RHS Newsletter Nov2011

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The Redmond Recorder Page 1

Growing Up on Weber Point

The Lake Sammamish of today is surrounded by homes, but a fewdecades ago it was a much more remote place. Please join us on Nov. 12when Tom Hansen and Gordon Dudleywho grew up on the lakesWeber Point in the 1940s and graduated from Lake Washington High --will look back on those days.

East Lake Sammamish Road North was gravel then, recalls Tom, and

homes were connected by 10-party telephone lines.Jean Etta Goshorn, Gordons sister and a regular at Society meetings,

will also be on hand to exchan e memories.

Tom Hansen, age 4, with his

parents, Wayne and Lucille

Hansen, in the summer of 1945

outside the WeberHouse,

which they had moved into in

November 1944.

REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETYNovember 2011 * Newsletter * Vol. 13 No. 9

Our Purpose:

To Discover, Recover, Preserve, Share and

Celebrate Redmonds History

NOVEMBER

GENERAL MEETING:Saturday, Nov. 12

10:30a.m.-Noon

Old Redmond

Schoolhouse Community

Center

16600 NE 80th

St.


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2011 Executive Board

Chris Himes, PresidentMiguel Llanos, SeniorVPJoe Townsend, VPFinanceJohn Phillips, VPCollections

Mary Hanson, Secretary

Board of Directors

Nao Hardy

Rosemarie Ives

Judy Aries Lang

Jon Magnussen

Doris Schaible

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 photosshow up better online!)

Major Supporters

New Online

Please like us on Facebook were building up our presence there

and webmaster Richard Morris hasset a goal of having 100 likes by

2012, Redmonds Centennial.Send the link to your friends and

family too! urges Richard. We'llhave online exhibits, trivia, and otherinformation.

We recently placed photos of folks

at meetings and our 2011 picnic.You can get there by searching for

Redmond Historical Society onfacebook.com or going straight tofacebook.com/redmondhistoricalsociety

Table of Contents

Page1: Growing up on Weber Point2: Whats New Online3: Whats New in our Collection

RHS NEWS

4: Thank Yous; Cemetery Plots5: Centennial Quilt Raffle6: Life, Learning before Education Hill

7: Redmondiscing at General Meeting8: Member dues; History Mystery;

Time Capsule9: Gift Ideas

MEMBERSHIP/CONTACTINFO10: Lifetimers; Oct. General Meeting11: Membership Form12: Address & RHS Contact Info
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://facebook.com/redmondhistoricalsocietyhttp://facebook.com/redmondhistoricalsocietyhttp://facebook.com/redmondhistoricalsocietymailto:[email protected]:[email protected]


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- John Phillips

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Whats New in our Collection?

Weve archived some 50 audio recordings over the years, and many nowhave a written hard copy for easier researching thanks in large part to DorisSchaibles transcription skills. Below are highlights of who we have, whenthe recording was made and key topics. Well be adding the transcripts toour website over the next few weeks.

Ray Adams, Betty Buckley Anderson, JoAnn Pope: 2001 (oldRedmond)

Ray Adams, Barb Klemstra, Bill Thurmond: 2000 (Saturday Market)Betty Anderson, Jennie Bryden, Roy Buckley, Wendy Walsh: 1999 (oldRedmond)

Bob Bailie: 2002 (Sammamish Valley News)Tony Emmanuel: 2002 (Weber Point neighborhood)Barbara Feldman: 2000 (old school bell)Jan Foreman, Tom Thomas: 2001 (old Redmond)Russ Goetschius, Arlyn Vallene: 2002 (Rosford barn; barn calendar)

Lewis Green family: 2002 (Mayor Lewis Green; life in Redmond)Fred Jarrett, Nancy McCormick: 2002 (Mayor Doreen Marchione)Roy & Glenn Lampaert: (growing up in Redmond)Judy Lang: 2001 (Aries farm)Frank Mann: 1990 (growing up along Bear Creek)Daryl Martin: 1999 (Oddfellows club; old Redmond)McClintick siblings: 1996 (growing up on Rose Hill)Woody Reed: 2002 (historic fires in Redmond)

Arne Stray: 2002 (Jim Cerquis chokecherries; Peterson Mill;McWhirters place); 2008 (old Redmond)

Rex Swan: 1982 (citizenship award of the year)Tom Thomas: 2001 (Sex Killers football team)Arlyn Vallene: 2001 (farming); 2002 (Gunderson home, Avondale Road)Bud Young: 1971(City Hall dedication speech)Lorraine Young: 2000 (Mayor Bud Young)


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Thank Yous

Joyce and Bob Fowler for sharing our heritage by setting up a Red Crossdisplay at the Redmond Library.

Patsy Rosenbach, Cheryl and Gene Magnuson, Chris Himes and JoeTownsend for staffing our last Saturday Market booth of the season.

George Lyons and Phil Palmer for auditing our financial documents (wepassed!)

Correction: Thanks to Jerry Torell for pointing out that in an article inlast months newsletter"Carl and Margaret Breedman" should be

"Clarence and Margaret Breedman".

Cemetery Plots For Sale

The Society is selling 2 side-by-side plots in Redmond's CedarLawns Memorial Park. Donated by the Reed family, they includeendowment care and are in the Garden of Christus section (225, 3&4).$3,499 for one or $6,699 for both. Current value is $5,495 each. CedarLawns handles all necessary paperwork. Contact us at 425-885-2919for info.


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Time Running Out for Quilt Raffle!

Well be announcing the winner in January, so not much time is left to addyour name. Were raffling off this quilt with historic scenes, and tickets ($2each) can be bought at our next general meeting and our office. Call 425885-2919 for more information -- its a chance to own a piece of Redmonds

history while supporting the Societys research and programs!


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Life & Learning before Education Hill

Patsy Rosenbach was recently asked byBob Yoder a series of questions about

growing up in Redmond that Bob published in hisredmondblog.org. Thanks

Bob for bringing out that history, some of which is reproduced below.

I grew up on "Education Hill" before it was Education Hill. It was adirt road that had huge washouts annually. I have never lived fartherthan 10 miles from Redmond. I truly enjoy the fellowship with those Igrew up with and the broadened scope of friends and acquaintances Ihave acquired from my attendance at the Redmond Historical Society andthe annual reunions of Redmond (my mother's generation) and my almamater, Lake Washington High School, which was then the home ofstudents from Redmond, Kirkland, and Juanita.

I'm the youngest graduate in my class of 1958. I graduated at age 16. Ihad the unique experience of knowing how to read, spell, and doarithmetic before I entered school. My dad was blind and an invalid, buthe taught me and my older sister these facts before we enteredschool. We had an older brother who suffered a severe reaction to a smallpox vaccination (I believe) as a youngster, and had to have his books senthome with him to continue his studies. These lessons were repeated for

my sister and me. (A phenomenon in itself.)Years later, I asked my dad how he could teach us to read when hecould not see the page. He said, "Your mother read to you, and you couldspell the words you didn't know, so I could work with you." I went to thefirst grade, as there was no kindergarten offered that year (the taxpayershad to vote it in and they declined that year), so I went directly to gradeone. I was there for about three weeks when I was sent to a combinedfirst and second grade room with Mrs.Shobert. I did all the second

graders work, but didn't go with them to music in Mrs.Woelcker'sroom, so I knew I was a first grader.

When report cards came at year end, I couldn't resist the temptation toopen it on my walk up the dirt road home. It said "Promoted to Grade 3".That's the first I knew I had been a second grader after all. So that putlittle me in a position that required continual perseverance and stoicdetermination. My elder sister had also skipped a grade and I had tomeasure up, so I required the ultimate of myself throughout the years.
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Redmondiscing at Last General Meeting

Brian Ranck, a portrait and event photographer (see

headspinnerphotography.com), has been taking photos of our events. Here

are a few from the October meeting; checkredmondhistoricalsociety.org

andfacebook.com/redmondhistoricalsocietyfor lots more.
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Membership DriveRenewals Too!

We dont like bringing this up, but the fact is our membership revenue isfar below previous years, and most of that is because renewals are waydown. So if you havent renewed, or joined for that matter, but appreciate our

efforts to preserve Redmonds heritage please consider doing so before theend of 2011. That revenue is a key component of the funds that allow us tokeep the office open for history business. Thanks from your friendlyvolunteer board at Redmond Historical Society!

History Mystery: Brazappa

www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/departments/parksandrec/projects/EvansCreekPreserve.aspx

Centennial Time Capsule?

The City turns 100 in 2012 and among the ideas for celebrations iscreating a time capsule for the 200th anniversary! What would you want folksto know about us 100 years from now? Send ideas via email [email protected] via US Mail to Redmond Historical Society,c/o Miguel Llanos, 16600 NE 80th St, Redmond, WA 98052.

Sammamish last month

dedicated the Evans CreekPreserve just off Redmond-Fall City Road and acrossfrom Luisa May AlcottElementary. On that propertyis the sign seen here, but thecity doesnt know what itrepresents. Anyone know ifits a family, a business, aclub? If so please [email protected]. And do checkout the 180-acre park, moreinfo is at:
http://www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/departments/parksandrec/projects/EvansCreekPreserve.aspxhttp://www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/departments/parksandrec/projects/EvansCreekPreserve.aspxmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]://www.ci.sammamish.wa.us/departments/parksandrec/projects/EvansCreekPreserve.aspx


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Our Lifetime Members

Eric AndersonJohn AndersonBarbara Neal BeesonBrad BestMarjorie Stensland Costello

John CouchLiz Carlson CowardFrank GarbarinoEdward L. HagenLucille B. Hansen-BellingsWayne HansenNaomi HardyPatricia Weiss JovagBarbara Weiss JoyceGlenn LampaertRoy LampaertJudy Aries LangMi uel Llanos

Jon MagnussenClare Amo Marr

Daryl MartinAllison Reed MorrisCharles ReedFrances Spray ReedVivian Robinson

Laurie RockenbeckMargy RockenbeckWilliam RockenbeckFred SpringsteelFred StrayDoris Bauer SchaibleArlyn ValleneDon Watts

Rose WeissJoanne WestlundMargaret Evers WieseJames Windle

Oct. 10th General MeetingWere you there? These folks were (First-time attendees in capitals):

Ruth Adams

Ray AdamsDavid BartleyElsie BartleySylvia BernauerSTEVE BOZICK

Tony EmmanuelJean Etta Dudley Goshorn

Frank Gwerder

Tom HallSuzanne HallThomas E HansenMarge HansonMary HansonRoy HansonChris HimesCarol Hudson

Bruce KenyonCheryl KenyonJanice LeVeckMiguel LlanosGeorge LyonsJackie LyonsJoan MagruderDAVID MARKLEY

Carl MarrsPat MarrsBob MartinROGER MATTHERHelen McMahonMary MontgomeryRichard MorrisAlexa Munoz

BOB OLSON

Monica ParkBrian RanckPAULINE RICEPatsy Cook RosenbachAnne SalmiDoris SchaibleDon StenslandFran Stray

Fred StrayAnne M TollfeldtHarvey TollfeldtJerry TorellArlyn Bjerke ValleneJoanne WestlundPeggy WilliamsShelley Wong


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