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FEBRUARY 2007 NEWSLETTER REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY
VOLUME 9, NUMBER 2 16600 NE 80th Street, Room 106
Redmond, WA 98052 ~ Tel 425.885.2919
Our Mission:
To Discover, Recover, Share and Celebrate website ~ www.redmondhistory.org
Redmond’s History e-mail ~ redmondhistory@hotmail.com
HOURS: Tuesday through Thursday 1-4 p.m.,
HISTORY IS HAPPENING IN REDMOND! Friday, 4-6 p.m. and by appointment

P
resident’s Corner
“What a way to start 2007 ~
A Pioneer Life & “Whodunit”

with wind, snow, ice, and a cancelled

meeting. You might think it is the
worst winter ever, but stop by our
office to see photos of ice on Lake
Sammamish and Lake Washington
back in 1950 and ice skaters on the
Sammamish River in 1910. So
there’s proof of colder days for
an extended time.
Some members braved the cold
and icy roads on January 13th only to
find our doors locked. I apologize to
Jerry Torrell, Stan and Marilyn Frey,
Bob and Joyce Fowler, Betty and Margarete Mitchell Colman and Clarissa (Colman) Fawcett ~ daughter-in-
law and granddaughter of Clarissa and James Colman. Both Margarete
Howard Kuhl and any others. and Clarissa wrote in the Colman diaries in later years. (Photo courtesy of
the Eastside Heritage Center)
All of us were looking forward to
hearing Shirley Haines tell her story How often do you get a history lesson plus a whodunit?
about the Lake Washington Shipyards, Well, Seattle Times columnist Sherry Grindeland and RHS Board
her time in the Marines and more. She member Tom Hitzroth will be providing
will give us another chance and will just that at our general meeting
NEXT
return in May. Thank you, Shirley. on February 10th. MEETING
Before the snowstorm hit, I had They’ll be talking about life
Saturday, Feb. 10 ~ 10 to 11:30 a.m.
a chance to say “thank you” to all on Lake Washington in the Old Redmond Schoolhouse
Community Center
our office volunteers with lunch at late 1800s as seen through
Topic:
my house. These volunteers help the eyes of Clarissa Colman,
Colman Diaries & Murder Mystery
out in the office by answering the and describing the intrigue SPEAKERS:
phone, filing, greeting visitors and and mystery surrounding the Seattle Times columnist Sherry
doing other tasks that help keep the murder of her husband, James Grindeland and Tom Hitzroth

Historical Society going. Manning Colman.

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 GENERAL
MEETINGS
2nd Saturday of the Month
10 a.m. unless otherwise stated
P resident’s Corner
(Continued from page 1)

Those attending were Arlyn Vallene, our longest tenured office sitter, Russ

Old Redmond Schoolhouse and Millie Goetschius, John and Roxie Phillips, Eileen McCoskrie, Marion
Community Center Neal, Norma Warner, Daryl Martin, Amo Marr, Tom and Suzanne Hall, Rose

16600 NE 80th St Weiss and Lillian Garland. If you’d like to be included in this annual affair all
you need to do is volunteer.
Thanks also go to Brad Solomon, Naomi Hardy and Larry Nelson (they
2007 didn’t get lunch but deserve a big hand of applause and more) who have
march 10 ~ ~ Yvonne Conway
on being raised in rural Redmond. been volunteering their time putting together Redmond’s rich history on a
Plus, Brad Solomon shows clips DVD. (See Page 3 for details.)
from his Redmont History DVD
As for upcoming meetings, in March Yvonne Conway will tell us about her
april 14 ~ Biographer Lyn
Lambert on the late local sculptor pioneer family and the hardships of growing up in the Depression. In April,
Dudley Carter.
Lyn Lambert will entertain us with her biographical tale of the late wood
may 12 ~ Shirley Haines on the
Lake Washington shipyards. sculptor Dudley Carter. Shirley Haines will speak to us in May and in June
june 9 ~ RHS holds its annual we’ll have our annual potluck picnic.
picnic at Anderson Park at noon. Mark your calendars now so you don’t miss any of these exciting meetings
september 8 and I hope to see you on February 10th. l
October 13
November 9 ~ Judy Aries Lang, RHS President
...................................................

2007 Executive Board

Judy Lang
Naomi Hardy
President
Vice-President
Meeting Topic:
Miguel Llanos Vice-President Colman Diaries Happy 102nd!!!
Joanne Westlund Treasurer
Margaret Wiese Corresponding & Mystery
Secretary
Beryl Standley (Continued from page 1)
Recording Secretary The Colmans lived in Kennydale,
Board of Directors a now disappeared community that
Terri Gordon Tom Hitzroth was once on the south end of Mercer
Jon Magnussen Amo Marr
Doris Schaible Island.
Patti Simpson Ward The diaries, says Tom, “give a great
Executive Director glimpse of pioneer daily life that was
Beryl Standley just as pertinent to Redmond settlers
Attorney and their hardships as it was to the
Charles Diesen
................................................... Kennydale people. I have read them
from 1886 to 1888 and some parts
FREE Newsletter after that to 1900 and it is a treasure
If you don't already subscribe,
please sign up. Call the office at trove of information on the hardships Let’s all sing Happy
425.885.2919 or e-mail
mew@nwlink.com. State your and vicissitudes of daily living.” Birthday to our oldest
preference of e-mail or U.S. Mail Sherry wrote a front-page article member, Audrey Gorlick,
(e-mail is cheaper for the city and
the photos look better on-line). on the diaries for the Seattle Times whose 102nd birthday is
last August that includes several this January 27th. Here’s
The Redmond Recorder
Published nine times annually pictures. It can be viewed online at to you Audrey, and here’s
Miguel Llanos Editor seattletimes.com. Once there, search a picture of Audrey in
Patti Simpson Ward
Newsletter Graphic Designer for: Colman diaries. l 1934! l

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“Reflections” Book Signing
Mark your calendars for Saturday, February
24th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at the Redmond
Library. Naomi Hardy, who compiled and edited
R edmond History on DVD

“Redmond Reflections: from Settlers to Software,”

will share what she learned about Redmond’s past
in assembling over 800 images to tell the story.
The book may be purchased from the checkout
counter at the Redmond Library, and copies will be
available for sale at this event.
Refreshments will be provided, and we’ll also
show highlights from the Society’s new DVD of
Redmond history (see article at right.)
This history happening is sponsored by the
Friends of the Redmond Library.
The library is at 15990 NE 85th Street in
downtown Redmond. l

2007 Walking Tours

RHS board member Tom Hitzroth has lined
up a new round of walking tours through old (Above) DVD Cover ~ Redmond: Views of History

Redmond ~ and even added a new building to the

short route as the result of new research. KOMO radio legend and local boy Larry Nelson
Space is limited, and to sign up either email Tom narrates video vignettes of Redmond’s history that we’ve
at thitzroth@msn.com or call the office at packaged in a great DVD. Produced by Brad Solomon,
425.885.2919. the series has been airing on Redmond City TV and
The tour dates are: we decided to put them all together in an
• April 2nd easy-to-view format. The topics are as follows:
• May 20th • First Settlers
• June 17th • Logging Industry
• September 16th • Perrigo’s Plat
The walks run from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. and • School Days
start at the Justice White House across from • Anderson Park
Half-Price Books. They will not be held in case of • Marymoor Park
rain. A $6.00 per person contribution is requested • Nokomis Club
which goes toward buying a bench for the walking • Sammamish Slough
route.l • Derby Days
• Old Town Redmond
Buy at Staples? Help RHS A bonus video by Dr. John Way shows Redmond back
If you shop at Staples, you can help the Society in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
by telling the cashier that you’d like the purchase Only a few copies have been made, so buy one while
amount to go to the Redmond Historical Society you can at the February 10th general meeting, at our
awards account. As that account grows, the office or at the Feburary 24th book signing (see the
Society gets coupons for equipment and supplies item at the top on the left). The cost for the DVD is
for the office. l $13.00 l

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RHS
RHS GetsAward
MAJOR The Redmond Chamber
BENEFACTORS of Commerce awarded the

Major Benefactors John Anderson

Barbara Neal Beeson
Redmond Historical Society
its 2006 “Breakthrough
Brad Best Non-Profit of the Year” award.
We thank these Naomi Hardy It certainly was a
lifetime benefactors, folks Patricia Weiss Jovag breakthrough year for us, what
Barbara Weiss Joyce
recognized for either with our first book published!
Glenn Lampaert (deceased)
a significant financial Roy Lampaert Thanks to the Chamber for
contribution or their Miguel Llanos helping spread the word about
long-term dedication Jon Magnussen our presence and mission to
Daryl Martin preserve and share Redmond’s
to the Society.
Allison Reed Morris neat heritage. l
Please see the Charles Reed
membership form on
Page 6 for information
Frances Reed
Vivian Robinson Burial Plots
on how to join this
Laurie Rockenbeck
Margy Rockenbeck
For Sale
worthy group with a William Rockenbeck It’s not something we like to talk
tax-deductible donation Don Watts about. It’s even more awkward
of $1,000 or more. l Margaret Evers Wiese to write about it. But the fact is
most families will have to deal
with cemetery plots, and often
it’s when they least want to deal

S ilo in The Snow

with it. So why not plan ahead
AND save money by acquiring
two Cedar Lawns plots donated
to the Society by the family of
the late Woody Reed?
If bought at Cedar Lawns,
the plots would sell for around
$4,000 each. We’re trying to
set a price, but plan to sell them
for much less. If interested,
please contact Beryl Standley at
425.885.2919. l

Home Movies
We’re looking for home
movies that show Redmond
people and places. We’d make
copies, return the originals
and use some of the images
in upcoming videos about
This silo had been part of the Beba Crosby barn on 116th before the barn was Redmond’s history. Contact
demolished to make way for new homes. It was salvaged by Jeff Parrish, who Brad Solomon at 425.881.6043
spoke to the Society last year about the labor of love of moving it to his property or brad.solomon@comcast.net
on West Snoqualmie Valley Road. It sure looked like it had found a beautiful new if you might have something to
setting, especially on this day in January 2007. l contribute.. l

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I nside Redmond
Reflections
Haven’t checked out our new book yet?
There’s a good chance that you, your
family and/or friends are mentioned or
shown among the 108 pages. In fact, an
index of names makes it easy to find
out who’s where! The pictorial essay of
our heritage also answers questions like:

• Why did people come to our

village of Salmonberg?
• How were they received by Native
People?
• What industry created our first
business boom and why did it
disappear?
• Is Sammamish a river or a slough?
• Where were nuclear warheads located off Avondale?
• Where is the sunken forest that’s been underwater for 1,000 years?

As for our cover image, that’s Bear Creek. To the left is where Safeway and Bear Creek Village stores sit today. l

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Redmond Reflections Order Form
We ship free for current members, so if you haven't joined or renewed, there's a form on the last
page of this newsletter that you can send in with the book order form below.

Price per book: $21.76 ($20.00 + $1.76 Washington Sales Tax)

(Non-Members, please add postage: $3 for one book, $5 for two and $8 for three or more)

ADDRESS TO MAIL BOOK(S) TO:

Name:______________________________________ Name:____________________________________

Telephone: __________________________________ Address: __________________________________

No. of Books Ordered: ________________________ City/St./Zip: _______________________________

Amount Enclosed: ____________________________ __________________________________________

Mail completed form (please print clearly) and check or money order to:

Redmond Historical Society

16600 NE 80th, Room 106
Redmond, WA 98052

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 WANTED!!!
BUSINESS PARTNERS!
IS YOUR BUSINESS ROOTED IN REDMOND?
if so, Redmond Historical Society is looking for partners who, in exchange for a tax deductable financial
donation, would be allowed to reach our 1,200 readers via this space and on our website at:
www.redmondhistory.org

Contact Miguel Llanos at redmondhistory@msn.com or by phone at 425.869.9806.

J oin the Redmond Historical Society

AND HELP DISCOVER, RECOVER, PRESERVE AND
SHARE REDMOND’S HISTORY!

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