't subscribe, please sign up.

Call the ofce at 425.885.2919 or email

[email protected].

State your preference of email or U.S.

Mail. (We prefer email as it's inexpensive

and photos show up better online.)

The reDMonD recorDer

is published nine times annually.

Miguel Llanos • Editor

Patti Simpson Ward • Art Director

pattisimpsonward.com

2011

MAJORSPONSORS

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WhaT’s new online?

COVER FEATURE • WHAT’S NEW

1 May Meeting Cover Feature:

“Ship Canal • Changing the

Course of History”

2 2011 RHS Ofcers & Board

2 What’s New Online

3 What’s New in Our CollectionRHS NEWS

4 Thank You’s

5 Centennial Quilt

6 Upcoming Local Events

7 New Walking Tour Poster

8 Newest Lifetime Member

9 Order Now: Books, Cards &

Gift Ideas from RHS

MEMBERSHIP • CONTACT INFO

10 Membership & Attendees

11 Membership Form

12 Address & RHS Contact Info

Table of conTenTs PAGE




The late Rose Weiss was well known for work with the Girl Scouts in

Redmond and now we have some of her memorabilia (only part of which is

seen here) thanks to her daughter Pat Weiss Jovag.

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WHAT’S NEWWhaT’s new in our

collecTion?

Rose Weiss’ Girl Scouts Memorabilia

Dorisjean Colvin’s handsome rendition of the school

“Avondale School,”

by Dorisjean Colvin,

was donated by Michele

Rooney. Her late parents,

Tom and Kay Thomas,

had acquired it years ago.

“They would be so thrilled

to know that it has found

a good home!” she told us.

Most of Dorisjean’s work

was in pastels but this

beauty is in oil.




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RHS NEWS Thank you To:

• PAT WEISS JOVAG for donating Girl Scout items (including a Cabbage

Patch Kid in uniform!) that belonged to her mom, Rose Weiss. (See Page 3.)• MICHELE ROONEY for donating a painting by Dorisjean Colvin. (See

Page 3.)

• HEATHER TRESCASES, executive director of the Eastside Heritage Center,

for brainstorming with us on how the center can participate in celebrating

Redmond’s Centennial in 2012. Stay tuned for news on Redmond artifacts

that EHC will be loaning to us for displays and events.

• TOM HANSEN for bringing lots of cookies to share at the April meeting.

REDMOND CENTENNIAL QUILT DESIGNERS: A special thanks to those who

contributed quilt patches for the Centennial Quilt fundraiser (see next page).

• DORIS SCHAIBLE

Redmond’s First City Hall

Redmond’s First School Bell

Joseph & Helen (Woodin) Keller, Redmond Pioneers

Willowmoor Windmill

Redmond’s First Schoolhouse, 1875

Wiley’s Livery Feed & Sale Stable

Native American Cabin and Canoe

• ALEXA MUNOZ

Sword Fern Native to Area

Strawberry Kaleidoscope

Garry Oak Used by Native Americans

Teepee of the Nokomis Club

• JUDY LANG

Aries Farm Potatoes Aries Farm Lettuce

• SANDY MARNEY-BUTLER

William Perrigo Family Home

• SALLY MARNEY

Perrigo Park

• JEAN MARSTON

Redmond Library Statue

• KELSEY MORGAN

Christine Himes Family Home, 1976• DOROTHY E. STEVENS

McSparran Family Home, in memory of Clara Hammersberg

• JEAN SWANSON

Herbert & Ester Swanson Home

• JOANNE WESTLUND

Bicycle Capital of the Northwest (Pat Dugan, Artist)




RHS NEWSWraP yourself in

reDMonD’s hisTory!

Here’s a chance to own a piece of Redmond’s history while supporting

the Society’s research and programs. We’re rafing off this quilt with historic

scenes and tickets ($2 each) can be bought at our general meetings and our

ofce. Call 425.885.2919 for more information.

2012 Redmond Centennial Quilt




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lPersonal archives resToraTion roaDshow

Saturday, May 14th • 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

This free workshop will show you how to preserve your artifacts before it’s

too late. Bring along that special family item as there’ll be a contest for most

interesting treasures and one-on-one advice with experts—no appraisals

though!

It’s at the Seattle site of the National Archives and Records Administration,

6125 Sand Point Way NE, and tours will be included. For more info or to

volunteer, email [email protected].

lrevisiTing The greaT wa rMonday, May 16th • 1:00 p.m.

Longtime Mercer Island resident Bob Wiley will discuss his book, “Revisiting

the Great War: Through Letters, Travel and History.”

The meeting, hosted by the Mercer Island Historical Society, will be held

at the Community Center at Mercer View (8236 SE 24th Street on

Mercer Island).

lThe firsT washingTon floaTing briDge

Thursday, May 19th • 7:00 p.m.

The Eastside Heritage Center presents this look back at a piece of history

every local has used!

Held at Winters House (2102 Bellevue Way SE, Bellevue).

lbirThDay/funDraiser for Messenger of Peace railcar

Saturday, May 21st • 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

All are invited to the 113th birthday party (and fundraiser) for the Messenger

of Peace railcar. There’ll be a bake sale, vintage tool swap meet, vendor

tables, baked goods, Messenger of Peace T-shirts, displays, birthday cake

and chapel car chilidogs! A silent auction will feature Mariner box seats,

author signed railroad books of local interest, and other special items.

Hosted by the Northwest Railway Museum at the Snoqualmie Depot

(38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie).

RHS NEWS

Here’s a look at what’s happening at our neighbor historical societies.

All events are free unless otherwise noted:

UPcoMing local evenTs




City-designed new walking tour poster

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RHS NEWS




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RHS NEWS

Having earlier done so to honor his

mother, Lucille B. Hansen-Bellings, Society

member Tom Hansen last month acquired a

lifetime membership in the name of his father,

Wayne R. Hansen. Born in 1914 in Snohomish,

Wayne was raised in Nebraska until 1927 and

then went to Seattle, where he attended

Lincoln High School. He met Lucille there,

graduated in 1932 and they married in 1936.

“My folks moved to 3458 East Lake

Sammamish Road, the old Weber House on

Weber’s Point, in November 1944,”

Tom wrote.

N ewesT lifeTiMe MeMbershiP

in MeMory of wayne r. hansen

“Dad worked in Seattle, commuting about 50 miles a day. Secondbig challenge was remodeling the farm house. ‘Not a square joint in the

place,’ he’d say. Third challenge was raising a family—me and my little sister

Christine with Mom—in the woods. Fourth, Wayne and Lucille participated in

the Happy Valley Grange for awhile where Dad was master of the grange.

“The Bicycle Derby and the PTA Circus were big affairs. We were a

camping family and Dad went hunting with neighbor Leonard Dudley. My

folks had their own life but knew several people along the East Lake, also

some others in the Redmond area.

“My father died of a heart attack at 48 in the old house he worked so

hard on with Mom. Both are buried at Cedar Lawns, about two miles from

the old Weber House.”

socieTy booTh • reDMonD saTurDay MarkeT

The 2011 Redmond Saturday Market season started on May 7th and we’llbe stafng a booth on the rst Saturday of each month through October.

It’s always fun—and a chance to run into old friends. To sign up or for more

information, contact Judy Lang at [email protected] or call the Society

ofce at 425.885.2919.




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greaT gifT iDeas for

2011Need something special for someone

who loves our history? These items are

available at our Society ofce:

GREETING CARDS, MAGNETS &

NOTE CARDS

featuring artwork by local artists:

• PATTI SIMPSON WARD

• DORISJEAN COLVIN• PAT DUGAN

“OUR TOWN”

A history of Redmond, by Nancy Way

Our “VIEW OF HISTORY” DVD

Artwork of the historic Adair House in Anderson

Park, Redmond’s oldest park. “Antics at Anderson

Park” is the work of ne artist Patti Simpson

Ward. See more images of Eastside settings on

pattisimpsonward.com).




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our lifeTiMe MeMbers

Eric Anderson

John Anderson

Barbara Neal Beeson

Brad Best

Marjorie Stensland Costello

John Couch

Liz Carlson Coward

Frank Garbarino

Edward L. Hagen

Lucille B. Hansen-Bellings

Wayne R. Hansen

Naomi Hardy

Patricia Weiss Jovag

Barbara Weiss Joyce

Glenn Lampaert

Roy Lampaert

Judy Aries Lang

Miguel Llanos

Jon MagnussenCharles Reed

Clare ‘Amo’ Marr

Daryl Martin

Allison Reed Morris

Frances Spray Reed

Vivian Robinson

Laurie Rockenbeck

Margy Rockenbeck

William Rockenbeck

Fred Stray

Doris Bauer SchaibleArlyn Vallene

Don Watts

Rose Weiss

Joanne Westlund


James Windle

MEMBERSHIP APril general MeeTing aTTenDees

Were you at our April meeting? These folks were! First time attendees

are noted in BOLD CAPS.

David Bartley

Elsie Bartley

Sylvia Bernauer

Bernadine Bruneau

Pierre Bruneau

Marjorie Stensland

Costello

Evelyn Driscoll

Joyce Fowler

Stan Frey

Lillian Garland

Evelyn King Gilbert

Jean Etta Dudley

Goshorn

Frank Gwerder

Charlotte Everson

Hahnlen

Tom Hall

Jerry Hammersberg

Thomas Hansen

Marge HansonMary Hanson

Roy Hanson

Dale Hawkinson

Loita Hawkinson

Chris Himes

Carol Hudson

Rosemarie Ives

CAROL JANIZEWSKI

RON JANIZEWSKI

Linda Jaton

Wayne Jaton

Elaine Keeley

Bruce Kenyon

Cheryl Kenyon

Judy Aries Lang

Janice LeVeck

Miguel Llanos

Cheryl Magnuson

Pat Marrs

Dorothy Matsui

CLARK MCABEE

Helen McMahon

Larry E. Miller

ANITA MONNOT

Richard Morris

Alexa Munoz

Jackie Nelson

ERNIE NILSON

Monica Park

John Phillips

Roxana Phillips

Virginia Porter Pickett

Brian RanckJutta Rhinehart

Patsy Cook Rosenbach

David Rossiter

Julianne Rossiter

Nina Sheldon

Judith Simpson

Beryl Standley

Don Stensland

Fran Stray

Fred Stray

Anne M. Tollfeldt

Harvey Tollfeldt

Joe Townsend

Carol Trapp

Judy Gilbert Turner

Joanne Westlund





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