RHS Newsletter Apr2013

7/28/2019 RHS Newsletter Apr2013

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Historyis Happeningin redmond April2013

Redmond HistoRical society

apRil 2013 neWsletteRVol. 15 no. 4

Our PurPOSE:To Discover, recover, preserve, shAreAnD celebrATereDmonDs hisTory

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AprilGenerAlmeeTinG:SATURDAY, APRIL 13 10:30 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON

Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th Street

The wave

of immigrants

from Scandinavia

in the 1800s

reached across

the Northwest, and

Redmond was no

exception. Its a rich

cultural history, and

one that the director

of the Seattle-based

Swedish Cultural

Center,

Kristine Leander,

will share with us onSaturday, April 13.

The grand-daughter

of Swedish pioneers to Skagit Valley, Kristine will focus on Norwegians and

extrapolate from there on the broader Scandinavian experience. Ill try to

bring in the Swedes, she says. Theyre a more difcult group to categorize

because they blended and wanted to t in. The Norwegians clumped

together and that makes them easier to study and more able these days to

express their heritage. Its all history!

Scandinavian Americans in national costumes visit Seattles Alaska Yukon PacificExposition in 1909. In the front row, a couple poses with their fiddler for a mock

wedding, one of the highlights of AYPs Norway Day. (Photo courtesy NordicHeritage Museum)


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April 2013 Historyis Happeningin redmond

ExEcutivE BOard

Chris Himes President

Judy Lang Senior Vice-PresidentJoe Townsend Vice-President Finance

John Phillips Vice-President Collections

Mary Hanson Secretary

BOard Of dirEctOrS

Rosemarie IvesJanice LeVeck

Judith Simpson

Sherry Stilin

Kris SwansonMargaret Evers Wiese

OfficE ManagEr Monica ParkattOrnEy 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. The historical society prefers

email as it's inexpensive and photos are

enhanced online.

thE rEdMOnd rEcOrdEr

is published nine times annually.

Miguel Llanos Editor

Patti Simpson Ward Design Consultant

pattisimpsonward.com

Janice LeVeck Graphic Designerjaniceannleveck.com

2013

MaJOrSPOnSOrS

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whATs new

online

DestinationHeritage.org, a

website produced by 4Culture,

continues to add content about

Seattle-area history. From the

homepage, which brings up

a clickable map of the region,

choose Northeast to zero in on

our region. The content includes

great audio summaries of these

histories:

Lake Washington Shipyards

Marymoor Park

Carnation Farm

Dougherty Farmstead

COVER FEATURE & WHATS NEW

1 Nordics in the Northwest

2 2013 RHS Ofcers & Board

2 Whats New Online

DestinationHeritage.orgRHS NEWS

3 Candid Cameras Exhibit

4 Slough Races Event

5 Stilin Joins Board Paul Bark Tribute

6-7 The Redmond Trading Company as

Time Machine

8 Historical Thank Yous Saturday

Market Walking Tours

9 Gift Ideas from RHSMEMBERSHIP & CONTACT INFO

10 March Meeting Attendees

List of RHS Lifetimers

11 Membership Form

12 Address & RHS Contact Info

TAbleof conTenTsPAGE


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whatSnEwshowcAsinG ourhisTory:

cAnDiD cAmerAs

An exhibit of cameras outsideour ofce tells stories not just about

how the technology has evolved,

but about the local folks who owned

the camerasamong them Dr.

John Way and Angela Aries Lang.

Cheryl and Gene Magnuson did

an incredible job captioning each

artifact. Stop by any time this monthfor a close-up look!

(All photos by Miguel Llanos)


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April 2013 Historyis Happeningin redmond4

sAluTeTo sAmmAmish slouGh rAces

rhSnEwS

Inspired by the colorful

history of the Sammamish

River/Slough races, artist

Gaul Culley has organized

a multi-city tribute with

speakers, an origami boat

building workshop and, of

course, race boats. The free

event is Sunday, April 7, from

12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. at

Kenmore City Hall.

Im estimating about 20

to 30 boats will be there,

says Gaul, who designed

the poster at right. Theyll

include Rapid Robert

Waites boat and Bill

Boeings Miss Wahoo.

Steve Greaves of the

Seattle Outboard Association

will be the keynote speaker

and moderate a panel that includes former Kirkland resident Bob Pinney

representing racing in the Redmond-area. The public will be invited to

share their stories as well.

Gaulwhose father-in-law Dave Culley won the slough racehas

two long-term goals:

Creating a yearly event that celebrates the Builders of our

communities and the Sammamish River as elemental to the cities of

Kenmore, Bothell, Woodinville and Redmond.

Creating artworks that narrate the history of the Sammamish River.

Support for Gauls goals thus far have been from the City of Kenmore,

4Culture, The Kenmore Heritage Society, Bothell Historical Society/

Museum, Redmond Historical Society, the Seattle Outboard Association,

The Hydroplane and Raceboat Museum, and local businesses.


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sherrysTilin Joins socieTyboArDLifetime memberSherry Stilin last month accepted a board position, but

weeks before that she was already shaking things upin a great way. Shes

heading a marketing campaign to better brand what we do, so expect some

announcements soon. We are working on a plan to make a much bigger effort

to promote the Saturday program to the public with the goal of attracting new

members, she says.

Sherry, a Wisconsin native who had a sales/marketing career in the computer

industry, raised three sons with her husband John in Redmond.

Her history inspiration? My father was a teacher and loved history, Sherry

says. My family spent many summers pulling our travel trailer all over the country

with a focus on historic sights and museums!

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rhSnEwSA sTuDenTs TribuTeTo

TeAcherpAulbArk

Mr Bark, 91? There must, it seems, be

a terrible mistake, a misprint. I last saw him,

in passing, where in the wrld wuld it have

beenat ur 20th Lake Washingtn High

Shl reunin, maybeand he had sarely

aged. ...And his hair was slightly thinned but

still iled and swept up int a graeul urve,

rather like the rnt bumper n the ld XK150

Jaguar. Im sure I wasnt the nly Junir High

shl by wh envied him his slik but manly

hair style. But mre imprtant was his kindly

impassined interest in teahing us nt nly

Histry but teahing us als hw t learnand

t value learning r its wn sake, nt just r

grades. That was a new nept r sme

us. And a preius ne.

Eah us had, at ne time r anther,

a teaher wh instilled in us that sense

learning being nt just a duty but an pprtunity,

smething exiting and imprtant.

A memorial service for Paul is being held on Saturday, April 20,

2013, at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center Auditorium from

12 noon to 3:00 p.m. All are welcome.

Paul Bark, retired RedmondJunior High teacher (Photocourtesy of David Bark)

The mention last month about the passing at age 91 of retired Redmond

Junior High teacherPaul Bark prompted Bill Root, one of his manystudents, to send along a tribute. Below are excerpts:


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reDmonD TrADinG compAny ...rhS

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The late, great journalist Lucile McDonald specialized in all things

Eastside. In 1993, Marymoor Museum published Luile MDnalds EastsideNtebk: 101 Lal Histry Vignettes. Edited by Lorraine McConaghy,

it contained columns written for the Journal-American when Lucile was in

her 80s. Below is Vignette 98, rst published on November 7, 1977, as a

snapshot of days gone by. The building itself still standstoday its Half Price

Books Store!

More than a decade ago, Redmond boasted a store which was the

joy of shoppers of old-fashioned commodities, particularly the grocery

line. Curiosity seekers looked in there just for the pleasure of viewing

what merchandising was like when their parents were young. The place

was known to Seattleites as well as Eastside residents and many must

have regretted when the Redmond Trading Company closed its doors.

The owner, William Howell, died after a long illness and Leary Way has

never been quite the same since his demise.

Howell arrived in Redmond from North Carolina in 1910 when

the population was less than 800 people. Three stores served the

little logging community. Customers often pulled up in horse-drawn

conveyances and at least six hitching posts were installed in front of

the trading company. Howell preserved one as a novelty after the early

wooden sidewalk was replaced by cement. When the store was new it

had a shed roof extending over the walk.

Inside the building, Howell divided his wares in two sections, one

for groceries and dry goods, the other for feed and hardware. Here

the customer in the late 1950s could nd such rarities as tin milk pans,

crocks, kerosene lanterns and pitcher pumps.In the line of dry goods Howell carried a few cotton stockings for the

little old ladies who still asked for them. In a drawer were button hooks

and shoe buttons. On the counter stood wooden spool cabinets and

one for packages of dye. Nearby was a pot-bellied heating stove like

those every railroad station formerly had.

Behind the grocery counters were open bins, intended for dried

prunes, beans, suger, dried apples and the like. Three large tin

canisters stood on top labeled Mocha and Java, Tapioca, and S.C.Japan. Howell handled only roasted coffee but for a long time he had

a coffee mill. After everyone began buying coffee in cans he gave the

mill to a chicken rancher to grind bones. He also got rid of the cabinet

of spice drawers after customers ceased to ask for whole nutmeg,

cinnamon sticks and sarsaparilla.


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As Time mAchinerhS

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On the counter

stood glass casesthat held rock

candy, jawbreakers,

licorice whips,

jelly beans and

wafer candies with

mottoes. Children

with pennies took

considerabletime making their

selections.

Howell learned

his store-keeping

in Redmond. The

business started

with four partners

but one left and two

others died, leaving

Howell alone with

his memories of

what the place had

been like when

he began there.In

those days sugar

generally was sold

in hundred-pound

sacks and no one

bought less than

fty ponds of our

at a time. Molasses

came in fty-gallon

barrels and that customer brought a jug to carry some home in. Lard was in tin

pails and items did not arrive in cellophane-wrapped packages.

A storekeeper knew what to order then; goods remained in style a long timeand loggers families were not going out to Seattle over a muddy road through the

woods and across the lake by ferry every week to shop. Howell outlived the era,

but it was strange how many people called at his store in the 1950s for the old-

fashioned wares he continued to stock.

Lucile McDonald also wrote about The Redmond TradingCompany for The Seattle Times in 1955, just as William Howellwas winding down the business. This illustration accompanied herarticle and both are archived in our ofce!


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huGe hisToricAlThAnkyousTo:

rhSnEwS

4Culture for awarding us $3,000 a year over the next two years. The

Sustained Support Grant acknowledges our success in building and

maintaining a heritage society with the help of our members

Tamara Moen for donating dozens of slides of the boat races on the

Sammamish Slough and even on Lake Sammamish. Well be showing those

at the April 7 Slough Races event in Kenmore (See Page 4).

wAlkinG Tours Are bAck!

May will mark the start of the 2013 Redmond Saturday Market, where we

staff a booth on the rst Saturday of each month. Its a great place to see old

friends and make new ones, especially folks who have recently moved to

Redmond. People love stopping at our booth to check out old photos and pick

up newsletters.

Were looking to staff two-hour shifts. If you can help, please contact Judy

Aries Lang at [email protected] or 425-823-3551.

sATurDAymArkeT neArs,AnyvolunTeers?

Were pleased to announce the 10th anniversary of the Old Redmond

Historic Walking Tours! This years tours are on Sunday afternoons, April 21,May 19, and June 16 from 1:00 p.m.to 2:30 p.m. A haunted history tour on

September 15 will be held in the evening.

Historian Tom Hitzroth is the man with the

stories, gossip, and names that make Redmonds

early history so interesting. Tours begin at the

Justice White House, 7730 Leary Way NE. A $10

per person suggested donation supports Societyprograms and is payable by credit card on our

website, or by check sent to our ofce at 16600

NE 80th Street, Room 106, Redmond, WA, 98052.

Registration is required by the Friday before the

tour. A tour will not be held if it rains.

Tom Hitzroth, Historian and

Walking Tour Guide (Photo courtesty

of HeadSpinnner Photography)


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NOTE: REDMoND REfLEcTIoNS is also available at the RHS OFFICE at the Old

Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center. (Hours of operation on page 12.)

RedmondReflections

$15(INCLUDES TAX)*

Need something special for someonewho appreciates our history? Theseare available at our Society ofce:

GREETING CARDS, MAGNETS

& NOTE CARDSfeaturing artwork by local artists:

PATTI SIMPSON WARD

DorisjeanColvin PatDugan

Our TOwn

History of Redmond by Nancy Way

View Of HisTOry DVD

This painting of Marymoor Park, flying Kites at the clise

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

Visit her website to see more images of Eastside settings

pattisimpsonward.com).

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GreAT GifT iDeAsforhisTorylovers


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mArch meeTinG ATTenDeesMEMBErShiP

Elsie BartleyDavid Bartley

Sylvia Bernauer*VALORIE BORDON

DOROTHY BRASHEARS

BOBBIE JO CONORS

GAUL CULLEY

Tony Emmanuel*Lillian Garland*Evelyn Gilbert*BONNIE HALBERT

Tom Hall

Suzanne Hall

Thomas E. Hansen*Mary Hanson*

Roy Hanson*Marge Hanson*Jerry Hardy*

Chris Himes*

Pat Jovag*

Elaine Keeley*

Bruce Kenyon*

Judy Aries Lang*

Miguel Llanos*

Cheryl Magnuson*

Gene Magnuson*SHARON MARGARET

Larry E. Miller*

Urla Morgan*

Richard Morris

Alexa Munoz*

Monica Park

Virginia Pickett*Fernando Ramos*

Patsy Cook Rosenbach*

David Rossiter*

Julianne Rossiter*

Anne Salmi*

Judith Simpson

Beryl Standley*

Sherry Stilin*

Fran Stray*

Fred Stray*Kris Swanson*

Jerry Torell*

Joe Townsend*

Judy Turner*

Arlyn Vallene*

Andrew Weiss

RAYMOND WEISSLANCE WEISS-DAUPHIN

LOGAN WEISS-DAUPHIN

ourrhs lifeTime membersEric AndersonJohn Anderson

Barbara Neal BeesonBrad BestMarjorie Stensland

CostelloJohn CouchLiz Carlson CowardTony EmmanuelFrank GarbarinoEdward L. Hagen

Lucille B.Hansen-BellingsWayne HansenJerry HardyNaomi HardyChris HimesPatricia Weiss Jovag

Barbara Weiss Joyce

Glenn Lampaert

Roy Lampaert

Judy Aries Lang

Miguel Llanos

Jon Magnussen

Clare Amo Marr

Daryl Martin

Allison Reed Morris

John Phillips

Roxie PhillipsCharles Reed

Frances Spray Reed

Vivian Robinson

Laurie Rockenbeck

Margy Rockenbeck

William Rockenbeck

Beryl Standley

John Stilin

Sherry Stilin

Fred Springsteel

Fred Stray

Doris Bauer Schaible

Herb Swanson

Doris Townsend

Arlyn Vallene

Patti Simpson WardDon Watts

Rose Weiss

Joanne Westlund

Margaret Evers Wiese

James Windle

First-time attendees are in BOLD ALL CAPS.

*Indicates 2013 membership paid by mid-March.(Please notify us of any errors.)


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