Rhs Newsletter 06 2001

“History is happening in Redmond!” June 2001 Vol. III. No. 6 In This Issue… History Hero................... 1

Redmond Recorder Redmond Historical Society Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center 16600 NE 80th St., Room 106, Redmond, WA 98052 425-885-2919 [email protected]

Quotable Quotes............. 2 RHS Celebrates!............. 2

Newsworthy Notes

A New White Paper ....... 2 Who Named Educ. Hill .. 2

- History Hero: Tom Fix -

Perrigo Springs............... 3 Clippers Needed ............. 3 Next Speakers ................ 3 Potpourri ........................ 3 Addie Kindrick............... 4 …and much, much more!

Next Meeting: June 9th 10:30 am Our meeting this month will feature Daryl Martin and Jan Foreman sharing their memories of the Redmond Volunteer Fire Department. Should be a hot topic, so be sure to join us for this fascinating subject!

If you have an article, news item or memory that you would like to share with our members, please send it to: Walt Buchman 10323 162nd Place NE Redmond, WA 98052 Or [email protected]

In 1980, in a dumpster behind the City of Redmond’s Maintenance Operations Center, Tom Fix found an obviously very old map. The discarded map was of the Redmond City Cemetery which had been started in the early 1880s by the pioneering Tosh and Perrigo families of Redmond. For the next 21 years, Tom safeguarded the historical treasure, until recently donating it to Redmond Historical Society. Tom Fix is a genuine History Hero, and the history community is indebted to his foresight. Thank you, Tom! We’re currently filling in the history of the map which is in two pieces and totals 6 by 8 feet. The names written on the burial plots range from faded brown ink made with a scratchy nib, to startlingly turquoise ball point pen, spanning nearly 100 years of entries. When the City acquired the cemetery, it inherited the map which it covered in a substantial plastic. In the late 1960s, Charlotte Turtainen of Public Works spent several years, even working nights, to create index cards of the cemetery plots from the map, cards that are still in use by Service Corporation International which now owns the old cemetery. Attempting to relate the old map to what is visible today at the cemetery, Cheryl Magnuson has explored the site and just created a computer map of some key headstone and landmarks. Service Corp. manager, Bruce Armstrong reports so much uncertainty among occupants of older plots, that they don’t sell plots in most areas any longer, and the old map testifies to a surprising number of changes. Charlotte recalls City employees assigned to poke the grave sites with rods to determine which were occupied decades ago and thereby verify the map we now have, but as Bruce explains, the older coffins did not have liners, and this method would be less than decisive. Service Corp has photocopies of the original cemetery records, and they’ve generously offered us the opportunity to photocopy them. These will be of interest to many of our members whose ancestors are buried there. Also of great interest to us is a mysterious mapper! Service Corp. reports that a fellow has been visiting the old cemetery regularly for the last 3 or 4 months, copying the inscriptions on every headstone. The work this gentleman has already accomplished could be very valuable for us, and studying our map could help him. A description of the unknown scribe: approx. 44 years old, 5’ 10‖, drives older white car. Anyone with clues: call our office 885-2919. Stay tuned!

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Page 2 - RHS Celebrates We’re Two!

Two years ago on May 29,1999 a group of 22 history makers met for the first time. They recognized the need to recover and preserve the story and artifacts of our fast-changing city. They agreed that a focused group was needed for the task. They called themselves Redmond Historical Society. 22 meetings later, we’ll be celebrating our second birthday June 9th. Please join us! Perrigo Family Collection

- A New White Paper ―Keeping old buildings and objects also gives memory a vivid place in ordinary life and adds immeasurably to the soul of a place.‖ - Thomas Moore

―The study of history is the best way and, other than by bitter experience, the only way to be inoculated against the terrible simplifiers, those people who lead nations into trouble.‖ - George Will, Columnist

―History may be divided into three movements: what moves rapidly, what moves slowly, and what appears not to move at all.‖ - Fernand Braudel

―All history is important. If you don’t think so, then you don’t understand what history is really about.‖ - T. Fred Derft

The Redmond Community Orchestra was formed in 1989, and became the Eastside Symphony in 1992. As a founding member of the original orchestra and still an active member today, Cheryl Magnuson has written a White Paper for our Society on the history of this cultural organization with its roots in Redmond. This concise account of the orchestra’s history will be valuable to researchers and to anyone interested in local music. We are very proud of Cheryl Magnuson, and thank her heartily for her contribution to our Mission of recovering and recording Redmond’s history. Copies of the White Paper will be available at our June 9th meeting. Copies will also be available at our office in Old Redmond Schoolhouse. - Who Named Education Hill? Originally, it was called Poverty Hill, probably not because folks were any poorer there than elsewhere in the area, but because they lacked a public waterworks. All water for home and farming had to be hauled to where it was needed. As the 1940s came to a close, the hill’s residents were clamoring to be included within the town limits which hadn’t grown at all since the town’s incorporation in 1912. Bob Bailie, then a young newspaper owner, took up the cry for inclusion. Annexation would mean piped water to the homes covering the 332 acres on what was originally William Perrigo’s homestead. So who didn’t want the hill within the city limits? Mayor Bill Brown and others who liked the status quo. As Bob began to write what would be the first of many pro-annexation editorials in the Sammamish Valley News, he pondered the common name, Poverty Hill. He decided it wouldn’t do. He sat at his typewriter, and considered the possibilities. He thought of the schools built and planned from its south end to its northern crest, and made a decision that was readily accepted by his readers: He would call it Education Hill. In 1951, with Lewis Green as mayor, Education Hill was annexed, bringing the town’s total acreage to 525. - Redmond Derby Days On July 14th, parade down the streets with Redmond Historical Society. Ride with Butch Kent in his fire truck or Dave Harder in his covered wagon. If you like, you can walk alongside. Bring your kids, grandkids, great grandkids, neighbors and long lost relatives - the more, the merrier. You’ll be making history happen as we have a presence in this event for the first time. Please let us know how many of your family and friends will be joining us. Contact JoAnn Potter 425-822-3322 or [email protected].

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- Perrigo Springs -

- Clippers Needed -

The local chapter of the Daughters of American Colonists has made an admirable commitment to recognize a local historic site in 2001, by providing it with commemorative signage. Tom Fix, Redmond’s drinking water quality analyst, has made a formal nomination that Perrigo Springs be honored as the site selected by the DAC.

We are looking for two volunteers to help maintain our archives. These ―clippers‖ cut articles relating to Redmond from their newspapers, and bring them to our office every month or so. The clippings are then filed by our office staff.

The springs are located on the northeast portion of Education Hill, once part of the William Perrigo homestead. Tom visits the site every week while monitoring the nearby reservoir, and he writes: ‖The Perrigo site was acquired by the Town of Redmond in 1914, at the time about one mile northeast of the Town limits. A dam was originally constructed to impound the spring water for storage. The transmission main consisted of 4‖ to 8‖ wood stave pipe. This site was Redmond’s only water supply until the late 1920s, and served as a major source of supply until 1962. Currently, the spring is still there, trickling through a small, forested valley, past the City’s Perrigo Springs Reservoir (not connected) as it makes its way to Bear Creek. There is a wide trail near the spring that goes up to Education Hill. Hikers, school kids, and the curious use this trail. This old site is a charming bit of our heritage in a city now known as the home of Microsoft…I would recognize this site with a pedestal/plaque saying…’This is the site of Perrigo Springs, Redmond’s original water source 1914-1927.’‖ Without such signage, very few of us would recognize the springs for the important natural feature they have been in our history. While some of us have been discovering Perrigo Springs for the first time, John Cogan on 172nd Avenue NE, recalls his dog discovering the springs area in 1976. The pooch slipped downhill on wet grasses into an abandoned well in the wetland area, where he was stranded for 29 days! He survived on no food--but plenty of water! After a month, local boys heard his whimpers, and when a ladder was lowered down the well, the dog promptly scampered right up the rungs to freedom. Incidentally, John has recently restored a covered wagon from the late 1800’s in Montana, and the fine old antique will be making its public debut on June 2nd at the O’Leary Park Kiosk dedication.

 Needed: Someone to clip The Seattle Times this August and September while our regular clipper takes a vacation. To help, please call Doris Schaible, 823-0562 or [email protected].

 Needed: Someone to clip Eastside Journal starting as soon as possible. If you can help us, please call Naomi Hardy, 883-3866 or [email protected]. Thank you. Your help will be greatly appreciated. - Daryl Martin, Jan Foreman at Next RHS Meeting ―History is happening in the Redmond area.‖ Our next meeting will be held on Saturday, June 9, 2001, at 10:30 a.m. at Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80 Street, Room 104, Redmond, WA. Daryl Martin and Jan Foreman will be sharing memories of the Redmond Volunteer Fire Department. Also, this is the Society's second birthday, so come and enjoy a piece of birthday cake with us. To receive the monthly newsletter, please contact Naomi Hardy, president, Redmond Historical Society, at the address above or [email protected].

- Potpourri BEAT THE TRAFFIC and parking problems by riding your bicycle to the Redmond Derby Days events on July 14th and 15th. Again this year, for a nominal charge, the Lions Club will store your wheels in Old Redmond Schoolhouse auditorium, freeing you to walk among all of the activities unencumbered. WRITE YOUR HISTORY IN STONE. Engraved paving tiles set in the walkways outside the Redmond library are still available. These make wonderful gifts! For order forms & information, visit the Redmond Library, or go online to: www.kcls.org/red/redhomepage.

Friends of the Redmond Library.

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Remembering - Addie Kindrick: Redmond Restaurateur Addie Kindrick was only 4 years old when her father died in a logging accident. Her mother, a bride at 16, and a widow with 6 children at 35, lost her 4 sons and a daughter to disease or accidents—all before they reached the age of 36. Only Addie & her mother survived.

years, and saw remarkable changes in the city’s business and political landscapes. Her memories of these years are still vivid. And her spirit is still vibrant.

Addie was born in Eastern Washington, and married Floyd Kindrick in 1936. They moved to Redmond in 1937 where they bought 2½ acres on the Old Redmond Road so they could have a large garden. Floyd was a brakeman on the Great Northern Railroad until he was injured in a rail accident during their first year of marriage. He lost an arm and broke his back. When he recovered in 1941, he became a skilled steelworker.

The above is adapted from Patricia Harris Manor’s February, 2001 newsletter. Addie is now residing at the German-American Retirement Home in Kirkland.

Addie found work managing a small cheese shop on Leary Way. She bought the shop in 1942, and turned it into a profitable restaurant, the Addi-Bon. For the next 13 years, she arose at 4am every day except Sunday, and worked from 6am until 7pm as the principal cook and pie maker. In 1955, she sold the Addi-Bon, and purchased the Redmond Hotel Café on Leary Way. It became a popular place to dine and linger for early morning paperboys, trainmen, local businessmen and families. Thinking to retire, she sold her 2nd restaurant in 1961, and traveled with Floyd throughout the West from Mexico to the Yukon, but soon, she was restless to get back to work, so the Kindricks’ bought a hamburger place, which was for sale at the intersection of East Lake Sammamish Parkway and the Redmond-Fall City Road. They made renovations, creating a ―dinner place,‖ that they named the Adi Café, and which they operated until 1968 when Addie suffered a major stroke, and could no longer work. Her husband died in 1974, and her mother followed at the age of 95 in 1978. Addie worked at her 3 Redmond restaurants for 26

We salute you, Addie Kindricks!

- Surf’s Up! For those of you who like to surf the Web and are interested in great historical sites, here is a brief list of web sites to explore: History Link: www.historylink.org/welcome.htm This site is updated weekly. It is a fantastic local history site with a tremendous amount of data, stories, photographs and more. Try the search engine. American Local History Network/Washington State: www.gennet.org.usa/wa This site has links galore that will interest those studying all aspects of Washington State history. You can check out all the links for other states as well. Center for the Study of the Pacific Northwest: www.washington.edu/uwired/outreach/cspn/index.html Check out the General Discussion List and the Related site Links. Ancient Faces: www.ancientfaces.com This is a relatively new site devoted mainly to old family photographs – some unidentified. You can also find stories about families, etc. Fun to browse.

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- Thank-You to… Charlene Sugden for the displays of Perrigo photos and memorabilia she’s created in our office, and for the home baking we enjoyed in May. Tamara Moen for sharing her grandmother’s scrapbooks, & Eileen McCoskrie for hours spent copying & filing the clippings. Dale Potter for creating the display of T&D Feeds artifacts in our office. Roy Buckley for the 1940 Redmond High graduation announcement & commencement program. Ilya & Nika Smirnov for their ongoing web site work.  Dorisjean Colvin for providing us a memorable glimpse of her life and art at our May meeting, and donating the limited edition Tosh/Cook barn sketch Charlotte Everson Hahnlen for old business memorabilia and lists of local voters and residents from her father Harold Everson’s papers. Ray Adams, JoAnn Pope Watkins & Betty Anderson for recording their Redmond memories in our office. Bob Solitto for the 1940s Lions Club video, which folks are still talking about since seeing it in May. Marge Mann & Lynette Morrison for the package of civic and historic materials from Redmond, Oregon. The Awards Committee for our well crafted guidelines: Margaret Wiese, Margy Rockenbeck, JoAnn Potter, Walt Buchman, Angi Buchman, Rachel Buchman, Jerry Torell. Larry Hoger for technical photo scanning & printing research. Cheryl Magnuson for exploring the Old Redmond City Cemetery, & creating a computer map of it. Betty Buckley Anderson for donating her collection of old sheet music to our archives. Derby Days Committee Amo Marr, Barb Joyce & JoAnn Potter.

The Editor’s Corner Happy Birthday To Us I was going through some of my old newsletters today and I came across the September 6, 1999 edition. The big news was that ―we now have a vice-president, Don Watts…‖ and that 19 people attended the meeting. I’m not sure if I actually was at that meeting or not; my name is not mentioned. Rachel, my youngest daughter, and I did make it to the October 16th meeting where we met in the Adair House (cabin) in Anderson Park and were told that ―Members should bring their own coffee.‖ and 36 people were present. May 29th will mark the two-year birthday of our Society. That date is in good company: Patrick Henry was born on that date in 1736, Bob Hope in 1903, and John F. Kennedy in 1917. I guess you could say that we have all paid our dues. Was it conceivable two years ago that we would be where we are now? Dreams are fragile things and are easily crushed. But when a dream is tempered with a sense of purpose and an eye on reality, it can accomplish great things. Redmond Historical Society not only had the dreamers, but the doers and the movers and the shakers. We have been blessed with the favor of our city government, with members who are willing to share their experiences, and leadership with vision. Happy Birthday, Redmond Historical Society. You indeed have come a long way. See you next meeting on June 9th at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse, Room 104. -

Walt Buchman

Attended meeting May 12, 2001 Betty Buckley Anderson, Dusty Watts Blair, Kay Nichols Brulé, Angi Buchman, Rachel Buchman, Walt Buchman, Richard Cole, Dorisjean Colvin, Margaret Doman, Violet Cook Elduen, Evelyn King Gilbert, Millie Goetschius, Russell Goetschius, Audrey Gorlick, Charlotte Everson Hahnlen, Clara McSparran Hammersberg, Jerry Hammerberg, Tricia Hammersberg, Jerry Hardy, Naomi Hardy, Rondinne Hills, Pat Weiss Jovag, Chris Kemp, Colleen Kemp, Euclid LaBrie, Norma Leicester, Cheryl Magnuson, Carl Marrs, Pat Marrs, Daryl Martin, Eileen McCoskrie, Doris Hebner McFarland, Dale Potter, Jo Ann Potter, Dick Radtke, Phil Roe, Patsy Cook Rosenbach, Doris Schaible, Carol Radtke Semandiris, Aisha Strange, Charlene Sugden, Jerry Torell, Judy Gilbert Turner, Kris Underhill, Arlyn Bjerke Vallene, Don Watts, Rose I. Weiss, Margaret Evers Wiese and Colleen Perrigo Tosh Willis.

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Washington State History Museum Trip Sponsored by the Redmond Historical Society Mail this form & attached check to:

Saturday, August 11, 2001 10 a.m. Leaving from Redmond Historical Society

Redmond Historical Society Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center Room 106 16600 NE 80th Redmond, WA 98052

Cost: $25 per person Includes transportation & admission to Museum

Office: 425-885-2919 Contact person: Jo Ann Potter 425-822-3322

Friends, spouses, children, and grandchildren are welcome to join us on a trip to the Washington State History Museum in Tacoma.

Your Name Address City, State, Zip Phone E-Mail Please list the full name of other person(s) included in this registration.

Bring your own. (This will give you more time to browse.) At the time of this printing, no food is provided at the Museum & there are no eateries within reasonable walking distance. However, there are numerous places to eat a brown bag lunch inside & outside the building. The views from the terraces overlook the bustling Tacoma industrial area, waterfront, & train station.

EATING OPTIONS

Join a group & eat at Grassi’s. Grassi’s is a delightful restaurant one (l o n g) block from the Museum. It is housed in the upstairs loft of an old refurbished downtown building. Besides the great food, it has marvelous ambience & a fabulous gift shop. Lunch will be at 11:30 when we arrive in Tacoma. Transportation will be provided to and from the restaurant. If you choose this option, please indicate how many of your party will be eating at Grassi’s. _________