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History is Happening in redmond FEBRUARY 2011 Can roads tell us anything about our heritage? King County has proven they can, having designated nine “Historic and Scenic Corridors,” some of which date back to wagon trails and Native American footpaths. At our February 12th meeting, Julie Koler, King County’s historic preservation officer, will take us on a virtual trip down three corridors, all in the Snoqualmie Valley. She will also talk about Redmond’s Red Brick Road, which isn’t its own corridor, but has a place in history as part of the former Yellowstone Trail roadway stretching from Seattle to Boston (see Page 6 for a short history). Please join us at our February General Meeting. More about the corridors is online at: kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/Roads/HistoryAndArchaeology/ HistoricScenicCorridorsProject.aspx. REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETY FEBRUARY 2011 NEWSLETTER VOL. 13 NO. 2 OUR PURPOSE: TO DISCOVER, RECOVER, PRESERVE, SHARE AND CELEBRATE REDMONDS HISTORY R OADS TO HISTORY 1 FEBRUARY GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12 10:30 A.M. TO NOON OLD REDMOND SCHOOLHOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER This road would later become West Snoqualmie Valley Road. The view is near the old Vincent School- house, looking north. (Photo used courtesy of Courtesy of King County Archives)

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History is Happening in redmond • February 2011

Can roads tell us anything about our heritage? King County has

proven they can, having designated nine “Historic and Scenic Corridors,”

some of which date back to wagon trails and Native American footpaths.

At our February 12th meeting, Julie Koler, King County’s historic

preservation officer, will take us on a virtual trip down three corridors, all in

the Snoqualmie Valley. She will also talk about

Redmond’s Red Brick Road, which isn’t its

own corridor, but has a place in history as

part of the former Yellowstone Trail roadway

stretching from Seattle to Boston (see Page 6

for a short history).

Please join us at our February General

Meeting. More about the corridors is online at:

kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/Roads/HistoryAndArchaeology/

HistoricScenicCorridorsProject.aspx.

REDMOND HISTORICAL SOCIETYFEBRUARY 2011 • NEWSLETTER • VOL. 13 • NO. 2

OUR PURPOSE:To Discover, recover, Preserve, share anD celebraTe reDmonD’s hisTory

RoaDs To hisTory

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FebruaryGeneral meeTinGSATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12

10:30 A.M. TO NOON

OLD REDMOND SCHOOLHOUSE

COMMUNITY CENTER

This road would later become West Snoqualmie Valley Road. The view is near the old Vincent School-house, looking north. (Photo used courtesy of Courtesy of King County Archives)

February 2011 • History is Happening in redmond

Our dedicated board can’t

do it alone, especially as we

build up our collections ahead of

Redmond’s Centennial in 2012,

so we’re looking for a few good

volunteers.

We’ve got links to the

volunteer positions we’re

looking to fill right at the top of

redmondhistoricalsociety.org.

The links have details on what the

work entails, and the roles are for:

• Grant writer• Board secretary• Data entry• Collections care

execuTive boarD

Chris Himes • PresidentMiguel Llanos • Senior Vice-PresidentJoe Townsend • Vice-President FinanceJohn Phillips • Vice-President CollectionsBeryl Standley • Secretary

boarD oF DirecTors

Mary HansonNao HardyJudy Aries LangJon MagnussenDoris SchaibleJoe TownsendPatti Simpson WardMargaret Evers Wiese

oFFice manaGer • Monica Park

aTTorney • Charles Diesen

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

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Miguel Llanos • EditorPatti Simpson Ward • Society & Newsletter Graphic Designer

2011

MAJORSPONSORS

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WhaT’s new online?

1 Cover article: Roads to

History

2 What’s New Online?

3 What’s New in Our

Collection?

4 Quiting Squares Needed

6-9 RHS News • Our Red Brick

Road • Love, HIstory &

World War II • In Memoriam

and Thank You

9 Order Now • Books, Cards

& Gift Ideas from RHS

10 Membership • Attendees

11 Membership • Form

12 Address & RHS Contact Info

Table oF conTenTs PAGE

History is Happening in redmond • February 20113

WHAT’S NEWWhaT’s new in our

collecTion?Tom Hall let us scan this Code

of Conduct and school procedures

that belongs to his sister Thursa, who

graduated from RJH in 1946 and now

lives in Enumclaw.

It’s quite the read, not only

because of what sounds quaint today

(see excerpt below and full manual

on our website), but because of the

schoolmate signatures on the inside

covers! Some examples: Arthur

Sorweide, Clara Morelli, John Wallace

and Pauline Olson.

“Most of us realize when our language is assuming objectionable

proportions, and we are quick to discard slang which has proven to be

offensive; those of us who don’t soon find ourselves labeled in our own slang

terms as “hot-shots” or “loud-mouths.” We don’t want to sound like “Pug-

uglies” when we talk, so let’s flavor our speech with a little colloquial slang

and let it go at that, and be in good taste.

Swearing is a mark of ignorance and only the most crude and uncouth

of men swear in the presence of a lady. No girl need tolerate rough talk from

any boy. No girl should hesitate, when necessary, to put a boy in his place.”

ManiTo on slanG anD swearinG

Neither Thursa nor Tom (who went to school in Kirkland) know anything

about the origins of the manual or where “Manito” comes from. If you do,

please let us know at 425.885.2919 or [email protected].

Redmond Junior High’s Manito Code of Conduct

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Here’s your chance to be quilted into history! We still need quilt

squares showing some aspect of Redmond’s heritage. Society outgoing

Treasurer Joanne Westlund will turn those into a huge quilt to raffle or

auction off during 2012 Redmond’s Centennial. The names of all those whose

designs are used will be incorporated into the quilt’s border. For more info,

contact Joanne at [email protected] or at 425.898.0399. The

deadline to turn them in is January 2011.

insTrucTions:• Design quilt 8 inches square.

• Add an additional 1/4-inch seam allowance to all sides of the quilt piece.

• The actual overall size will then be 8-1/2 inches.

• Use 100% quilting cotton fabric with a thread count of 68x68 threads

per square inch. Pre-wash the quilting materials, using cold water.

When designing your quilt square, you can use appliqué technique, hand or

machine piecing, or a combination:

HAND-STITCHING:

Weight: Use 50-weight, 100% cotton or cotton/polyester

Needle: Thin needles such as “sharps” or “betweens” are best

Stitch Length: About 1/8 inch of 8 stitches per inch

MACHINE STITCHING:

Weight: Use top quality 50-weight, 100% cotton or cotton/polyester

Seams: Use exactly 1/4-inch seams

Needle: 75/11 or 80/12

Stitch Length: 10 to 12 stitches per inch

Tension: Balanced

APPLIQUÉ:

Make templates the exact size of the finished pieces. The 1/4-inch seam

allowances are added when you cut the appliqué pieces. Appliqué pieces

can be hand stitched or machine stitched.

NOTE: Do not add batting to your quilt square. This will be done when we

have assembled the quilt pieces together.

Q uilT squares neeDeD For 2012 cenTennial

History is Happening in redmond • February 20115

HelP save SammamiSh Valley NewS imaGes

CemeTery PloTs For sale

We need volunteers to help scan negatives. No experience is needed,

as we’ll provide the training! We have the entire collection of Sammamish

Valley News photo negatives and need to start digitizing them so as to share

them with artists and others looking for visual ideas to celebrate Redmond’s

Centennial in 2012.

Contact Office Manager Monica Park at 425.885.2919 or info@

redmondhistoricalsociety.org to volunteer or for more information.

The Society is selling two side-by-side plots in Redmond’s Cedar Lawns

Memorial Park.

Donated by the Reed family, they include endowment care and are

located in the Garden of Christus section (225, 3&4).

Cost is $3,499 for one or $6,699 for both. The current value is $5,495

each. Cedar Lawns will handle all the necessary paperwork.

Contact us at 425-885-2919 for info.

Contact the Society at 425.885.2919 for more information.

February 2011 • History is Happening in redmond

RHS NEWS ur reD brick roaD

Over the years, 196 Avenue

Northeast has been known by several

names: Mattson Road, the “Old Red

Brick Road” and the Yellowstone Trail.

The original dirt road was established

in 1901 by James Mattson. Then

in 1913, paving bricks were laid to

increase efficiency and provide for

all-weather travel and the road was

renamed Redmond-Snoqualmie Road.

In 1926, the Tourist Service

Department of Mohawk Rubber

Company referred to the

Yellowstone Trail as “a well marked

transcontinental highway that is

not marred by hot desert, excessive

travel or severe mountain grades.

From Seattle to Minneapolis, this

road is very dominant and has no

near rival.”

During intervening years, this

1.3 mile section of road has changed

very little. The Audubon Society

referred to this section as the “Miracle

Mile” due to numerous bird species

found here. During the 1920s, people

would drive to this picturesque rural

setting for wedding photos. More

than 70 years later, this road along

Evans Creek near Redmond would

be declared a King County Landmark

in response to local community

interest in the rich history of the road.

The 1971 Bear Creek Middle

Plan recommended preservation of

196 Avenue Northeast by restoring

major portions of its brick surface.

It was not until 1974 that the Red

Brick Road would earn a spot on the

National Register of Historic Places.

In 1987, King County set out to

meet the most significant challenge

of all—finding the type of bricks

needed to restore the road. Following

a nationwide search, the necessary

70,000 paving bricks were located,

clearing the way for restoration of

the 1.3 mile stretch of road.

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Located just off Union Hill Road, the state’s last stretch of the Yellowstone Trail linking Seattle to Boston would have been paved over in the 1970s were it not for local residents who lobbied to preserve it. Here’s a brief history as stated at a 1988 bricklaying ceremony for the restoration:

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History is Happening in redmond • February 20117

Love, hisTory anD worlD war ii

Below are some excerpts

from the letters. Find more

of these on the RHS website

redmondhistoricalsociety.org.

______________________________

June 28, 1942

Dearest Joyce, I’m not sure when I’ll get home,

but I sure hope it is soon as I’m very anxious to see you. I came awful close to not coming home more than once, so that is all the more reason I want to come home. I’d advise you to watch the newspapers pretty close for awhile and remember that I’m okay . . . I think I aged about ten years on a few occasions lately. That was mentally, of course.

With all my love, John

______________________________

He came home for a few months and they were married in September 1942. He shipped out again right after Christmas.

______________________________

End of the WarDearest John, The church bells started ringing

a few minutes ago and then the sirens started blowing and I knew it was VJ Day at last.

I wish you were here so we could celebrate together. I’m so happy darling, but I’d give anything if you were here. Will sign off again.

Love and kisses, Joyce_____________________________

John was asked when he first

heard the war was over and replied,

“It was nine or ten o’clock at night.

We were at Ulithi Atoll in the middle

of the Pacific. . . . Everybody said,

‘hurray’ and went back to sleep.

That day we had just buried one of

my radio crewmen and I had to lead

the burial procession.”

RHS NEWS

CONTRIBUTED BY CHERYL MAGNUSON: My parents (Joyce and John Strong, Redmond residents from 1963-83 and then in their last years at Cascade Plaza in 2005-06) saved about 5 years worth of love letters during WWII, although my mom’s letters up to June 1942 were lost in the Battle of Midway, when they sank with my dad’s ship, the Yorktown.

John and joyce Strong

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RHS NEWS In memoriam:

chase b. morris

Chase B. Morris, the last living grandchild of William and Matilda

Perrigo, one of Redmond’s founding families, died on December 12th just a

few days after the passing of his sister Willow Guptil.

Chase Morris was born in Redmond in 1919 and lived his entire life in

the Snoqualmie Valley on land homesteaded by his grandparents Vilinda

and Shamgar Morris. His large family included Jackie Norris, a daughter and

Society member.

Thank you!

John Couch for becoming

a Lifetime Member. John shaped

Redmond’s history in his 30 years

as parks director and was an early

supporter of the Society. And

he knows how to make history

entertaining—he’s played and

dressed the role of Mayor Bill Brown,

and talks up the crowds at the

Derby Day parades—sometimes

while on his classic 10-speed bike!

Cheryl and Gene Magnuson for

another great display now at the

Redmond Library, this time centered

around Valentine’s Day and some

of the love letters between Cheryl’s

parents (see page 7 for excerpts).

Tom Hall for donating (see Page

3) the Manito Code of Conduct for

Redmond Jr. High (and wearing

his Safety Patrol badge to the

January meeting!)

John Couch

John and Cheryl Magnuson

History is Happening in redmond • February 201196

ORDERING INFO:

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# OF BOOKS ORDERED AMOUNT ENCLOSED (CHECK PLEASE)

SHIPPING INFO:

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“Redmond Reflections” $22 (INCLUDES TAX)*

FREE SHIPPING for RHS members, so if you haven’t joined or renewed, there’s a form on page 11 to send in with this book order form.

NON-MEMBERS, please add postage: $3 for 1 book, $5 for 2 books, $8 for 3 or more books

GreaT GiFT iDeas For 2011Need 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

“OUR TOWN” A history of Redmond, by Nancy Way

Our “VIEW OF HISTORY” DVD

Artwork of the historic windmill at Marymoor Park entitled: “Ring Around the Marymoor Windmill” by fine artist Patti Simpson Ward.

February 2011 • History is Happening in redmond10

our liFeTime membersEric Anderson John Anderson Barbara Neal Beeson Brad Best Marjorie Stensland CostelloJohn Couch Liz Carlson Coward Frank Garbarino Edward L. Hagen Lucille B. Hansen-Bellings Naomi Hardy Patricia Weiss Jovag Barbara Weiss Joyce Glenn Lampaert Roy Lampaert Judy Aries Lang Miguel Llanos Jon Magnussen Charles Reed Clare “Amo” Marr Daryl Martin Allison Reed Morris Frances Spray Reed Vivian Robinson Laurie Rockenbeck Margy Rockenbeck William Rockenbeck Fred Stray Doris Bauer Schaible Arlyn Vallene Don Watts Rose WeissJoanne Westlund Margaret Evers Wiese James Windle

MEMBERSHIP J anuary 8Th meeTinG aTTenDees

Were you at our November meeting? These folks were!

Ray Adams

Marge Marr

Alexander

David Bartley

Elsie Bartley

Sylvia Bernauer

Ron Black

Stella Black

Frank Cho

Evelyn Driscoll

Tony Emmanuel

Evelyn King Gilbert

Jean Etta Du Goshorn

Charlotte Eve Hahnlen

Suzanne Hall

Tom Hall

Roy Hanson

Mary Hanson

Marge Hanson

Chris Himes

Jo Ann Ingersoll

Elaine Keeley

Cheryl Kenyon

Bruce Kenyon

Jim Kraft

Gloria Kraft

Howard Kuhl

Betty Kuhl

Judy Aries Lang

Janice LeVeck

Norma Leicester

Miguel Llanos

Cheryl Magnuson

Gene Magnuson

Joan Magruder

Carl Marrs

Rosemarie Matthes

Larry E. Miller

Alexa Munoz

Monica Park

John Phillips

Virginia Porte

Pickett

Brian Ranck

Jutta Rhinehart

Julie Roe

Phil Roe

Patsy Cook

Rosenbach

David Rossiter

Julianne Rossiter

Doris Schaible

Judith Simpson

Brad Solomon

Beryl Standley

Fred Stray

Kris Swanson

Barbara J. Taylor

Celine Tesch

Betty Grospe

Thompson

Anne M Tollfeldt

Harvey Tollfeldt

Joe Townsend

Carol Trapp

Judy Gilbert Turner

Arlyn Bjerke Vallene

Sarah Watkes

Don Watts

Lorraine Weeks

Pat Weiss

Joanne Westlund

Margaret Evers Wiese

Peggy Williams

Pat Marrs

Dorothy Matsui

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