November 2013 Newsletter - Redmond Historical Society

The Redmond Recorder
REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWSLETTER
NOVEMBER 2013 • VOL. 15 • NO. 9
Every town has a history. Discover ours.
Upcoming—Saturday Speaker Series
Saturday, November 9, 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th Street
Arts & Crafts Movement in the Northwest
(Photo courtesy of Eastside Heritage Center)
Who knew Marymoor Park’s 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 how
the movement “influenced architecture and interior design trends for
well-to-do businessmen wishing to be ‘country gentlemen,’ as much as it
impacted thousands of first-time home buyers and builders of affordable
bungalows and Craftsman homes in the growing cities and suburbs of
Washington and Oregon.”
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2013
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Chris Himes • President
Judy Lang • Senior Vice-President
Joe Townsend • Vice-President Finance
John Phillips • Vice-President Collections
Mary Hanson • Secretary
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Rosemarie Ives
Janice LeVeck
Judith Simpson
Sherry Stilin
Kris Swanson
OFFICE MANAGER • Monica Park
ATTORNEY • Charles Diesen
Our finances are public record and may
be viewed at the office.
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What’s New
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Remember when folks used
to send postcards instead of email
when traveling? An online database
of 100 historic postcards from
across the Eastside shows just how
common that was a century ago.
Lots of passenger ferry photos as
well as not so touristy images such
as churches and schools.
Created by the Eastside Heritage
Center with support from 4Culture
and Humanities Washington, the
database is easy to search—
“Redmond” turns up 34 images,
among them the Redmond Hotel
(seen below), Idylwood Park and
even loggers.
THE REDMOND RECORDER
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Miguel Llanos • Editor
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Check out the “Postcard Collection”
online at: eastsideheritagecenter.org/
gallery.html
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What’s New
in Our Collection
Society
News
Completed in October, this large display panel is the last of five funded by
4Culture as part of our Centennial celebrations in 2012. The panels showcase
parts of our history—from the first people above to four other topics: Derby Days,
Transportation, Schools and Farming/Logging.
Special thanks to Patti Simpson Ward for designing each of the five panels.
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Society
News
Cooper Dairy Farm
Nominated
(Photo courtesy of King County Heritage Preservation Program)
A rich history that includes dairy farming and even Hollywood’s Gary
Cooper is getting some recognition as King County weighs a request to
landmark the “Walter Cooper Dairy Farm”—including 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 of Calvin and Avis
Shultz. It was also featured in the Society’s 2003 calendar of historic barns in
the Redmond area.
The landmarking nomination form filed on behalf of the Carrigans notes
that 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 Fisher and the
McDonald and Ulrich families. The Shultz’s bought it in 1966.
The Carrigans plan to restore the barn, reconstruct the original fruit
orchard, 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 Cooper’s
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.
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Upcoming Programs—
Saturday Speaker Series
Society
News
10:30 a.m. ∙ 2nd Saturday of the Month (except December)
$5 Suggested Donation for Non-Members
TREE ARMY: THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS 1933-1941
January 11th: Janet Oakley, an author and historian, explains the
CCC’s 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 Eastside’s role in aviation, WWII and Cold
War air defense, and D.B. Cooper.
THE SILER LOGGING COMPANY
& RAILROAD: 1920’s 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: 1933-1976
April 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 Panfilo Morelli share their story of Italian
immigrants who built one of the area’s largest chicken farms on land that
today is part of the Microsoft campus.
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 O’Brien, David and Julianne Rossiter for greeting folks.
Fernando Ramos for also helping with set-up and take-down.
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Society
News Central Connector Project
Former Redmond Railway Plates, Tracks
Recycled into Public Art
Environmental sculpture, “Erratic” by John Fleming in Redmond. (Photo courtesy of Miguel Llanos.)
Parts of Redmond’s rich rail history have resurfaced along the old
railway line—in the form of artwork commissioned by the City for its new
Central Connector. Artist John Fleming used dozens of steel plates
to fashion “Erratic”—a representation of the giant glacial boulders that
carved our region as the Ice Age melted
away. Three large pieces suggest an
erratic broken up to reveal a geode, which
is represented by colored lights at night.
A few rails were also placed in the
ground, and Fleming intends for plants to
grow out of the large pieces as symbols
of life.
For more about the artwork, which is
located at 166th Ave. and NE 76th St.
catty-corner from REI, check out the
“Portfolio” section on Fleming’s website
at johnflemingartist.com.
Surface Detail (Photo courtesy of Miguel Llanos.)
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Upcoming Events
Society
News
Hands-on History of Household Chores
When: Thursday, November 21, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.
Where: KidsQuest Children’s Museum (Factoria Mall, Bellevue)
What was it like before washing machines, clothes dryers, running water
or supermarkets? The Eastside Heritage Center will give children the
chance to do those household chores by rolling dough, hand washing
clothes and beating rugs.
Dress Up the Issaquah Depot
When: Saturday, November 23
Where: 150 1st Ave NE, Issaquah
Come help get the Depot dressed up for the holidays! Sign up to help
put up the tree, string the lights, and hoist the garlands. Bring the family
to help out—the youngest volunteers can help make Depression-era
decorations to put up and to take home. To get involved or get more
information, email [email protected].
Old-Time Radio Show
When: November 24, 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.; December 11, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Where: 216 SW 153rd St., Burien
You’ll feel as if you’re in a 1930s radio station when members of the
Radio Enthusiasts of Puget Sound perform a classic radio program at
the Highline Historical Society’s “Hope in Hard Times” exhibit. For more
information, visit: wahopeinhardtimes.net.
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher
When: Wednesday, December 4, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Kenmore Community Club
Book-It Repertory Theatre performs an hour-long staged reading of
Timothy Egan’s book about Edward Curtis and his quest to
photograph and document the vanishing ways of more than 80 tribes.
Funded by 4Culture.
Betty MacDonald and Family Laughed
Through Hard Times
When: Sunday, December 8, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Where: Burien Library, 400 SW 152nd St.
HistoryLink.org staff historian Paula Becker and playwright John
Longenbaugh lead a participatory discussion of Northwest author
Betty MacDonald’s memoir about surviving the Great Depression.
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Society
News
“School Days” Reading on YouTube
The video of
“Redmond’s School
Days”, part of the
City-organized
storytelling event
on September 15,
is now on YouTube.
Stephanie Hofland
directed the
production about
schooling in the
1900s, choosing
excerpts from Bob Martin’s “The Way I Remember It” and memoirs
left by the late Frank Mann and Margaret Quackenbush. The
readers, from left to right, are Pat Maloney, Winfield Hobbs, Penny
Rathbun, Michael Rathbun and Rodney Cornwall.
The video link is:
youtube.com/watch?v=U9Xx5fRBn6c&feature=youtu.be or once at
YouTube.com search for Redmond School Days.
Art & History for the Holidays
at Redmond Town Center
Please join the Society and VALA Eastside, the nonprofit art
center, on Saturday, December 7 for a “Celebrate Redmond” day at
the old Borders book store at the Redmond Town Center. The ground
floor will become a studio for the public to view artists at work on
weekends during the holidays, starting with a 5:30 p.m. grand opening
on Saturday, November 30. Art will also be available for purchase.
A week later, the Society will display artifacts and our five
Centennial panels (See Page 3) at the space, which was donated by
Redmond Town Center. “I’m rounding up the Walk & Sketch artists to
show their work that day too,” says VALA outreach coordinator Jacqui
Calladine, referring to the artists who created pieces earlier this year
after walking through Old Town with historian Tom Hitzroth. Folks
can expect “Redmond inspired art, community arts activities and art
demonstrations,” she added.
The daytime event (10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.) is an informal kickoff
to Redmond Lights, the City’s annual winter evening walk from City Hall
to the Town Center. Those festivities start at 4:00 p.m. on that Saturday,
December 7. Details online at redmondlights.com.
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Great Gift Ideas for History Lovers
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GREETING CARDS, MAGNETS
& NOTE CARDS
featuring artwork by local artists:
• PATTI SIMPSON WARD
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This painting of Marymoor Park, Flying Kites at the Clise
Mansion, is the work of fine artist Patti Simpson Ward.
Visit her website to see more images of Eastside settings—
pattisimpsonward.com.
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Membership
Members to Vote After November Program
Please note that at the end of our November 9th program members will
be 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 Society’s
business.” The terms of other Executive Board members do not expire this year.
Thanks to Saturday Market Volunteers
Hats off to Marge Hanson, Cheryl Kenyon, Cheryl and Gene Magnuson,
Fernando Ramos and Beryl Standley for finishing off the 2013 season for us!
New Corporate Member: Nelson Legacy
Our thanks go out to one of the Eastside’s largest commercial property
owners for joining the Society as a corporate member. The Nelson Legacy
Group got its start in the 1950s when W.C. Nelson, Sr., made his first real estate
purchase in Redmond. He later added holdings in Redmond, Kirkland, Kent,
Renton, Tacoma and locations in eastern Washington.
After his passing, ownership passed to his five children who, on their website
at nelsonlegacygroup.com, state that their “ownership commitment is long term
with a strong commitment to the communities in which we have a presence.”
Our RHS Lifetime Members
Eric Anderson
John Anderson
Barbara Neal Beeson
Brad Best
Marjorie Stensland
Costello
John Couch
Liz Carlson Coward
Tony Emmanuel
Frank Garbarino
Edward L. Hagen
Lucille B. HansenBellings
Wayne Hansen
Jerry Hardy
Naomi Hardy
Chris Himes
Rosemarie Ives
Patricia Weiss Jovag
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Barbara Weiss Joyce
Glenn Lampaert
Roy Lampaert
Allen Lang
Judy Aries Lang
Miguel Llanos
Jon Magnussen
Clare “Amo” Marr
Daryl Martin
Allison Reed Morris
John Phillips
Roxie Phillips
Dale Potter
Jo Ann Potter
Charles 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 Ward
Don Watts
Rose Weiss
Joanne Westlund
Margaret Evers Wiese
James Windle
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