2014 Derby Days
It was another fabulous community event with Redmond Historical Society entry in the annual parade:
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- Jan 17, 2020
2013 Derby Days
With Redmond Historical Society entry in the annual parade, we carried our banner:
- Jan 17, 2020
2012 Derby Days
Annual downtown parade entry for Redmond Historical Society, during the grand Centenial Celebration in July 2012. It was a great day for...
- Jan 17, 2020
Derby Days 70th Anniversary in 2010
Redmond Derby Days celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2010! It’s a summer tradition that came to life at the end of the Depression. Derby...
- Jan 17, 2020
Derby Days 66th Anniversary in 2008
Redmond Derby Days, which celebrated its 66th anniversary in 2008, is a summer tradition that came to life in 1939, at the end of the ...
- Jan 17, 2020
1968 Derby Day Queen's Mother Held 1949 Title
Like mother like daughter, Debbie Janus was crowned new queen of the Redmond Bike Derby Saturday, a title her mother held in 1949....
- Nov 12, 2019
Redmond History: 1991-2000
1991 Redmond has sixteen parks and offers 900+ recreational classes (Hardy Timeline II 11) Redmond is 14 square miles with the second...
- Nov 12, 2019
Redmond History: 1981-1990
1981 6/6 Redmond Golf Links closes (Hardy Timeline II 9) 8/ Redmond resident, Lecia Renaud, is crowned Derby Days queen, and becomes...
- Nov 12, 2019
Redmond History: 1971-1980
1971 Â Elise Farrel-McWhirter dies, and bequeaths property to the City for a park (Hardy Timeline II 7) The King County Urban Trails Plan...
- Nov 6, 2019
Redmond History: 1961-1970
1960 US Census records Redmond population as 1,426 A recession in fur industry closes most Redmond mink ranches (Way 120) 1961 ...
- Nov 4, 2019
Redmond History: 1951-1960
1951 In the first annexation since the 1912 incorporation, Education Hill nearly triples Redmond's land area with the addition of 332 ...
- Nov 4, 2019
Redmond History: 1941-1950
1941 Lookout station to watch for enemy aircraft locates at the Y—Avondale Road and Redmond Way (Way 136) Nighttime blackouts severely...
- Nov 4, 2019
Redmond History: 1931-1940
1931 The Library in the Grand Central Hotel becomes the site of the Town Council meetings (Hardy 11) Emma McRedmond White fails...
- 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...
- Nov 4, 2019
Redmond History: 1921-1930
1921 School bus service extends to Avondale (Way 103) Clise sells Willowmoor to John E. Bratnober, who changes the name to Northwood ...
- Nov 4, 2019
Redmond History: 1911-1920
1911 Several serious fires occur (Way 77) Redmond State Bank receives charter and opens in new brick building on the Northwest corner of...
- Oct 15, 2019
Redmond History 1900-1910
1900: Population is 271 Horse teams replace the oxen teams to haul logs over skids (Way 52) 1901: Lake Sammamish Shingle Company is...
- 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...
- Oct 3, 2019
1952 Derby Days Program
A Bicycle History was published in the 1952 Derby Days Program — compliments of Corner Tavern — On the Corner of the Street Where Old ...
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