Digital Exhibits

Every town has a history. Discover ours!

Learn more about the events, individuals, and organizations that have shaped Redmond's unique heritage through our digital exhibits.

Longstanding, Local Businesses in Redmond:

Discover longstanding Redmond businesses, and some of the contributions they have made to the community over the years.

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In This Place
2023 Poetry Showcase:

In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Redmond Historical Society asked poets to respond to photos and artifacts from Redmond's unique history.

Three Redmond Families - One Executive Order:

Learn about the Impact of Executive Order 9066 and Japanese American Incarceration on three Redmond families.

Fact and Fiction at the King County Stockade:

From 1916 to 1932, a small prison was located on the King County Farm in Northwest Redmond. Learn the stories that surround it.

Lifetime Members Anthony & Betty Emmanuel – In Memoriam

By Paige Norman Anthony Mathew Emmanuel was born June 6, 1924, in Pennsylvania, to Joseph and Mary Emmanuel, their fourth son and seventh child. By 1930, the family had moved to California. After serving on an aircraft carrier during World War II, Tony returned to California and married Betty (Wing) in 1954, moving to Washington in the 1960s. He was a field representative and store designer for Bel-Square Equipment Company in Seattle, and worked with Duane Isackson at Duane