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HistoryisHappeningin redmond June 2010
Its now a tradition! Every June, instead of a general meeting, wegather to share a meal, stories and music by the Old Time Fiddlers ~
including Society members Elsie and De Ble. Everyone is welcome,
and well be at Anderson Park from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on June 12th.
Members Fn and Fed S and Chel
and Gene Mgnsn have become de facto
hosts ~ the former providing a soft serve ice
cream machine and the latter a BBQ for grilling.
So bring your burgers, hot dogs or other
favorite picnic food. The Society will provide
the plates and drinks.
A special treat this year ~ well be handing
the 2010 History Hero award to long-timer Bd Bes
for his long-time support to RHS!
Redmond HIstoRIcal socIetyJUne 2010 neWsletteR Vol. 12 no. 6
oUR PURPose:to discover, recover, preserve, sHareand celebrateredmonds History
youre invitedto tHe picnic!
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Juneannual picnic
SaturDay, JuNE 12tH11:00 a.M. to 2:00 p.M.
aNDErSoN parK oN
rEDMoND Way
Else and Dave
Bartle, far rght,
jon other Old
Tme Fddlers
at the 2008Socet pcnc
at Redmonds
Anderson Park.
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June 2010 HistoryisHappeningin redmond
executive boardChrs Hmes Presdent
Mguel Llanos Vce-PresdentJoanne Westlund Treasurer
John Phllps Collectons
Berl Standle Recordng Secretar
boardof directorsMar Hanson
Nao Hard
Jud Ares Lang
Jon Magnussen
Dors SchableJoe Townsend
Patt Smpson Ward
Margaret Evers Wese
office manager Monca Park
attorney Charles Desen
Our nances are public record and may
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free newsletterIf you don't subscribe, please sign up.
Call the ofce at 425.885.2919 or email
State your preference of email or U.S.
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Mguel Llanos Edtor
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Newsletter Graphc Desgner
2010
maJoRsPonsoRs
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WHats newonline?a time machine of sorts is
online at the Kirkland Heritage
Society website. It now houses
some incredible lm clips,
including:
Kirkland Parade 1930s-1940s
Football game at Waverly
Field
1950s Indian Guides
1970s blimp ride from
Sandpoint to Kirkland
Check out: h://www.edmnd.
g/insidecihll/lnning/
esein/eseinmnh.
s.
1 Ce icle: 2010 annl
Scie picnice
2 Whs New online
3 Whs New o Cllecin
4 thnk ys
5 Esside Eens
6 rHS News: Wlking ts &
Sich yself in time
7-8 Bk Ece: Lening
Swim
9 ode Nw Bks, Cds
& Gif Ides fm rHS
10 Membeshi aendees
11 Membeshi Fm
12 addess & rHS Cnc Inf
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HistoryisHappeningin redmond June 20103
WHatsneWWHats newin our
collection?
need some inspiration tocollect your family history?
If so, stop by the ofce to
look through the album compiled
by Ler olsn, who traced his
hard-scrabble upbringing in North
Dakota to his business prowess in
Redmond and beyond.
The cover image to the left
shows LeRoy behind the wheel of
his $5 Ford Model T in 1938!
LeRoy Olsons book cover
this negative wasamong several donated
by Ken Singe,
who got them from a
neighbor at a garage
sale!
Can you guess what
it shows? Think GOLD
~ as in the Alaska Gold
Rush. Its miners heading
over a pass to get to
the promised land of
opportunity. Karen Springers Gold Rush negatve
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June 2010 HistoryisHappeningin redmond4
tHanK
yoUto . . .
HEatHEr trESCaSES, director of Eastside Heritage
Center, for donating a copy of the Freeman family
biography, signed by Kemper Freeman Jr., Mays speake.r
RHs will be in the parade again this year and were always lookingfor folks to join us ~ either riding the old school bus or re truck or holding
our banner proudly. The parade starts at 10:00 a.m. on July 10 and well
gather about a half hour before that at a staging spot to be determined.
Contact the ofce at 425.885.2919 to sign up or for more info.
Cheryl Magnuson and Joe Townsend carred the banner at last ears Derb Parade.
come rollwitH usattHe derby parade!
Former Ct Parks Drector John Couch joned us last ear on hs bke and wearng two hats ~ a
Derb one and hs bke safet helmet! Behnd s Duane Isackson n hs 1941 Oldsmoble hotrod.
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HistoryisHappeningin redmond June 20105
FRee!eastsIdeeVents
JUne26 & 27
bellevue: fraser cabin Heritage
programsWHErE: Kelsey Creek Farm Park, 410 130th Place SE, Bellevue
WHEN: 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturdays: June 19, July 17, August 21,
September 18; Saturday and Sunday, October 9 & 10
Could you have survived the late 1800s? Try your hand at settler life as the
Eastside Heritage Center opens up the log cabin lived in by the Fraser family
over 100 years ago! For more information, contact the center at 425.450.1049.
bellevue: Heritage fair & strawberry festivalWHErE: Crossroads Park in Bellevue
WHEN: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., Saturday June 26; 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.,
Sunday, June 27
Music, food and heritage are showcased at this annual event hosted by the
Eastside Heritage Center. Info at belleeswbefesil.g.
issaquaH: grand ridge mineand downtown HikesWHErE: Issaquah Depot, 50 Rainier Boulevard N.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m. (mine hike), 1:00 p.m. (downtown), Saturday, June 26
Slides shown before two- to four-mile mine hike over easy to moderate
terrain. Downtown hike ends at Gilman Village. Sponsored by Issaquah History
Museums. Info at issqhhis.g.
issaquaH: issaquaHand superior mine HikeWHErE: Issaquah Depot, 50 Rainier Boulevard N.
WHEN: 10:00 a.m.,Sunday, June 27
Slides shown before two- to four-mile mine hike. Info at issqhhis.g.
kirkland: Help identify mystery pHotosWHErE: Heritage Hall, 203 Market Street, Kirkland
WHEN: 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 30
The Kirkland Heritage Societys monthly meeting will ID old photos.
Call 425. 827.3446 for more information.
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June 2010 HistoryisHappeningin redmond6
Redmond walking tours, 2010RHs
neWs
When you drive orwalk along Leary Way youre
passing through the heart of
Redmonds history. Many of
those buildings are among
our oldest, but do you
know the stories they tell?Like, which one was both an
undertakers premises and a
bordello?
tm Hizh will
educate and entertain
folks with another round of
walking tours that explore
those histories.
This years dates are (tours
are not held if it rains):
JuNE 20
SEptEMBEr 19
Tours run from 1:00 to 2:30
p.m. and walkers meet on the
front steps of the Justice White
House at 7730 Leary Way.
An $8 fee helps fund
Society research. Pre-
registration is required.
To register, phone theRedmond Historical Society
ofce at 425.885.2919
or email them at inf@
edmndhisiclscie.g.
One of the tour stops s the Bll Brown Buldng, seen
here n artwork b RHS member Patti Simpson Ward.
Brown had t bult n 1913, and ts rst use was as a
saloon. Brown would later become Redmonds longest
servng maor.
stitcH yourself intoredmond History
Were looking for 100 designs
of Redmonds heritage to turn into
100 quilt squares ~ and then into a
giant quilt that we can rafe off as
a fundraiser in 2012 when Redmond
turns 100!
The names of all those
whose designs are used will
be incorporated into the quilts
border so nows your chance to be
stitched into history! If youd like to
participate, please contact Jnne
Weslnd atjmweslnd@eizn.
ne or call 425.898.0399.
If you are willing to help with
the actual quilting, we would love
to hear from you as well! Squares
must be delivered by September.
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HistoryisHappeningin redmond June 20107
BooKeXceRPt
Im quite sure I would have learned to swim a lot sooner if I had lived inFlorida or California or Hawaii, anywhere that actually had long hot summers,
warm water and naked people sporting tan lines. As it turned out, I was born
and raised in western Washington, known widely as the drizzle and slug
capital of the world. Where paleness is pervasive and anyone showing a tan
line is viewed as suspect ~ most likely a fugitive from California.
Oh sure, in all fairness to the much maligned wet side of the Evergreen
State, three or four times every century we actually have a summer that
sizzles, with temperatures so warm, even hot, that local mossbacks begin to
sweat uncontrollably. Remember 09? We frantically searched closets and
drawers for seldom used items like sunglasses, sun hats and sun block, even
shorts and sandals. Then, most of us camped out at air-conditioned malls
until the freaky weather oddity passed.
To be sure, even in our normal summers the feeble sun will beat its way
through the murk for a few days in July and August but any warmth from it
quickly dissipates into the frigid soil, leaving hopeless gardeners predicting
yet another green tomato year. . . .
Yet, in spite of the ckle sunshine, the chilly wind and the ever-present
overcast, most of us who reside here in the crosshairs of the Puget Sound
convergence zone still learn how to swim, albeit grudgingly if one has to take
swimming lessons outside.
When I was seven I fell out of a rowboat while perch shing with myfather at Cottage Lake. I splashed around frantically until Dad yanked me out
by the collar. Youve got to learn to swim, son. He said. The sooner,
the better.
(Continued on page 8.)
LFrom time to time, we run excerpts from Society member Bob
Martins book, The Way I Remember It.Recently, he added a
chapter to his recollections. Below is the rst half, and the full
story is online at edmndhisiclscie.g. Search for Min
and swim.
earningto swim
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June 2010 HistoryisHappeningin redmond8
(Continued from page 7.)
Shortly after
my dunking, I was
encouraged by my
parents, to take
swimming lessons.
Forced would be a
better word since I
was not too keen
about the idea.Mom rmly stated,
There will be no
more shing until
you learn how to swim young man. And then she sealed the deal, And
thats nal!
There is no disputing the fact that learning to swim would have been
much easier and far more comfortable in a heated pool but in the 1940s
there were no swimming pools in my hometown and none within easy
driving distance. That left the Sammamish River or Gateway Grove and a
handful of other lakeside resorts not far from town.
Gateway Grove was located on the northwest shore of Lake Sammamish
(todays Idylwood Park). The willow thickets and water lily patches that grew
along the boggy shoreline had been cleared away years before and a fewtruckloads of sand brought in and dumped to create a small but pleasant
swimming beach. Hundreds of kids from my hometown learned to swim
there. . . . .
Im not sure where they found our swimming instructors. My guess
is that the Parks Department went to the nearest prison and recruited
someone serving a term for sadistic cruelty to minors. Or sometimes they
found a disgruntled teacher who wanted to return the torment that he or
she had endured throughout the school year. Other summers a cruel-hearted
college or high school student with a penchant for bullying young children
could be signed up. There were only two requirements ~ a valid Red Cross
water safety certicate and the ability to yell like an Army drill sergeant.
.
BooKeXceRPt
Gatewa Grove, seen on June 28, 1956, at an end-of-school-ear part.
(Photo courtes of Eastsde Hertage Center ~ L87.44.128)
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HistoryisHappeningin redmond June 20109
oRdeRInG InFo:
NAME PHONE NUMBER
# OF BOOKS ORDERED AMOUNT ENCLOSED (CHECK PLEASE)
sHIPPInG InFo:
NAME
STREET ADDRESS
CiTy STATE ziP
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Redmond Refections
$22(InclUdes taX)*FrEE SHIppING for RHS members, so if you havent joined or renewed,theres a form on page 11 to send in with this book order form.
NoN-MEMBErS, please add postage:
$3 f 1 bk, $5 f 2 bks, $8 f 3 me bks
great gift ideasfor 2010
Need 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
o View Of HisTOryDvD
Artwork of the Redmond Saturda Market featured
on ths ears Market Posters
Ttle: Mtg at Th Makt
b ne artst Patt Smpson Ward
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June 2010 HistoryisHappeningin redmond10
our lifetime membersErc AndersonJohn AndersonBarbara Neal BeesonBrad BestMarjore Stensland CostelloL Carlson CowardFrank GarbarnoEdward L. HagenLuclle B. Hansen-BellngsNaom HardPatrca Wess JovagBarbara Wess JoceGlenn Lampaert
Ro LampaertJud Ares LangMguel LlanosJon MagnussenCharles ReedClare Amo MarrDarl MartnAllson Reed MorrsFrances Spra ReedVvan RobnsonLaure RockenbeckMarg Rockenbeck
Wllam RockenbeckDors Bauer SchableFred StraArln ValleneDon WattsRose WessMargaret Evers WeseJames Wndle
memBeRsHIP May 9tHmeeting attendeesWere you at our May meeting? These folks were! First time attendees are
noted in BoLD CapS:
Allen, KimaNDErSoN, KIMAnderson, RalphBlair, Dusty WattsBlair, WayneCampbell, SallyCoward, JimCoward, Liz CarlsonCurry, Bill
Dejong, CoryEmmanuel, TonyFISHEr, MIKEFrEEMaN, KEMpErFrey, MarilynFrey, StanGordon, TerriGoshorn, Jean EttaGwerder, FrankHahnlen, CharlotteHall, SuzanneHall, TomHaLLMaN, Mary KayHaLLMaN, MICHaELHammersberg, JerryHanson, MargeHanson, RoyHardy, NaoHarLaN, SCottHimes, ChrisIngersoll, Jo AnnIves, RosemarieJaton, WayneKenyon, BruceKenyon, Cheryl
Lambert, LynnLang, JudyLELaND, BEaLutz, BrianMagnuson, CherylMagnussen, JonMartin, BobMartin, DarylMCaDaMS, LENMcCormick, ElmaMiller, Larry E.Morelli, DanteMorris, Richard
Muoz, AlexaNelson, RobertPark, MonicaPickett, VirginiaPotter, DalePotter, Jo AnnRadtke, BevRadtke, DickRoe, Phil
Rossiter, DavidRossiter, JuliannSchaible, DorisScott, ClaudiaSemandiris, CarolSIMpSoN, JuDItHStandley, BerylStensland, JimStray, Fran
Stray, FredSwanson, KrisTollfeldt, AnneTollfeldt, HarveyTownsend, JoetrEpaNIEr, pattItrEpaNIEr, roGEr
trESCaSES, HEatHErVallene, ArlynVallene, LeonardvaN BLarICoM, DoNaLDvaN BLarICoM, JaNWalsh, WendyWarD, DouGWard, Patti Simpson
Watts, DonWestlund, JoanneWiese, MargaretWILKINS, SuSaNWilliams, PeggyWood, JockYoder, Bob
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