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Redmond Writing Archive
Are you curious about Redmond's literary history? The list below collects published works with a significant connection to Redmond, as well as materials within the Society's research library.
Is something missing? We are looking for any book or other publication from or about or connected to Redmond at any time in history to produce a list that's as comprehensive as possible—and ongoing. Additional titles may be submitted below!
Works must meet one or more of the following conditions
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Written about Redmond, an individual from Redmond, an organization primarily located in Redmond, or other closely related topic
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Written by someone while living or working in Redmond
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Written by other notable community members with a significant tie to Redmond
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Inspired by Redmond, its history, landscape or other features
For example, works written by a Redmond Poet Laureate, during their tenure, would be eligible for inclusion. Their works outside of this time period may not be, if they do not live or work in the area, unless inspired or otherwise informed by their time in Redmond.
Please note, not all included publications are currently held by the Redmond Historical Society. To learn more about how to access works within our collections, please contact the Society's offices at 425-885-2919 or manager@redmondhistoricalsociety.org.
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Title | Author | Connection to Redmond | Publisher/Editor | Year | At RHS |
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Here, There, and Everywhere: Redmond Association of Spokenword Poetry Anthology | Michael Dylan Welch, editor | Poetry anthology by Redmond poetry organization. | Redmond Association of Spokenword | 2015 | Yes |
Historic Downtown Redmond Walking Guide | Redmond Historical Society | Guide to location of Redmond's historical buildings, places and events, photos (past and present). Third Edition, 3rd printing. | The City of Redmond | 2016 | Yes |
Historic and Scenic Corridors Project: Final Report | King County Dept. of Transportation | A history of roads in King County, including ones through Redmond. Contains bibliography. | King County 4 Culture | 2009 | Yes |
I Am Not Cursed | Chi Stewart, Elizabeth Carroll Hayden, and Laura Lee Bennett | Two of the authors and cover artist live in Redmond. All three authors have also been members of Redmond Association of Spokenword (RASP). | DiggyPOD, Inc. | 2023 | |
Images of America: Lake Washington The East Side | Eastside Heritage Center | Puget Sound region, Lake Washington. | Arcadia Publishing | 2006 | Yes |
Images of America: Redmond Washington | Georgeann Malowney | Pictorial history of Redmond, Washington, part of a series of easy reading and photographically-rich books. This volume traces Redmond's history from 1870 to the 1920s. | Arcadia | 2002 | Yes |
Inside Out: Microsoft—In Our Own Words | Microsoft Corporation | History of Redmond-based Microsoft Corporation. Kelli Jerome and Marlee Anderson, managing editors. | Warner Books | 2000 | Yes |
Introducing the Yellowstone Trail; A Good Road from Plymouth Rock to Puget Sound, 1912-1930 | Alice A. Ridge and John Wm. Ridge | An original part of the Trail is called the Red Brick Road, a King Co. landmark near Redmond. | Yellowstone Trail Publishers | 2000 | Yes |
Issaquah Lumber Company History | Eric Frank Erikson | Logging on the other end of Lake Sammamish | Issaquah Historical Society | 2002 | Yes |
Just Deceits: A Historical Courtroom Mystery | Michael Schein | A debut novel and courtroom thriller based in Virginia by Michael Schein, attorney and teacher of American Legal History at the University of Puget Sound. | Bennett & Hastings Publishing | 1991 | Yes |
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