Newsletter Archive

Past editions of the Society's "Redmond Recorder" Newsletter

Published since May 1999 the Redmond Recorder documented events, speakers, and the growth of the Redmond Historical Society.

Date	Summary
August 2016	Thanks our Volunteers by Joe Townsend, Saturday Speaker Series Fall schedule announced, Society renews partnership with Caldwell Banker Bain, Historic Seattle’s ‘Digging Deeper’ program comes to Redmond on Saturday, August 13, Automobile Wrecking Yard by Tom Hizroth, The Avondale School Bell by Tom Hizroth, and Walking Tour Schedule.
June 2016	Society Annual Picnic on Saturday, President’s Notebook: Society honors 2016 ‘History Heros’ Chris Himes and Sherry Stillin, Walking Tours, and Join the Society at Redmond Saturday Market.
May 2016	Saturday Speaker Series, President’s Notebook, Tribute to Redmond Historical Society Founder Naomi Hardy, Walking Tours, and Annual Picnic Update.
April 2016	Saturday Speaker Series, President’s Notebook: Become a Business Member of the Society, John Perry: Early Pioneer of Redmond by Tom Hizroth, and Walking Tours.
March 2016	Saturday Speaker Series, Notes on the Standards and Excellence Program for History Organizations by President Joe Townsend, ‘Warren Perrigo in Kitsap County’ by Tom Hizroth, and Annual Picnic Update.
February 2016	Society Seeks Program Chair, Paul Dorpat Donates Historic 1920 Photo of Mayor Brown’s Garage, and Nokomis Clubhouse Update.
January 2016	Unwrapping a Mercer Island Murder Mystery, Coming and Goings, Report to the Membership, Whodunit? A New Look at 1886 Mercer Island Murders, The Settlers of 1871, History Happenings, Volunteer Opportunities, and Huge Historic Thank Yous.
November 2015	We’ve Come a Long Way, Remond: Now and Then with Dorpat and Sherrard, Election Time is Coming to RHS, Giving Thanks, A Trip Through ‘Now and Then’ with Seattle Times Team of Dorpart and Sherrard, New From the Collection Winfred Wallace: Frontier Photographer, Holiday History Run for the Kids, and Huge Historic Thank Yous.
October 2015	The Triple Nickel: Washington’s Black Paratroopers During WWII, Election Time, Planned Giving- Endowment Funds for Future Needs, Not Just Your Grandma’s Backyard Chicken Coop, and Death at the Hotel Redmond.
September 2015	Redmond at the End of the Ice Age, What’s New Online: Golden Grads (Re)Unite, Celebrating Volunteer Service, Was David (Ovid) Mayhew Redmond’s First Settler by Tom Hitzroth, and Joining RHS in Preserving and Sharing Redmond History.