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Redmond HistoRical society
may 2013 neWsletteRVol. 15 no. 5
Our PurPOSE:To Discover, recover, Preserve, shareanD celebraTereDMonDs hisTory
1
Whos Whoof WashingTons WaTers
MaygeneralMeeTing:SATURDAY, MAY 11, 10:30 A.M. TO 12:00 NOON
Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th Street
Eastsider and authorDick Blumenthal
will sail into our May general meeting with
stories of Northwest maritime explorers and
how certain islands, waterways and even
rocks got their names.
Ill be discussing the history of our
maritime exploration from early Spanish
voyages, to George Vancouver, CharlesWilkes, later Admiralty voyages and the
U.S. Coast Surveys, he says. Ill also
highlight some of our more well-known
place names along with the history behind
the name.
His latest book, Mariim Pa
Nam: Inan Wahingn War, lists every named island, bay, point, inlet,
pass, harbor, channel, strait, canal, passage, peninsula, sound, shoal and rock
identied on current nautical charts. He previously wrote books on early Northwest
explorers that he based on their journals.
A lifelong sailor, Dick began boating on the north shores of Lake Washington
at age ve. His yacht consisted of an eight foot homemade dinghy and a pair of
oars. In 1963, as a member of the Sea Scouts, he helped launch the 50-foot SES
Argo, which can still be found cruising around Lake Washington and Puget Sound.
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ExEcutivE BOard
Chris Himes President
Judy Lang Senior Vice-PresidentJoe Townsend Vice-President Finance
John Phillips Vice-President Collections
Mary Hanson Secretary
BOard Of dirEctOrS
Rosemarie IvesJanice LeVeck
Judith Simpson
Sherry Stilin
Kris SwansonMargaret Evers Wiese
OfficE ManagEr Monica ParkattOrnEy Charles Diesen
Our nances are public record and may
be viewed at the ofce.
frEE nEwSlEttEr
If you don't subscribe, please sign up.Call the ofce at 425.885.2919 or email
State your preference of email or
U.S. Mail. The historical society prefers
email as it's inexpensive and photos are
enhanced online.
thE rEdMOnd rEcOrdEr
is published nine times annually.
Miguel Llanos Editor
Patti Simpson Ward Design Consultant
pattisimpsonward.com
Janice LeVeck Graphic Designerjaniceannleveck.com
2013
MaJOrSPOnSOrS
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WhaTs neWonline
Downtown is busy with park,
public works and construction projectsand the City of Redmond has reworked
its website to provide easier access
to information about those changes.
From the homepage atRedmond.gov
click on See whats happening in
Downtown to get details, and even
videos.
The vision statement on that pageincludes creating historic, commercial
and residential spaces that unfold in
and around an energetic and vibrant
Downtown. Redmond Historical will be
working with the City and businesses
to showcase our heritage in ways that
bolster that energy, vibrancy and small
town character.
COVER FEATURE & WHATS NEW
1 Washingtons Maritime Heritage
2 2013 RHS Ofcers & Board
2 Whats New Online
Tracking Changes Downtown
RHS NEWS
3 Sammamish River Race Photos
4 In Memoriam: Li Carlson Coward
5 Eastside Heritage Events
6-7 Growing Up on Bear Creek
8 Nintendo, Ives Contribute
9 Redmond Reections
Gift Ideas from RHSMEMBERSHIP & CONTACT INFO
10 April Meeting Attendees
List of RHS Lifetimers
11 Membership Form
12 Address & RHS Contact Info
Tableof conTenTsPAGE
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whatSnEwshoWcasing ourhisTory:
saMMaMish riverraces
The Sammamish Slough/River Races, which ran from 1928 to 1976,offered lots of thrills and chills, and now our collection of photos has
grown thanks to the slides donated by Tamara Moen and scans from the
colllection ofJohn Laird, who himself was an accomplished racer. He is
seen at bottom left pulling an unnamed water skier in a 1950s race they
didnt quite nish. At bottom right, John is pouring gasoline into a boat
tank in preparation for another race.
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in MeMoriaM:
elizabeTh carlson coWarD
rhSnEwS
Siblings Howard and ElizabethCarlson pose in 1940 with their catch of the day.
(Photo from Liz Carlson Coward collection.)
Redmond lost one of its strongest contributors to local history when
Elizabeth Carlson Coward passed away on April 2. Over the years, Li hadprovided the Society with stories and photographs of her childhood, when her
parents Harry and Elin Carlson owned Harrys Market.
No fewer than 18 photos provided by Li were used in Redmond
Reections, including the one above on Page 21. During World War II, she
wrote on Page 72, her dad traded grocery coupons for gas coupons with Frank
Buckley, who ran a gas station. Our family had enough groceries, and Dad
needed the gas to make free deliveries for customers.
Li certainly appreciated her family history. Eliabeth Anne Carlson was
born in Seattle on December 9, 1934, the third of four children to Harry and
Elin (Johnson) Carlson, her family noted in a tribute to her life. She grew up
in Redmond; the extended Johnson family being early settlers that remained a
xture in Redmond for close to a century. Liz was proud of her heritage and her
exhaustive work researching her familys genealogy renewed extended family
relationships in Sweden.
We knew her as a family historian, but Li was also a teacher and librarian(Ben Franklin Elementary and Audubon Elementary); played the violin with the
Seattle Philharmonic Orchestra. She is survived by Jim Coward, her husband of
55 years, two daughters, ve grandchildren and two siblings.
In a note to her family, Society President Chris Himes cited Lis many
contributions. For that we thank her, Chris wrote, She will be missed.
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archaeologyforThe curious
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rhSnEwSeasTsiDe heriTage evenTs
hisToric reDMonDWalking Tour
unlockingThe secreTsTo faMilyPhoTos
issaquah hisToryhike
saTurDay, May18, 8:00 a.M. To 4:00 P.M.reDMonD ciTyhall
RSVP required: [email protected] or call 425.556.2723.
Experts from the Muckleshoot, Snoqualmie and Stillaguamish tribes, as well asexperts from the the Washington Department of Transportation and Department ofArchaeology and Historic Preservation, will make presentations. Morning session:Archaeology basics, getting involved with archaeology as a citien. Afternoon:What Redmond was like 10,000 years ago; local history of the Bear Creek
archaeological site; and hands-on activities.
sunDay, May19, 1:00 P.M. To 2:30 P.M.JusTice WhiTe house, 7730 learyWayn.e.
saTurDay, May18, 10:00 a.M.WooDinville heriTage MuseuM, 14121 n.e. 171sT sTreeT
Museum DirectorErica Maniez will lead hikers on a walk through the history of
Issaquah, from the Native Americans to the present day. The tour will start atthe Issaquah Depot. It will cover roughly two miles over easy terrain and will lastapproximately two hours. We require advance registration and the completionof a release form. You can register online or order tickets by mail. Contact theIssaquah History Museums ofce at 425.392.3500 [email protected] you have any questions. Suggested donation is $5 per hiker ($3 for members).For more information see issaquahhistory.org/events/downtown-history-hike.
Historian Tom Hitzroth is the man with the stories, gossip, and names that makeRedmonds early history so interesting. A $10 per person suggested donation
supports Society programs and is payable by credit card on our website, or bycheck sent to our ofce at 16600 NE 80th Street, Room 106, Redmond, WA98052. Registration is required by May 17. The tour will not be held if it rains.
Workshop is presented by Gloria Kraft. Due to limited space, registrationis requiredplease call 425.868.2464.
saTurDay, June 1 & saTurDay, June 29 11:00 a.M.issaquah DePoT MuseuM, 150 firsT avenue n.e.
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Every fall, when the sh ran, we
would ll our smokehouse with sh. One
year I had grown to where I could use
the small rie. I didnt waste very much
ammunition as I knew it cost a lot of money.
We strung a chicken-wire across the stream, just level with the top ofthe water. The salmon would come up and see that they could jump over it.
The footbridge was about 50 to 60 feet downstream. I stood on the bridge
and when a buck that looked good put his head up, I would shoot it. It would
drift downstream. I could pick it up under the bridge. I shot 48 sh that day
in the rain. Then came the job of cleaning, spreading, and salting, so that we
could put them in the smokehouse.
Frank added that although he was getting quite good with a gun, he
still made mistakeslike the time he was on a railroad bridge. I had the big
gun. I saw something in the watera big sh, I supposedso I stuck the
gun barrel down to about two feet of water. I pulled the trigger. The whole
damn stream came up in my face and I learned about mule velocity.
Frank also wrote about the time one fall when the salmon were not
running upriver. We found out the Game Department had built a trap down
close to town. That didnt make any sense. You cant have sh if they dont
come up to spawn.In about a week, a real heavy rainstorm hit. We knew this would bring
the big run. You know, someone had put a charge of dynamite in the trap and
blew it all to pieces. We didnt do it, but we got the blame. There were others
on that creek, too. Anyway, the sh came up!
Continued on Page 7
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groWinguPon bearcreek:froMfishing To...
rhSnEwS
Salmo stll o Ba Ck,bt tms s hav chagd o ts
baks as t s alog Avodal ad
to Woodvll. Th lat Fak Ma
wot of hs chldhood lvg a th
ck fom 1918 to 1929. A cop of hs
memoir is in our ofce, and below are
xcpts abot hs wat was.
Frank Mann, seen here in 2000,passed away in 2003.
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DynaMiTeanD sWiM lessons
rhSnEwS
Stretches of Bear Creek, like this one behind Safeway, still reect a quieter Redmond of
days gone by. (Photo by Miguel Llanos.)
Living the outdoors lifestyle didnt guarantee being able to swim, a lesson
Frank found out the hard way.
One day my oldest brother came home from the sea. He had become a
Merchant Seaman. My dad, being funny, said to Jack, Here, catch! and my
dad picked me up and threw me across the stream. Of course, I only went
halfway. That was my rst attempt to swim. I was shed out very unhappy.
My mom sided with me and got me some dry clothes.
I learned that next time I would be able to swim. I went down into the
woods and found a pool big enough to swim in. I had heard about the dog
paddle and had seen my dog swim, so I started out. After a while, I got so that
I could go across the pool about ten feet. Then I found if I would roll up on one
side and stick my arm out as far as I could, I could pull myself quite a ways.
That was a lot of work and I was pooped.
The next time I was an old pro, or so I thought! I got in the water andmade one stroke. I ran out of pool, so I learned to turn and I swam around
and around and around without stopping. When I stood up I was so diy I
had to sit down, but, by golly, I could swim. That stream was my schoolhouse
for everything except reading and writing.
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NOTE: RedMoNd ReflectIoNs is also available at the RHS OFFICE at the Old
Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center. (Hours of operation on page 12.)
RedmondReflections
$15(INCLUDES TAX)*
Need something special for someonewho appreciates our history? Theseare available at our Society ofce:
GREETING CARDS, MAGNETS
& NOTE CARDSfeaturing artwork by local artists:
PATTI SIMPSON WARD
DorisjeanColvin PatDugan
Our TOWn
History of Redmond by Nancy Way
VieW OF HiSTOry DVD
This painting of Marymoor Park, fying Ki a h ci
Manin, is the work of ne artist Patti Simpson Ward.
Visit her website to see more images of Eastside settings
pattisimpsonward.com).
OrdErnOw
greaT gifT iDeasforhisTorylovers
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aPril MeeTing aTTenDeesMEMBErShiP
Ray AdamsRuth AdamsDavid Bark*Thea BenjaminTHOMAS BENSONSylvia Bernauer*Marilee Crivello*LESLIE CZECHOWSKICharles Diesen*Lillian Garland*Evelyn Gilbert*Charlotte HahnlenJerry Hammersberg*Thomas E. Hansen*Marge Hanson*Mary Hanson*Roy Hanson*Jerry Hardy*
Chris Himes*Carolyn Hudson*Duane Isackson*
Joanne Isackson*Rosemarie Ives*Jon JarvisElaine Keeley*Judy Aries Lang*Janice LeVeck*Miguel Llanos*Cheryl Magnuson*Gene Magnuson*
Carl Marrs*Pat Marrs*Rosemarie MatthesGWEN
MAXWELL-WILLIAMSLarry E. Miller*Richard Morris*Alexa Muno*BRUCE NELSON
ELLEN NELSONJackie Nelson*EDWARD OBRIENMonica Park
John Phillips*Roxana Phillips*Virginia Pickett*Fernando Ramos*Brian Ranck*Patsy Cook Rosenbach*David Rossiter*Julianne Rossiter*Anne Salmi*
Dee Saunders*Doris Schaible*Judith SimpsonBeryl Standley*Fran Stray*Fred Stray*Kris Swanson*Jerry Torell*Joe Townsend*Carol Trapp*Judy Turner*DON WILLIAMSKATY WILLIAMS
ourrhs lifeTiMe MeMbersEric AndersonJohn Anderson
Barbara Neal BeesonBrad BestMarjorie Stensland
CostelloJohn CouchLiz Carlson CowardTony EmmanuelFrank GarbarinoEdward L. HagenLucille B.
Hansen-BellingsWayne HansenJerry HardyNaomi HardyChris HimesRosemarie IvesPatricia Weiss Jovag
Barbara Weiss Joyce
Glenn Lampaert
Roy Lampaert
Judy Aries Lang
Miguel Llanos
Jon Magnussen
Clare Amo Marr
Daryl Martin
Allison Reed Morris
John Phillips
Roxie PhillipsCharles Reed
Frances Spray Reed
Vivian Robinson
Laurie Rockenbeck
Margy Rockenbeck
William Rockenbeck
Beryl Standley
John Stilin
Sherry Stilin
Fred Springsteel
Fred Stray
Doris Bauer Schaible
Herb Swanson
Doris Townsend
Arlyn Vallene
Patti Simpson WardDon Watts
Rose Weiss
Joanne Westlund
Margaret Evers Wiese
James Windle
First-time attendees are in BOLD ALL CAPS.
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