May 18Duane and Joanne Isackson: Lifetime MembersBy Paige Norman The Isackson family history in Redmond begins when John and Johanna (Jonsson) Bengston arrived in Redmond in 1887,...
Feb 22Gene and Cheryl Magnuson – Family Lifetime MembersBy Paige Norman The Magnusons are members of one of the earliest pioneer families in Redmond. Gene’s grandmother, Edith Isackson Magnuson...
Feb 1Resource Guide - Two Redmond Families, One Executive Order: Japanese American Incarceration in WAIn 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, which allowed the U.S. military to forcibly remove any Japanese...
Sep 13, 2021Bear Creek: An Oral History of a Changing LandscapeView the full video interviews with Terry Lavender, and John Marchione HERE. A research project and supporting materials compiled by Gary...
Sep 8, 2021Frank & Miye Yoshitake: A Lifetime of ServiceBy 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, 2021Chris Himes: A Lifetime of Service, CitizenshipRedmond’s first full-time female Mayor (1980-1984), and past President of the Redmond Historical Society (2008-2014), Chris Himes recalls...
Dec 10, 2020Redmond 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, 2020History and the Redmond Pioneer CemeteryNot all cemeteries are equal; some are fastidiously maintained acres of lawn and granite while others are tucked away...
Feb 13, 2020Nokomis 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, 2019Prohibition 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, 2019Redmond's Pioneer DaysOn November 28, 1853, Isaac Stevens (1818-1862), the first governor of Washington Territory, issues a proclamation that names Olympia as...
Oct 15, 2019Redmond's FoundingWhy is 1912 so important in Redmond history? Because in November of that year, newborn baby Ernst Alexander Adams was born and became...
Sep 25, 2019Sammamish Slough RacesRedmond has an exciting and rich history of boat races on the Sammamish River! From 1933 to 1976, the Seattle Outboard Association ran...
Jul 2, 2019Tour the City of Redmond LandmarksDid you know that 16 properties within the City are designated as City Landmarks? The City Council established the Redmond Heritage...