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Hometown Issaquah Reunion
Saturday, September 13, 2007
An Event For Anyone Who Has Ever Called Issaquah "Home"

Join us for the fifth annual Hometown Issaquah Reunion, from 10 AM until 4 PM at the Issaquah Depot & Issaquah Senior Center. As in years past, the event will provide an opportunity for longtime residents, former residents, and pioneer descendents to meet and socialize.  This year’s reunion will also offer workshops designed to help you reveal and preserve your own personal history. Workshops will address memoir-writing, basic genealogy, and preservation of photos and heirlooms. More information, including a registration form, is available here.

2008 Issaquah & Superior Mine Hikes
 Saturdays January 19th, March 1st, April 19th, May 17, May 25, June 28

Led by volunteer Steve Grate, the hike takes visitors to the site of one of Issaquah's mine workings. Registered hikers and members of the public will gather at the Issaquah Depot at 10 AM for a brief presentation and slide show on the history of the Issaquah & Superior mining operations. Hikers will leave from the Depot afterwards. The hike will last about 2.5 hours and cover approximately two miles over easy terrain.

Hikes require advance registration and the completion of a release form. Contact the IHS office at 425/392-3500 or info@issaquahhistory.org for a registration form, or download a form from our site. The form and payment of the activity fee must be received by the Wednesday before the hike to hold your place. Hikes are held rain or shine. We recommend that you bring water and a sack lunch, and request that you leave animal companions at home.

2008 Grand Ridge Mine Hikes
Saturdays February 16th, March 15th, April 19, June 29

Led by volunteer Steve Grate, the hike takes visitors to the site of one of Issaquah's mine workings. Registered hikers and members of the public will gather at the Issaquah Depot at 10 AM for a brief presentation and slide show on the history of the Grand Ridge mining operations. Hikers will leave from the Depot afterwards. The hike will last about 3.5 hours and cover approximately three miles over moderate terrain.

Hikes require advance registration and the completion of a release form. Contact the IHS office at 425/392-3500 or info@issaquahhistory.org for a registration form, or download a form from our site. The form and payment of the activity fee must be received by the Wednesday before the hike to hold your place. Hikes are held rain or shine. We recommend that you bring water and a sack lunch, and request that you leave animal companions at home.

Heritage Day - Friday, July 4, 2008
Part of Issaquah's Down Home 4th of July Celebration

Downtown History Hikes
Saturday, June 28 at 1 PM

Museum Director Erica Maniez will lead hikers on a walk through the history of Issaquah, from the Native Americans to the present day. The tour will start at the Issaquah Depot. It will cover roughly 2 miles over easy terrain and will last approximately two hours. Requested donation is  $2 per person.  Contact the IHM office at 425/392-3500 or info@issaquahhistory.org to sign up for the hike. f Hikes are held rain or shine. We recommend that you bring water, and request that you leave animal companions at home.

Winter History Program
Saturday, January 12th, 2008, 11am
Issaquah Depot

The Winter History Program will feature a screening of “Land of the Giants.” The presentation will also include a brief talk by the film’s producer, Chuck Brodish, who will share his vision for the film’s successors and talk about how the film came to be made. The presentation will begin at 11AM at the Issaquah Depot. 
“Land of the Giants” is the first in a planned series of three films dealing with the history of the Snoqualmie and Issaquah Valleys. The giants referred to in the title are the area’s huge hemlock, cedar, fir and spruce trees, which gave rise to a thriving lumber and logging industry.  This 30 minute film tells the story of the Snoqualmie Pass, which had its beginnings as a Native American trail and is now the location of a 7-lane freeway.
All IHM history programs are open to the public, and free of charge.
Refreshments will be served.

Spring History Program
Native Seattle and Beyond:
Thoughts on Place, Past, and Power in Puget Sound Country
Saturday, April 12, 2008, 11am

Heritage Day - Friday, July 4, 2008
Part of Issaquah's Down Home 4th of July Celebration

Summer History Program
High Point & Preston
Saturday, July 12, 2008, 11am

Eric Erickson will speak on the history of High Point and Preston, two towns that sprang up as part of the local lumber and logging industry.

Issaquah Train Show - July 26, 2008
Issaquah Depot, 10 AM - 4 PM

Model trains will be on display, and in motion, at the Issaquah Depot. See model trains, blow the air horn, watch a speeder go up and down the tracks, and build your own train at the Lego train center. The Northwest Pacific Z-Scalers will have their z-scale (very small, for the uninitiated) layouts on display and the Depot’s own layout will be operating. The train show is free with museum admission ($2 adult, $1 children, family pass available).

Autumn History Program
Issaquah's Oral History Video Project
Saturday, October 11, 2008, 11am

Preview a series of film shorts that feature oral history narration by Issaquah's history makers! In 2006 we interviewed 25 long-time residents of Issaquah. Each film short features excerpts from their interviews, along with narration and still images. The film shorts will eventually air on Channel 21, Issaquah's cable station. This is your opportunity for a sneak peak!

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