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,...
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- Sep 19
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
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
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
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...
- Sep 25, 2019
Sammamish Slough Races
Redmond has an exciting and rich history of boat races on the Sammamish River! From 1933 to 1976, the Seattle Outboard Association ran...
- Jul 2, 2019
Tour the City of Redmond Landmarks
Did you know that 16 properties within the City are designated as City Landmarks? The City Council established the Redmond Heritage...
