2008 Hometown Issaquah Reunion

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Please join us for the fifth annual Hometown Issaquah Reunion! This event provides a time and place for people to share family stories and memories of Issaquah, and to celebrate their own personal history. As in years past, guests will have an opportunity for coffee and conversation. This year we have also added several workshops designed to help you reveal and preserve your own personal history. You may attend all the workshops for $20 ($15 for members of the Issaquah History Museums), or attend only one or two for $8 each ($6 each for members)

Coffee & Conversation

11:45 AM-2:15 PM, Issaquah Depot

Drop by the Depot to visit with long-time resident, pioneer descendents and other folks who have a connection to our town. Look through images in the Issaquah History Museums’ photo collection, and help identify people and places. We will provide access to our Issaquah Family Tree, and guests are encouraged to add or correct information where needed.  Coffee & Conversation is free of charge.

Writing Your Memories

10:00-11:30 AM, Issaquah Depot

Explore the relationship between big history and your individual life. History is not a dry recital of dates and places: history is stories. This workshop shows you how to discover your place in history, remember the stories of your time, and record your memories for those who come after you. Do your descendents a favor and attend this workshop! ($8 for nonmembers, $6 for members)

Presented by Kim Pearson. Kim is the author of Making History: How to Remember, Record, Interpret and Share the Events of Your Life, among other works. She has been teaching people how to find their place in history and record their own life events since 1999.

Finding Your Family

12:30-2:00 PM, Issaquah Valley Senior Center2:30-4:00 PM, Issaquah Depot

Where did you come from? What personalities, nationalities and perspectives have mingled to create you?  Discover your own personal history through tracing your family tree. This workshop will provide an introduction to genealogy. Once you know how and where to look, you may uncover fascinating details about your ancestors’ lives.  ($8 for nonmembers, $6 for members)

Presented by Ann Lamb, volunteer with the Eastside Genealogy Society. Ann Lamb has been teaching genealogy in the Northwest for many years. She has served as a board member and group leader of the Eastside Genealogical Society and as a Family History Center volunteer.

Preserving Photos and Heirlooms

2:30-4:00 PM, Issaquah Depot

Learn about the basics of preservation and how they apply to your own personal artifacts. The workshop will include hands-on demonstrations and the opportunity to brainstorm solutions to your preservation challenges. Attendees will also receive a copy of “Preserving Family Heirlooms and Photographs.” ($8 for nonmembers, $6 for members)

Presented by Julie Hunter & Erica Maniez, the Collections Manager and Museum Director (respectively) of the Issaquah History Museums. Together, Julie and Erica have more than forty years of museum experience.