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REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY

VOLUME 10, NUMBER 4

16600 NE 80th Street, Room 106 Redmond, WA 98052 ~ Tel 425.885.2919

Our Mission: To Discover, Recover, Preserve, Share and Celebrate Redmond’s History

website ~ www.redmondhistory.org e-mail ~ [email protected] HOURS: Tuesday through Thursday 1-6 p.m., Friday, 4-6 p.m. and by appointment

HISTORY IS HAPPENING IN REDMOND!

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an-Do Mayors

How respected are we as a group?

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irds of a (Heritage) Feather

When you have three mayors helping you out that’s a pretty good sign you’ve made it.

Mayor Rosemarie Ives (1991-

2007) is a Society founding member and helped us gain our footing when we started in 1999.

Mayor Chris Himes (1980-1983)

joined us a few years later and has

This Spotted Towhee found a manmade perch at Marymoor. (Photo courtesy of Michael Hobbs)

been a go-getter since day one. She was instrumental in contacting current Mayor John Marchione and Parks Director Craig Larsen to resolve a long-standing issue: securing the Old Redmond Schoolhouse auditorium for our Redmond Historical Society Saturday morning meetings. Mayor Marchione (possibly



Redmond’s history is not just about people and places. It’s also

about our natural heritage, and our April speaker will share lots of photos of our feathered friends at Marymoor Park. Michael Hobbs, a board member of the Friends of Marymoor Park, has plenty of experience. “I first birded at Marymoor Park in 1990, and I've been doing a weekly bird survey there since April 1994. That's every Wednesday or Thursday for the past (almost) 14 years, or well over 750 visits. I also

influenced by attending our January

gather records of others' bird sightings at Marymoor Park, and I now

meeting, where 100 people packed

have documented 201 species in the park since 1990.”

a room for 70!) was quick to make it happen, so starting in 2009, the auditorium will be our permanent venue. Kudos also go to the City for taking

The focus of the talk “will not be on pretty pictures of birds,” Michael notes, “but rather on the seasonal patterns, habitat niches, and changes over

steps to re-open Slough House Park,

time in bird usage of the park. I'll try

where famed carver Dudley Carter

to share some good bird stories.”

lived and worked during the latter part of his life. Carter’s Haida House is on the site, and is itself a work of art. l The Redmond Recorder ~ April 2008

Michael also maintains birding information on the Friends of

NEXT RHS MEETING: SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH 10:30 TO 12 NOON at the

Redmond Public Library 15990 NE 85th, Redmond Speaker: MICHAEL HOBBS

Marymoor Web site, at www.marymoor. org/birding.htm. l

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History is Happening in Redmond!

UPCOMING 2008 RHS GENERAL MEETINGS SATURDAY, APRIL 12TH & SATURDAY, MAY 10TH 10:30 to Noon AT THE

REDMOND PUBLIC LIBRARY

2008 Executive Board

Judy Lang President pro tem Chris Himes Vice-President Miguel Llanos Vice-President Joanne Westlund Treasurer Margaret Wiese Corresponding Secretary Beryl Standley Recording Secretary

Board of Directors Mary Hanson Nao Hardy Jon Magnussen Doris Schaible Joe Townsend Patti Simpson Ward

Office Manager Beryl Standley

Attorney

Charles Diesen

Birthday Card Coordinator Amo Marr

Library Liasion Andy McClung

................................................... Our finances are public record and may be viewed at the office.

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edmond’s “Bird Woman”

This Saturday the “bird man” Michael Hobbs is coming to speak at



our meeting, but did you know Redmond once had a “bird woman”? Nina Stephenson and her husband Steve moved into Redmond from Lake Sammamish where they were operating Shamrock Cottage in 1943. The thought of a paying hobby appealed to her. She had a pair of singing canaries, so why not raise canaries? This would keep her busy while Steve was off hunting and fishing. She talked Steve into building an adjoining room to the back of their house especially for raising the birds with space for cages, benches, flying room and 200 birds. Nina acquired a variety of birds. The genuine “Rollers” were guaranteed to sing and the “Silkies” were her rarest. I’m not sure what happened to Nina or her husband, Steve. In the early 1950s Opie and Cleo Hartman, along with their children, Coeta and Larry, moved into the house. The birdhouse was cleaned up and remodeled into Larry’s room. Today the house is no longer standing, but was located across from the 7-11 store on the Redmond–Woodinville Road. Many more stories about Redmond and folks who have lived here can be found in notebooks at our office. See you Saturday. l

~ RHS President pro tem, Judy Aries Lang

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Judy Lang shows National Parks staffer Ruth Kerr the library display

that she and Marge Hanson put together showcasing the Klondike Gold Rush. The display is in the library lobby, and right next to the room where Ruth spoke to the Society about that era. The Redmond Recorder ~ April 2008

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l History is Happening in Redmond!

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eet Our New Board Members



Mary Hanson

A round of applause, please,

for Amo Marr, a past RHS board member who stepped up and

Mary Hanson was voted onto



Newest Lifetimer: Amo Marr

bought a lifetime membership.

the RHS board in February, and with

Amo’s Redmond roots go back

Nao Hardy, marks the first set of

to 1927, when her family (the

in-laws to join (Mary’s son and Nao’s

Chapins) moved to the Red Brick Road from Montana. Amo

daughter got hitched last year, had

graduated from Redmond High in

a baby—and now the “co-nanas”

1943, and later worked at Lakeside

are best friends!). Mary grew up on

Drugs. She’s currently president

a wheat ranch in Lind, Wash., and

of the Nokomis Club, and a

graduated from W.S.U. with a BS

regular at the “Old Redmond”

in foods and nutrition. Since 1984

lunch bunch that meets Mondays

she's lived in Redmond on 140th

in the Village Café. l

Ave NE, raising two sons. A 28-year

June 14th Picnic

professional with Group Health Hospital, she manages the Nutrition

The date/time (June 14th from

Services Department.

Joe Townsend

Joe Townsend and Mary Hanson share the spotlight with the Dudley Carter sculpture “Rivalry of the Winds” at the Redmond Library.

Having retired after three decades with Safeco Commercial



11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m..) are set for our annual picnic at Anderson Park. Thanks go out to Cheryl Magnuson and Fred Stray for

Insurance and later Seattle Goodwill Industries as a safety and risk

taking on the preparations for the

engineer, Joe Townsend is indulging in his hobbies, which fortunately for

second year!

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the Society include history and photo restoration. In fact, the two were what drew Joe to our group when he volunteered to help restore some of the Society’s scratched/creased photos using special software. His

Sign of the Times

Web site at www.jjtownsend.com shows examples of before/after



photo work.

of the Kirkland Heritage Society



Joe was voted onto the board in March and quickly volunteered to

see about getting “Redmond Reflections” in local book stores.

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Thanks to Loita

Hawkinson

for sharing this news clipping she came across from November 3, 1932. l

Tosh Family Ties

Christoph Buettgen, a family historian from Cologne, Germany,

has written to inquire about his relative Frank Buettgen who was married to Edith Ellen Tosh of Redmond. Frank and Edith did not have children, but Frank had been married before and Christoph wonders if he might have had children from the earlier marriage. Anyone who remembers Frank Buettgen, please contact Margaret Wiese, mew@ nwlink.com or 425.830.5820. l

The Redmond Recorder ~ April 2008

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History is Happening in Redmond!

W

ere You at Our March 8th, 2008 Meeting?

These folk were! First time attendees are noted in BOLD TYPE!

A Heap of Historical Thanks to: Monica Park for volunteering to share her museum skills acquired at the University of

Baker, Brian

McClung, Andy

Bartley, David

McCormick, Elma

Bartley, Elsie

Miller, Larry

Bernauer, Sylvia

Morris, Allison

Campbell, Sally

Morris, Richard

Clara Hammersberg for returning as an

Cho, Frank

Muñoz, Alexa

office volunteer.

Davies, John

Olson, Bob

Dudley, Irene

Park, Monica

Elduen, Violet

Petersen, Lyman

belonged to her late sister, Mary Louise Burke,

Emmanuel, Tony

Petersen, Rosemarie

a teacher at Redmond Elementary.

Frey, Marilyn

Phillips, John

Frey, Stan

Phillips, Roxana

Gilbert, Evelyn

Rice, Pauline

Goetschius, Millie

Roe, Julie

Goetschius, Russ

Roe, Phil

Librarian Andy McClung, who is our

Goshorn, Herbert

Rosenbach, Patsy

liaison to the library, and who even helped set

Goshorn, Jean Etta

Rosenbach, Ruth Ann

up chairs for the last meeting. l

Hall, Tom

Salmi, Ann

Hammersberg, Clara

Saunders, Dee

Hammersberg, Jerry

Schaible, Doris

Saturday Market Volunteers

Hanson, Mary

Solomon, Brad



Hardy, Naomi

Standley, Beryl

in May and we hope to man a booth once a

Hawkinson, Loita

Stensland, Don

month during the season. We don’t have dates

Himes, Chris

Stray, Arne

yet but if you think you’d have fun (yes, it is

Ingersoll, Jo Ann

Stray, Fran

fun with the friends and new folks you come

Jovag, Pat

Stray, Fred

across!) please let us know of your interest by

Keeley, Elaine

Tollfeldt, Anne

e-mailing [email protected] or

Kenyon, Bruce

Tollfeldt, Harvey

calling the office at 425.885.2919.

Kenyon, Cheryl

Torell, Jerry

Kerr, Ruth

Townsend, Joe

Lang, Judy

Trapp, Carol

Llanos, Miguel

Tuck, Al

Lutz, Brian

Tuck, Linda

River Race Photos

Magnuson, Cheryl

Weiss, Rose



Magruder, Joan

Westlund, Joanne

of the Sammamish Slough races? If so,

Marr, Clare (Amo)

White, Bob

please contact us at 425. 885.2919 or at

Martin, Daryl

Wiese, Margaret

[email protected] as we hope to

Martin, Ward

Yoder, Bob

do a Saturday program on that tradition.

The Redmond Recorder ~ April 2008

Washington. Brian Baker for organizing our office archive folders and artwork.

Barbara Monks for donating 1940s classroom photos and education journal that

Redmond Library for donating their second copy of the Sammamish Valley News collection.



The Redmond Saturday Market starts up

Volunteers are asked to commit to a

two-hour block of time between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. l

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Got any stories, photos or home movies

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History is Happening in Redmond!

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Walking Tours Are Back

The popular walking

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Also available at the Redmond Library

tours along Leary Way are back, with guide Tom Hitzroth lining up four Sundays

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May 18



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June 22



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September 21

as long as it doesn’t rain! Reserve your spot via 425.885.2919 or redmondhistory@hotmail. com. The cost is $6 per person and proceeds will go to purchase a bench for the walking route. The 1:00 to 2.30 p.m. tour starts at the Justice White House across from Half-Priced Books. l

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The Redmond Recorder ~ April 2008

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History is Happening in Redmond!

Baby Budgets

These clippings from

1925 and 1938 reflect a Redmond of a few hundred people. Street lights and a single marshal took up a big piece of the budget back then. Today’s budget? For 2006 and 2007, it was $526 million serving 40,000 residents. l

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