In Step With Eric Wagner: Journey Through Mount St. Helens Blast Zone―40 Years Later
By Laura Lee Bennett “Wagner’s book is an impassioned ode to the scientific method and the irrepressible resilience of the natural...
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- Nov 1
A Redmond Historical Society Exhibit in Partnership with VALA
In August of 2023, the Redmond Historical Society partnered with Venues for Artists in the Local Area (VALA Eastside) to present "Dudley...
- Sep 26
In Step With Laura Da’: ‘Poetry That Engages with History and Image in Cascadia’
By Laura Lee Bennett On October 14th, 10:30 am at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse, Redmond Poet Laureate Laura Da’ will discuss the practice...
- Apr 4
In Step With… FELIKS BANEL
Questions by Deb Akerstrom Feliks Banel is a broadcaster and historian who focuses on Pacific Northwest history, geography, cartography,...
- Jan 30
In Memoriam: Dorisjean Colvin 1927–2022
By Colleen Kemp Master pastel artist, art teacher, entrepreneur, and author, Dorisjean (née Mittmann) Colvin was well known in the...
- Dec 19, 2022
Veterans in Redmond: Researching a "Dead Man’s Penny"
By Halee Turner and Dean Jowers Staff and volunteers of the Redmond Historical Society are always working to improve our collections and...
- Sep 26, 2022
Lifetime Member Karen Snepp: Keeper of Family Histories
By Paige Norman Karen Snepp’s family hails from Indiana, where Karen spent her early childhood years before moving to Glen Ellyn,...
- Sep 19, 2022
Community Bookstore Seeks New Owner
By Deb Akerstrom Opened in 1978 by Doug McDonald, just prior to Redmond being named the fastest-growing city in the state, McDonald’s...
- May 18, 2022
Duane and Joanne Isackson: Lifetime Members
By Paige Norman The Isackson family history in Redmond begins when John and Johanna (Jonsson) Bengston arrived in Redmond in 1887,...
- Feb 22, 2022
Gene and Cheryl Magnuson – Family Lifetime Members
By Paige Norman The Magnusons are members of one of the earliest pioneer families in Redmond. Gene’s grandmother, Edith Isackson Magnuson...
- Feb 1, 2022
Resource Guide - Two Redmond Families, One Executive Order: Japanese American Incarceration in WA
In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which allowed the U.S. military to forcibly remove any Japanese...
- Sep 13, 2021
Bear Creek: An Oral History of a Changing Landscape
View the full video interviews with Terry Lavender, and John Marchione HERE. A research project and supporting materials compiled by Gary...
- Sep 8, 2021
Frank & Miye Yoshitake: A Lifetime of Service
By Paige Norman Frank (1916-2013) and Miye (nee’ Shiogi) (1923-2011) moved from the Beacon Hill area in Seattle to Redmond in summer of...
- Mar 9, 2021
Chris Himes: A Lifetime of Service, Citizenship
Redmond’s first full-time female Mayor (1980-1984), and past President of the Redmond Historical Society (2008-2014), Chris Himes recalls...
- Dec 9, 2020
Redmond Senior Center: ‘Thanks for the Memories!’
We bid a fond farewell to the Redmond Senior Center (RSC), which opened in 1990 under Redmond Mayor Doreen Marchione. The RSC was a hub...
- Jun 16, 2020
History and the Redmond Pioneer Cemetery
Not all cemeteries are equal; some are fastidiously maintained acres of lawn and granite while others are tucked away...
- Feb 13, 2020
Nokomis Club: Century of Service (1909 - 2009)
We have Alexa Munoz to thank for compiling the history of Washington state's oldest service group -- the Nokomis Club, which was founded...
- Nov 4, 2019
Prohibition and a new school come to Redmond (1921-1930)
On January 17, 1919 the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution went into effect that out-lawed the sale, manufacture and distribution...
- Oct 15, 2019
Redmond's Pioneer Days
On November 28, 1853, Isaac Stevens (1818-1862), the first governor of Washington Territory, issues a proclamation that names Olympia as...
- Oct 15, 2019
Redmond's Founding
Why is 1912 so important in Redmond history? Because in November of that year, newborn baby Ernst Alexander Adams was born and became...
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