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MARCH 2009 NEWSLETTER REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
VOLUME 11, NUMBER 3 16600 NE 80th Street, Room 106
Our PURPOSE: Redmond, WA 98052 ~ Tel 425.885.2919
To Discover, Recover, Preserve, Share and
Celebrate Redmond’s History Website ~ redmondhistoricalsociety.org
Email ~ info @redmondhistoricalsociety.org
Hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday:
HISTORY IS HAPPENING IN REDMOND! 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment

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ur RHS Mission
In February, we shared our revised
I ssaquah History 101

vision statement, and below is our revised

mission statement, which our long-range
planning committee prepared and our board
approved:

The mission of the Redmond Historical

Society is to educate, advocate, and serve
the Redmond area by documenting,
collecting, housing and displaying the
history of the people, places and events
that illustrate the city’s heritage.

The book, Profiles of Excellence, lists a

clear, agreed-upon mission statement as first
R.A. Soister, courtesy of Issaquah Historical Society
among the four key traits of successful non-
profits, the others being:
• A strong, competent executive
Issaquah, like Redmond, was small town America once. This
photo was taken circa 1950-55 at the intersection of Front Street
director
and Sunset.
• A dynamic board of directors
We’ve probably all been to and through Issaquah, but do we
• An organization-wide push for
know much about our neighbor? Erica Maniez, director of the
fundraising.
Our previous mission statement, To Issaquah History Museums, promises to

discover, recover, preserve, share and explain at our next general meeting on RHS
celebrate Redmond’s history, becomes our March 14th. MARCH
newsletter masthead statement or statement She titles her talk “Everything MEETING
of purpose. You Ever Wanted to Know About
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
The more complete mission statement Issaquah in One Painless 10:30 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON
aims to better explain to others (potential Lesson.” at the
benefactors, partners) what we stand for. It will cover its founding to OLD REDMOND
SCHOOLHOUSE
You can find these and other governing the present, she says, “focusing on
16600 NE 80th Street
documents on our web site: www. some of the factors that shaped the
redmondhistoricalsociety.org. l town and made it what it is today.” l
~ By Joe Townsend

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 NEXT
GENERAL MEETING
SATURDAY, MARCH 14
10:30 to Noon
P errigo Springs’ New and
Improved Plaque
AT THE
OLD REDMOND
SCHOOLHOUSE
COMMUNITY
CENTER

2009 Executive Board

Chris Himes President
Judy Lang Vice-President
Miguel Llanos Vice-President
Joanne Westlund Treasurer
Mary Hanson Corresponding
Secretary
Beryl Standley
Recording Secretary
Board of Directors The new Perrigo Springs Plaque
Nao Hardy
Jon Magnussen After vandals destroyed a plaque at Perrigo Springs that was provided
Doris Schaible in 2004 by the Snoqualmie Falls chapter of the Daughters of the American
Joe Townsend
Patti Simpson Ward Colonists, the DAC and the City’s Public Works Department got even. The
Margaret Wiese DAC’s Winnie Sihon led the charge to pay for a new bronze marker. The city
Office Manager embedded it in a boulder and moved the marker slightly—but still close to a
Monica Park willow tree planted by the DAC—so as to be more visible from a nearby city
Attorney security camera!
Charles Diesen
“We did some rearranging of the rock in relation to the tree, added some
Birthday Card Coordinator landscaping timbers and beauty bark,” says Nelson Monroe, water operations
Amo Marr
supervisor at Public Works. “This will allow for the rock and plaque to be
Library Liaison within the view of our security camera.”
Andy McClung
................................................... Honoring homesteader Warren Perrigo and those here before him, the
plaque retains the original wording:
Our finances are public record and
may be viewed at the office. Perrigo Springs
................................................... The willow commemorates this water source used by Indians and early
FREE Newsletter Redmond pioneers
If you don't already subscribe, ~ Snoqualmie Falls Daughters of the American Colonists ~
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or U.S. Mail. (We prefer email as it's
inexpensive and the photos show
up better online.) et Ready for Walking Tours
The Redmond Recorder
Published nine times annually
Miguel Llanos Editor
If you live in Redmond, you probably drive along Leary Way frequently.
Patti Simpson Ward But do you know the histories of the buildings there? Like, which one was both
Society/Newsletter Graphic Designer an undertaker's premises and a bordello and City Hall? Tom Hitzroth educates
Major Sponsors and entertains folks with walking tours that explore those histories.

An $8.00 per person fee goes to fund Society research. Email Tom at
thitzroth@msn.com or phone us at 425.885.2919 to reserve a spot or to learn
more about the tours. l
2009 Walking Tour Dates:
April 19, May 10, June 21, September 20

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S tone House Back in Business
A Heap of Historical
Thanks to:
John and Roxie PhillipS for donating pricey
software to compliment the collections’ software
obtained via a 4Culture grant

Eric Anderson for donating an axe once owned by

famed woodcarver Dudley Carter

Ardith Johnston Yuhl for donating photos of the

Perrigos and old Redmond

Claudia Martin Scott for a photo of her great

great grandfather, Redmond homesteader John Martin

The Stone House painted by board member, Patti Simpson Ward Rose Weiss for donating four tourist maps of Seattle

Chef Ryan Donaldson, a Bellevue kid (Eastside Catholic from the 1980s, and two matchboxes from Canada

High School), opened the Stone House on September 9th as a Clara Hammersberg for bringing cookies to the
full-service restaurant after Renee Northern ran her café there February general meeting
for several years.

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“I fell in love with the Stone House the first time I came
in and checked the place out,” Ryan says. “I was looking for a
small, unique venue that would compliment the style of food ave You Visited Our
and service I wanted to provide (warm and comforting mixed Office Lately?
with fresh and modern) ~ and the Stone House was perfect. I
loved it even more as I learned about the history and we saw
nothing but great potential for the restaurant.”
“We” includes his siblings (Carrie, Joni and Jason), who help
out as well. As for his parents, they “still live in the same house
in Bellevue I grew up in,” Ryan says.
Ryan’s family roots also explain his career. “I first realized
my passion for food when I was young. Some of my earliest
memories are of food,” he writes on the restaurant web site,
stonehouseredmond.com. “Feasting on Swedish pancakes
at my great grandparents, eating crab fresh off the boat and
gathering in the kitchen during the holidays as we cooked ~ and
Monica Park with Pumpkin
then sitting down and sharing our lives with friends and family.”
Ryan has quite the food background, having studied Have you visited our office lately? If so, you’ve
at the Seattle Culinary Academy and Hospitality Business probably met Monica Park and her dog Pumpkin. But
Management at Washington State University. you probably don’t know much about either. Here’s
He insists on buying from local farms that use sustainable, Monica on Monica ~ and Pumpkin:
organic methods. Even the meats, which are from eastern “I'm new to the Redmond area, but my mom's
Washington, are organic and grass-fed. Seafood is bought fresh family has long ties to Snohomish county. I went to
daily at Fisherman’s Terminal in Seattle. University of Washington as a History major and
The Stone House web site includes the history of the completed the certificate program in Museum Studies.
property. And if you drop by the restaurant, you’ll still find I love reading anything related to history, and my
the historic Redmond photos that Society graphic designer apartment is filled with books. I love spending time
Patti Simpson Ward (her painting of the Stone House above) with my Pomeranian, Pumpkin. She's a rescued dog
provided Renee when she ran her café. l from Issaquah that I've had now for 18 months!” l
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W

ere You at Our February
14th General Meeting?
were! First time attendees are noted in
These folks
V olunteer at the Society
Office or Help Us from
BOLD CAPITAL LETTERS! Home
Ray Adams Brian Lutz
Margo Marr Alexander George Lyons • Sort books
Betty Buckley Anderson Jackie Lyons
• scan photos
Eric Anderson Cheryl Magnuson
David Bartley Joan Magruder • stamp envelopes
Elsie Bartley Bob Martin
Tami Bresolin Daryl Martin • archive old newspapers
Lynne Rosenthal Bryan Jan Armstrong Mayer • make phone calls
Charles R. Carl Andy McClung
Douglas Carl Elma McCormick These are just some of the tasks that the
Sally Campbell Donald McCoskrie
Society could use your help with.
Violet Cook Elduen Eileen McCoskrie
Betty Emmanuel Betty Mercer If you are interested in volunteer opportunities,
Steve Eriksen Larry E. Miller
please contact Office Manager Monica Park
Lillian Garland Virgil Morgan
Evelyn Gilbert Richard Morris at 425.885.2919 or email the Society at info@
Millie Goetschius Alexa Munoz redmondhistoricalsociety.org. l
Russell Goetschius Monica Park
Frank Gwerder Virginia Pickett
Charlotte Everson Hahnlen Jutta Rhinehart

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Art Hammersberg Patsy Cook Rosenbach
Belinda Hammersberg David Rossiter
Clara McSparran Julianne Rossiter olt River: Past and
Hammersberg
Gary Hammersberg
Anne Salmi
Claudia Martin Scott
Present
Jerry Hammersberg Beryl Standley
Marge Hanson Fran Stray
Mary Hanson Fred Stray
Roy Hanson Anne Tollfeldt
Chris Himes Harvey Tollfeldt
Marilyn Johnson Jerry Torell
Elaine Keeley Joe Townsend
Bruce Kenyon Carol Trapp
Cheryl Kenyon Judy Gilbert Turner
Marie King Arlyn Bjerke Vallene
Gloria Kraft Ruth GWerden Walker
Jim Kraft JoAnn Watkins
Carol Kubby Rose Weiss
Tony Emmanuel took this snapshot of the new
Judy Aries Lang Joanne Westlund bridge (left) at the Tolt River in Carnation, next to
Miguel Llanos Margaret Evers Wiese the old one before it was demolished. l

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ore on “Bare Butt Beach”
Joe Perrigo wrote in after reading Bob Martin’s account of “Bare Butt Beach” in the last newsletter. “Having lived
in my grandmother’s home, Florence Perrigo, in the summer of ‘47, I share Bob Martin’s recollection of swimming at
BBB. I especially recall the chilling effect of Bear Creek when we would dash through its waters to reach the warmth
of the slough. My recollection of the term used to describe the location differs only slightly with Bob’s.
“Thanks for keeping the memories of Redmond alive and well.” l
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C urrent Lifetime
RHS Members N ewest Lifetimer

Our list of lifetime members continues to grow. If

you’d like to become a lifetimer yourself, please see the
membership form on the back page.

ERIC ANDERSON Miguel Llanos

John Anderson Jon Magnussen

Barbara Neal Beeson Charles Reed

Brad Best Clare ‘Amo’ Marr

Daryl Martin
Marjorie Stensland
Allison Reed Morris
Costello
Frances Spray Reed If Eric Anderson's name’s familiar, it’s because
Liz Carlson Coward
Vivian Robinson Eric is the son of Albert “Andy” Anderson, Redmond’s
Edward Hagen first Park superintendent and for whom Anderson Park
Laurie Rockenbeck
Naomi Hardy is named. Eric’s living in Monroe now but attends our
Margy Rockenbeck
Patricia Weiss Jovag meetings every so often and last month also donated
William Rockenbeck
a carving axe given to him by the late Dudley Carter,
Barbara Weiss Joyce Doris Bauer Schaible
the world-renowned wood carver who lived 50 of his
Glenn Lampaert Don Watts 101 years in Redmond. Dudley even lived a year at Eric’s
Roy Lampaert Rose Weiss property on Lake Sammamish. Eric apprenticed with
Judy Aries Lang Margaret Evers Wiese Dudley and still carves daily. l

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RHS Accomplishments for 2008
• Held nine public general meetings
• Published nine newsletters
• Hosted four Historic Redmond Walking Tours
• Set up heritage displays at Redmond Library and the Old
Schoolhouse Community Center
• Researched local personalities and sites
• Staffed monthly booth at Redmond Saturday Market from
May through October
• Supported City on naming of streams and parks
• Provided research for City on Redmond’s first school bell
• Held annual June picnic at Anderson Park
• Sponsored large Derby Days parade entry
• Provided heritage material to City, businesses and
researchers
• Created a new web site
• Developed a five-year strategic plan
• Employed Office Manager (and Historian)
Monica Park.
• Received sustaining grants from City ($3,500) and
King County 4Culture ($1,000)
• Received 4Culture grant ($1,900) for collections
equipment and software
• Represented Redmond at the Association of King
County Historical Organizations and Eastside
Heritage Roundtable
• Participated in the City of Redmond budget
process

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