RHS Newsletter May 2013

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Historyis Happeningin redmond May2013

Redmond HistoRical society

may 2013 neWsletteRVol. 15 no. 5

Our PurPOSE:To Discover, recover, Preserve, shareanD celebraTereDMonDs hisTory

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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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May2013 Historyis Happeningin redmond

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

[email protected].

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

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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:

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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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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

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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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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

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Joanne Westlund

Margaret Evers Wiese

James Windle

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