rhs newsletter november 2013

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(Photo courtesy of Eastside Heritage Center)

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Who knew Marymoor Parks Clise Mansion, pictured above, was a

poster child for the early 1900s craftsman architecture known as the Arts

and Crafts movement? Larry Kreisman, program director at Historic

Seattle, will take us back to that era at our next Speaker Series program

on Saturday, November 9. Clise Mansion, Kreisman notes, shows howthe movement inuenced architecture and interior design trends for

well-to-do businessmen wishing to be country gentlemen, as much as it

impacted thousands of rst-time home buyers and builders of affordable

bungalows and Craftsman homes in the growing cities and suburbs of

Washington and Oregon.

Every town has a history. Discover ours. November2013

The RedmoNd RecoRdeR

REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER

NOVEMBER 2013VOL. 15

NO. 9

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UpcomingSatUrdaySpeakerSerieSSaturday, November 9, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th Street

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Check out the Postcard Collection

online at: eastsideheritagecenter.org/

gallery.html

NovembeR2013 Every town has a history. Discover ours.

EXECUTIVE BOARD

Chris Himes President

Judy Lang Senior Vice-President

Joe Townsend Vice-President FinanceJohn Phillips Vice-President CollectionsMary Hanson Secretary

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Remember when folks usedto send postcards instead of emailwhen traveling? An online databaseof 100 historic postcards fromacross the Eastside shows just howcommon that was a century ago.Lots of passenger ferry photos aswell as not so touristy images suchas churches and schools.

Created by the Eastside HeritageCenter with support from 4Cultureand Humanities Washington, thedatabase is easy to searchRedmond turns up 34 images,among them the Redmond Hotel(seen below), Idylwood Park and

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whatS newin oUrcollection

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Completed in October, this large display panel is the last of ve funded by

4Culture as part of our Centennial celebrations in 2012. The panels showcase

parts of our historyfrom the rst people above to four other topics: Derby Days,

Transportation, Schools and Farming/Logging.

Special thanks to Patti Simpson Ward for designing each of the ve panels.

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A rich history that includes dairy farming and even Hollywoods GaryCooper is getting some recognition as King County weighs a request to

landmark the Walter Cooper Dairy Farmincluding its iconic red barn and

silo visible from the Redmond-Fall City Road two miles east of Redmond.

Currenty being restored by its new owners, Andy and Barbara Carrigan,

the 18-acre farm had previously been owned by the heirs ofCalvin and Avis

Shultz. It was also featured in the Societys 2003 calendar of historic barns in

the Redmond area.

The landmarking nomination form led on behalf of the Carrigans notesthat the property retains four primary elements of an historic dairy farm: a

farmhouse dating from 1945, a hay barn built in 1925, a milk house and grain

silo dating to 1953 and an intact pastoral setting.

Situated in Happy Valley, the property was acquired by Walter Cooper

from Eliza Mitchell in 1907. The Cooper family sold it in 1963 to Walter

Craig. It was leased at various times to dairy farmers Fred Fisherand the

McDonald and Ulrich families. The Shultzs bought it in 1966.

The Carrigans plan to restore the barn, reconstruct the original fruitorchard, plant a kitchen garden and raise poultry.

As for Gary Cooper, the nomination form makes reference to what Happy

Valley locals have long talked about: That Walter Cooper was Gary Coopers

uncle and that the latter even visited the farm in 1930.

The county is expected to decide on the nomination by the end of the year.

(Photo courtesy of King County Heritage Preservation Program)

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TREE ARMY: THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS 1933-1941

January 11th: Janet Oakley, an author and historian, explains the

CCCs lasting impact both on our state and on the young men desperate

for jobs. (Speaking courtesy of Humanities Washington)

HIGH TIMES: AIR DEFENSE,AIRPORTS, AND WISHFUL THINKING

February 8th: Sherry Grindeland, a journalist and Eastside Heritage

Center member, shares the Eastsides role in aviation, WWII and Cold

War air defense, and D.B. Cooper.

THE SILER LOGGING COMPANY

& RAILROAD: 1920s LOGGING

March 8th: Eric Erickson, an author and past president of Issaquah

History Museums, recounts the vast operation east of Redmond and the

25-mile railroad that carried the logs north.

THE SAMMAMISH SLOUGH RACE: 1933-1976April 12th:Steve Greaves of the Seattle Outboard Association hosts

former racers recollecting the challenges of navigating the narrow and

winding slough.

FROM CHICKENS TO SOFTWARE:

THE LAND BEFORE MICROSOFT

May 10th: Dante and Panlo Morelli share their story of Italian

immigrants who built one of the areas largest chicken farms on land that

today is part of the Microsoft campus.

Upcoming programSSatUrdaySpeakerSerieS10:30a.m. 2nd SatUrdayofthe month (except december)

$5 Suggested Donation for Non-Members

Thank you to these volunteers for help at the October program:

Cheryl and Gene Magnuson for putting up displays and bringing edible treats.Tom Hansen for also bringing cookies and helping with set-up and take-down.Beryl Standley for making coffee.Ed OBrien, David and Julianne Rossiterfor greeting folks.Fernando Ramos for also helping with set-up and take-down.

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formerredmond railwayplateS, trackSrecycledinto pUblic art

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Parts of Redmonds rich rail history have resurfaced along the oldrailway linein the form of artwork commissioned by the City for its newCentral Connector. Artist John Fleming used dozens of steel platesto fashion Erratica representation of the giant glacial boulders that

carved our region as the Ice Age meltedaway. Three large pieces suggest anerratic broken up to reveal a geode, whichis represented by colored lights at night.

A few rails were also placed in theground, and Fleming intends for plants togrow out of the large pieces as symbolsof life.

For more about the artwork, which islocated at 166th Ave. and NE 76th St.catty-corner from REI, check out thePortfolio section on Flemings websiteatjohnemingartist.com.

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Surface Detail (Photo courtesy of Miguel Llanos.)

Environmental sculpture, Erratic by John Fleming in Redmond. (Photo courtesy of Miguel Llanos.)


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Upcoming eventSSocietyNews

handS-on hiStoryof hoUSehold choreSWhen: Thursday, November 21, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.Where: KidsQuest Childrens Museum (Factoria Mall, Bellevue)What was it like before washing machines, clothes dryers, running wateror supermarkets? The Eastside Heritage Center will give children thechance to do those household chores by rolling dough, hand washingclothes and beating rugs.

dreSS Upthe iSSaqUah depotWhen: Saturday, November 23Where: 150 1st Ave NE, IssaquahCome help get the Depot dressed up for the holidays! Sign up to helpput up the tree, string the lights, and hoist the garlands. Bring the familyto help outthe youngest volunteers can help make Depression-eradecorations to put up and to take home. To get involved or get moreinformation, email [email protected].

old-time radio ShowWhen: November 24, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.; December 11, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.Where: 216 SW 153rd St., BurienYoull feel as if youre in a 1930s radio station when members of theRadio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound perform a classic radio program atthe Highline Historical Societys Hope in Hard Times exhibit. For moreinformation, visit: wahopeinhardtimes.net.

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When: Wednesday, December 4, 7:00 p.m.Where: Kenmore Community ClubBook-It Repertory Theatre performs an hour-long staged reading ofTimothy Egans book about Edward Curtis and his quest tophotograph and document the vanishing ways of more than 80 tribes.Funded by 4Culture.

bettymacdonaldand familylaUghed

throUgh hard timeSWhen: Sunday, December 8, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.Where: Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd St.HistoryLink.org staff historian Paula Beckerand playwright JohnLongenbaugh lead a participatory discussion of Northwest authorBetty MacDonalds memoir about surviving the Great Depression.

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School DayS readingon yoUtUbe

The video ofRedmonds SchoolDays, part of theCity-organizedstorytelling eventon September 15,is now on YouTube.Stephanie Hoand

directed theproduction aboutschooling in the1900s, choosingexcerpts from Bob Martins The Way I Remember It and memoirsleft by the late Frank Mann and Margaret Quackenbush. Thereaders, from left to right, are Pat Maloney, Winfeld Hobbs, PennyRathbun, Michael Rathbun and Rodney Cornwall.

The video link is:

youtube.com/watch?v=U9Xx5fRBn6c&feature=youtu.be or once atYouTube.com search for Redmond School Days.

Please join the Society and VALA Eastside, the nonprot artcenter, on Saturday, December 7 for a Celebrate Redmond day at

the old Borders book store at the Redmond Town Center. The groundoor will become a studio for the public to view artists at work onweekends during the holidays, starting with a 5:30 p.m. grand openingon Saturday, November 30. Art will also be available for purchase.

A week later, the Society will display artifacts and our veCentennial panels (See Page 3) at the space, which was donated byRedmond Town Center. Im rounding up the Walk & Sketch artists toshow their work that day too, says VALA outreach coordinatorJacquiCalladine, referring to the artists who created pieces earlier this year

after walking through Old Town with historian Tom Hitzroth. Folkscan expect Redmond inspired art, community arts activities and artdemonstrations, she added.

The daytime event (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) is an informal kickoffto Redmond Lights, the Citys annual winter evening walk from City Hallto the Town Center. Those festivities start at 4:00 p.m. on that Saturday,December 7. Details online at redmondlights.com.

art & hiStoryforthe holidaySat redmond town center

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History of Redmond by Nancy Way

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This painting of Marymoor Park, Flying Kites at the Clise

Mansion, is the work of ne artist Patti Simpson Ward.

Visit her website to see more images of Eastside settings

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Please note that at the end of our November 9th program members willbe asked to vote for a new two-year term for our Vice President of Collections,John Phillips. I urge all current members to make an effort to attend and vote,said Society President Chris Himes. This will help us carry on the Societysbusiness. The terms of other Executive Board members do not expire this year.

newcorporate member: nelSon legacyOur thanks go out to one of the Eastsides largest commercial property

owners for joining the Society as a corporate member. The Nelson LegacyGroup got its start in the 1950s when W.C. Nelson, Sr., made his rst real estatepurchase in Redmond. He later added holdings in Redmond, Kirkland, Kent,Renton, Tacoma and locations in eastern Washington.

After his passing, ownership passed to his ve children who, on their websiteat nelsonlegacygroup.com, state that their ownership commitment is long term

with a strong commitment to the communities in which we have a presence.

Hats off to Marge Hanson, Cheryl Kenyon, Cheryl and Gene Magnuson,

Fernando Ramos and Beryl Standley for nishing off the 2013 season for us!

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