Redmond Historical Society
January 2012 Newsletter
Saturday, 07 January 2012 11:05
Lorraine McConaghy To Speak About Her New Book
Lorraine McConaghy, historian at MOHAI, will speak about her new book, New Lands North of the Columbia, on Saturday January 14, 2012, from 10:30 to noon in the auditorium of the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th St. Redmond, WA, 98052. This free presentation is sponsored by Humanities
Washington, and all are welcome.
Redmond Celebrates 100 Years
Redmond’s Centennial celebrations are underway and a new website—100years.redmond.gov—showcases upcoming events as well as key facets of our history since incorporating as a town on December 31, 1912. There will be events through out the year and exhibits showing the city's changing face over time from logging to software.
Poetry Anthology for the Centennial
The City of Redmond's Poet Laureate Rebecca Meredith is seeking ten poets to help create the Redmond Centennial Poetry Anthology. When completed in Late May 2012 the Anthology will consist of a series of poems written in response to ten historical photos of Redmond, which can be found on the Centennial website, and will be published in digital form on this website. Poets who have a connection to Redmond and are interested in helping celebrate Redmond’s history through poetry are encouraged to apply. The deadline to apply is Friday, January 13, 2012.
Redmond Historical Society's "The Centennial Chronicle" Starts This Month
For Redmond's Centennial we are publishing a Special Edition newsletter, called The Centennial Chronicle, which will highlight a different decade using photos and stories from our collection. The first issue, which will come out by email only next week, will feature Redmond History up to 1912. Please look for the emails to come on the third week of the month, and on our website, http://www.redmondhistoricalsociety.org. Hard copies of the Chronicle, as well as our regular monthly newsletter, will be available at our monthly meetings.
This week is your last chance to enter our drawing for our Centennial Quilt! Just $2 a ticket could get you this beautiful Queen sized quilt featuring scenes from Redmond. You can get your ticket by coming by our office at 16600 NE 80th St. Redmond WA, or your last chance will be at our January meeting!
