REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

MAY 2011 • NEWSLETTER • VOL. 13 • NO. 5

OUR PURPOSE:
To Discover, Recover, Preserve, Share and Celebrate
Redmond’s History

SC hip Canal •
hanging the Course of History

Eastside Heritage Center Outreach Collection. OR/L 79.79.496

What happened when the Lake Washington Ship Canal was

completed in 1934 and the water level in the big lake dropped by nine feet?
Join us on May 14th when Megan Carlisle, archivist at the Eastside Heritage
Center, explains how the changing shoreline
affected businesses and residents from
May
Renton to Woodinville to Lake Sammamish.
General Meeting
SATURDAY, MAY 14
It also impacted the Sammamish River, seen 10:30 A.M. TO NOON
here circa 1914 with the “May Blossom” making OLD REDMOND
its way up the marine highway, says Megan, SCHOOLHOUSE
COMMUNITY
who researched the topic for a 7th grade
CENTER
geography unit for Bellevue School District.

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2011
Executive Board
Chris Himes • President
Miguel Llanos • Senior Vice-President
W hat’s New
Online?
Curious about what we have
stored away in our collection of
Joe Townsend • Vice-President Finance
John Phillips • Vice-President Collections documents, photos and artifacts?
Mary Hanson • Secretary Well, we’ve just created an “Our
Collection” category on our
Board of Directors
Nao Hardy website where office manager
Rosemarie Ives Monica Park and Collections VP
Judy Aries Lang John Phillips will periodically add
Jon Magnussen
information about our treasures.
Doris Schaible
Beryl Standley From our home page at
Patti Simpson Ward redmondhistoricalsociety.org,
Margaret Evers Wiese
click on “History Collection” under
Office Manager • Monica Park “Table of Contents” at left, then
Attorney • Charles Diesen “Our Collection.”

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Table of Contents
PAGE
COVER FEATURE • WHAT’S NEW
1 May Meeting Cover Feature:
“Ship Canal • Changing the
Course of History”
2 2011 RHS Officers & Board
2 What’s New Online
3 What’s New in Our Collection
RHS NEWS
4 Thank You’s
5 Centennial Quilt
6 Upcoming Local Events
7 New Walking Tour Poster
8 Newest Lifetime Member
9 Order Now: Books, Cards &
Gift Ideas from RHS
MEMBERSHIP • CONTACT INFO
10 Membership & Attendees
11 Membership Form
12 Address & RHS Contact Info

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WHAT’S
hat’s New in Our NEW
Collection?

Rose Weiss’ Girl Scouts Memorabilia

The late Rose Weiss was well known for work with the Girl Scouts in
Redmond and now we have some of her memorabilia (only part of which is
seen here) thanks to her daughter Pat Weiss Jovag.

“Avondale School,”
by Dorisjean Colvin,
was donated by Michele
Rooney. Her late parents,
Tom and Kay Thomas,
had acquired it years ago.
“They would be so thrilled
to know that it has found
a good home!” she told us.
Most of Dorisjean’s work
was in pastels but this
beauty is in oil.
Dorisjean Colvin’s handsome rendition of the school

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RHS
NEWS hank You to:
• PAT WEISS JOVAG for donating Girl Scout items (including a Cabbage
Patch Kid in uniform!) that belonged to her mom, Rose Weiss. (See Page 3.)
• MICHELE ROONEY for donating a painting by Dorisjean Colvin. (See
Page 3.)
• HEATHER TRESCASES, executive director of the Eastside Heritage Center,
for brainstorming with us on how the center can participate in celebrating
Redmond’s Centennial in 2012. Stay tuned for news on Redmond artifacts
that EHC will be loaning to us for displays and events.
• TOM HANSEN for bringing lots of cookies to share at the April meeting.

REDMOND CENTENNIAL QUILT DESIGNERS: A special thanks to those who

contributed quilt patches for the Centennial Quilt fundraiser (see next page).

• DORIS SCHAIBLE
Redmond’s First City Hall
Redmond’s First School Bell
Joseph & Helen (Woodin) Keller, Redmond Pioneers
Willowmoor Windmill
Redmond’s First Schoolhouse, 1875
Wiley’s Livery Feed & Sale Stable
Native American Cabin and Canoe
• ALEXA MUNOZ
Sword Fern Native to Area
Strawberry Kaleidoscope
Garry Oak Used by Native Americans
Teepee of the Nokomis Club
• JUDY LANG
Aries Farm Potatoes
Aries Farm Lettuce
• SANDY MARNEY-BUTLER
William Perrigo Family Home
• SALLY MARNEY
Perrigo Park
• JEAN MARSTON
Redmond Library Statue
• KELSEY MORGAN
Christine Himes Family Home, 1976
• DOROTHY E. STEVENS
McSparran Family Home, in memory of Clara Hammersberg
• JEAN SWANSON
Herbert & Ester Swanson Home
• JOANNE WESTLUND
Bicycle Capital of the Northwest (Pat Dugan, Artist)
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RHS
rap Yourself in NEWS
Redmond’s History!
Here’s a chance to own a piece of Redmond’s history while supporting
the Society’s research and programs. We’re raffling off this quilt with historic
scenes and tickets ($2 each) can be bought at our general meetings and our
office. Call 425.885.2919 for more information.

2012 Redmond Centennial Quilt

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RHS
NEWS pcoming Local Events

Here’s a look at what’s happening at our neighbor historical societies.

All events are free unless otherwise noted:

l Personal Archives Restoration Roadshow

Saturday, May 14th • 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
This free workshop will show you how to preserve your artifacts before it’s
too late. Bring along that special family item as there’ll be a contest for most
interesting treasures and one-on-one advice with experts—no appraisals
though!

It’s at the Seattle site of the National Archives and Records Administration,
6125 Sand Point Way NE, and tours will be included. For more info or to
volunteer, email SeattleArchivesRoadshow@gmail.com.

l Revisiting The Great Wa r

Monday, May 16th • 1:00 p.m.
Longtime Mercer Island resident Bob Wiley will discuss his book, “Revisiting
the Great War: Through Letters, Travel and History.”

The meeting, hosted by the Mercer Island Historical Society, will be held
at the Community Center at Mercer View (8236 SE 24th Street on
Mercer Island).

l The First Washington Floating Bridge

Thursday, May 19th • 7:00 p.m.
The Eastside Heritage Center presents this look back at a piece of history
every local has used!

Held at Winters House (2102 Bellevue Way SE, Bellevue).

l Birthday/Fundraiser for Messenger of Peace Railcar

Saturday, May 21st • 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
All are invited to the 113th birthday party (and fundraiser) for the Messenger
of Peace railcar. There’ll be a bake sale, vintage tool swap meet, vendor
tables, baked goods, Messenger of Peace T-shirts, displays, birthday cake
and chapel car chilidogs! A silent auction will feature Mariner box seats,
author signed railroad books of local interest, and other special items.

Hosted by the Northwest Railway Museum at the Snoqualmie Depot

(38625 SE King Street, Snoqualmie).

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 RHS
NEWS

City-designed new walking tour poster

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NEWS N Lifetime Membership
ewest
In Memory of Wayne R. Hansen
Having earlier done so to honor his
mother, Lucille B. Hansen-Bellings, Society
member Tom Hansen last month acquired a
lifetime membership in the name of his father,
Wayne R. Hansen. Born in 1914 in Snohomish,
Wayne was raised in Nebraska until 1927 and
then went to Seattle, where he attended
Lincoln High School. He met Lucille there,
graduated in 1932 and they married in 1936.
“My folks moved to 3458 East Lake
Sammamish Road, the old Weber House on
Weber’s Point, in November 1944,”
Tom wrote.
“Dad worked in Seattle, commuting about 50 miles a day. Second
big challenge was remodeling the farm house. ‘Not a square joint in the
place,’ he’d say. Third challenge was raising a family—me and my little sister
Christine with Mom—in the woods. Fourth, Wayne and Lucille participated in
the Happy Valley Grange for awhile where Dad was master of the grange.
“The Bicycle Derby and the PTA Circus were big affairs. We were a
camping family and Dad went hunting with neighbor Leonard Dudley. My
folks had their own life but knew several people along the East Lake, also
some others in the Redmond area.
“My father died of a heart attack at 48 in the old house he worked so
hard on with Mom. Both are buried at Cedar Lawns, about two miles from
the old Weber House.”

Society Booth • Redmond Saturday Market

The 2011 Redmond Saturday Market season started on May 7th and we’ll
be staffing a booth on the first Saturday of each month through October.
It’s always fun—and a chance to run into old friends. To sign up or for more
information, contact Judy Lang at lang.judy@comcast.net or call the Society
office at 425.885.2919.

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Great Gift Ideas
for 2011
Need something special for someone
who loves our history? These items are
available at our Society office:

GREETING CARDS, MAGNETS &

NOTE CARDS
featuring artwork by local artists:
• PATTI SIMPSON WARD
• DORISJEAN COLVIN
• PAT DUGAN
Artwork of the historic Adair House in Anderson
Park, Redmond’s oldest park. “Antics at Anderson “OUR TOWN”
Park” is the work of fine artist Patti Simpson A history of Redmond, by Nancy Way
Ward. See more images of Eastside settings on
pattisimpsonward.com). Our “VIEW OF HISTORY” DVD

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MEMBERSHIP
A pril General
Meeting Attendees
Were you at our April meeting? These folks were! First time attendees
are noted in BOLD CAPS.

David Bartley Bruce Kenyon Joe Townsend

Elsie Bartley Cheryl Kenyon Carol Trapp
Sylvia Bernauer Judy Aries Lang Judy Gilbert Turner
Bernadine Bruneau Janice LeVeck Joanne Westlund
Pierre Bruneau Miguel Llanos Margaret Evers Wiese
Marjorie Stensland Cheryl Magnuson
Costello Pat Marrs
Evelyn Driscoll Dorothy Matsui
Our Lifetime
Joyce Fowler CLARK MCABEE
Members
Eric Anderson
Stan Frey Helen McMahon John Anderson
Barbara Neal Beeson
Lillian Garland Larry E. Miller
Brad Best
Evelyn King Gilbert ANITA MONNOT Marjorie Stensland Costello
John Couch
Jean Etta Dudley Richard Morris
Liz Carlson Coward
Goshorn Alexa Munoz Frank Garbarino
Edward L. Hagen
Frank Gwerder Jackie Nelson
Lucille B. Hansen-Bellings
Charlotte Everson ERNIE NILSON Wayne R. Hansen
Naomi Hardy
Hahnlen Monica Park Patricia Weiss Jovag
Tom Hall John Phillips Barbara Weiss Joyce
Glenn Lampaert
Jerry Hammersberg Roxana Phillips Roy Lampaert
Thomas Hansen Virginia Porter Pickett Judy Aries Lang
Miguel Llanos
Marge Hanson Brian Ranck Jon Magnussen
Mary Hanson Jutta Rhinehart Charles Reed
Clare ‘Amo’ Marr
Roy Hanson Patsy Cook Rosenbach Daryl Martin
Dale Hawkinson David Rossiter Allison Reed Morris
Frances Spray Reed
Loita Hawkinson Julianne Rossiter Vivian Robinson
Chris Himes Nina Sheldon Laurie Rockenbeck
Margy Rockenbeck
Carol Hudson Judith Simpson William Rockenbeck
Rosemarie Ives Beryl Standley Fred Stray
Doris Bauer Schaible
CAROL JANIZEWSKI Don Stensland Arlyn Vallene
RON JANIZEWSKI Fran Stray Don Watts
Rose Weiss
Linda Jaton Fred Stray Joanne Westlund
Wayne Jaton Anne M. Tollfeldt Margaret Evers Wiese
James Windle
Elaine Keeley Harvey Tollfeldt

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Redmond Historical Society
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