On Wednesday, January 21, the Issaquah
Historical Society, King County Office of Historic Preservation and the
City of Issaquah will share information about our recent
Issaquah Property Inventory. The presentation will take place at the
Issaquah Depot at 7 PM. The purpose of the property inventory was to
survey properties in Issaquah over the age of 50 years, and to determine
their historic value. The first half of the inventory was completed in
1999. The recently-completed second half includes one hundred additional
properties. This information will also be available to the public at the
Gilman Town Hall’s research center.
Issaquah Historical Society Presents
Logging, Trees
and Lumber Mills
This winter Eric Erickson, researcher and author of the King County
Lumber Index, will offer his popular lecture series, Trees,
Logging and Lumber Milling. There will be plenty of new
information and visuals in this year’s series, so don’t miss it!
Presentations will be held on Saturdays from 11 AM until 12:30 PM at
the Issaquah Depot.
February 21
Big Trees
February 28
Felling & Bucking
March 6
Skidding & Yarding
March 13
Hauling by Truck, Rail or
Horse & Wagon
March 20
Sawmills & People
Issaquah Historical Society
Honors Ninety Volunteers Issaquah Historical Society's Fourth Annual Volunteer Awards Night
On Thursday, April 1, the Issaquah Historical Society
held its Fourth Annual Volunteer Awards Night at the Issaquah Depot. The
Society honored 90 volunteers while more than 50 guests were in attendance.
Musicians Tim Lewis and Nan Sargeant (also known as 28th Avenue) provided
musical interludes.
Many volunteers contributed time and energy to the
Society's historic preservation and education work during 2003. Among the
honored are Jim Loring (Star Museum Docent), Dale Martin (Star Shop
Volunteer), Lou Davey (Star Trolley Volunteer), and Penny Miller (Star
Special Projects Volunteer).
Wednesday, May 26th
at 7pm
Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery "Fish Tales from Our Past:
A Historical Look at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery"
On Wednesday the May 26th from 7:00pm 'till 8:30pm, local historian
Eric Erickson will give a presentation at the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery
entitled, "Fish Tales From Our Past: A Historical Look at the Issaquah
Salmon Hatchery."
The Hatchery opened in 1936
and has undergone many changes since then. The Issaquah Historical Society
has specially prepared a fascinating lecture on the history of the hatchery
as a part of the Friends of the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery (F.I.S.H.) Spring
2004 Lecture Series.
The lecture will be held at the Issaquah Salmon
Hatchery - 125 West Sunset Way in Downtown Issaquah. There is a $5 charge
for F.I.S.H. members and a $10 charge for non-members. Proceeds will benefit
F.I.S.H., whose mission is to promote preservation of the Issaquah hatchery
and watershed stewardship. For more information or to register, please call
Karen at (425) 427-0259 or e-mail
.
Issaquah
Historical Society & The Mountains to Sound Greenway
Discovery Days Celebration!
Friday, June 11th - Sunday, June 13th - at the Issaquah Depot
Museum
This Friday thru Sunday - June 11
-13 - the Issaquah Historical Society will join the Mountains to Sound
Greenway in celebrating Discovery Days. The Depot Museum will be open
Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 4pm. The Gilman Town Hall Museum
will be open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 9am until 5pm.
Keys to the Mountains to Sound Greenway Discovery Days Festival are at the
Community Information Gateways. Stop at the Issaquah gateway location
to discover more about the Greenway and all Discovery Days activities and
events.
Issaquah Welcome Center in Issaquah
Highlands
(I-90 Exit 18 to Highland Drive and follow the signs)
1401 Park Drive N.E.
9:30am to 5:00pm
Phone: (425) 427-8736
For more information contact
or (425) 837-3030.
Issaquah
Historical Society
Historical Interpretive Sign Dedication
Saturday, June 12th - 11am - at the Depot Museum
The
Issaquah Historical Society will unveil twelve new historical interpretive
markers on Saturday, June 12 at 11 am. The ceremony is to be held in front
of the Issaquah Depot, located at 50 Rainier Boulevard N.
Each sign
provides elaboration about the town’s history, and includes historical
information about the Depot Museum, Gilman Town Hall Museum, Auto Freight
Building, outdoor logging display, and other features. The signs will allow
visitors to downtown Issaquah to learn more about the community’s heritage
and museum facilities.
Mayor Ava Frisinger, representatives of the Kiwanis Club of Issaquah and
the Issaquah Rotary Club the will join us in dedicating these historical
markers. After a short ceremony, Historical Society representatives will
lead a brief walking tour of the all twelve signs.
A press release is available for further information about the
interpretive sign project. For more information, please contact Erica S.
Maniez at 425 / 392-2500 or E-mail
.
The Issaquah Historical Society wishes to thank
the Issaquah Kiwanis, Issaquah Rotary and Tom Small of Issaquah Signs for
making this project possible.
Issaquah Historical
Society's 3rd Annual Heritage Day & Issaquah Down Home Fourth of July Celebration on Independence Day - 4th of July 2004
The Issaquah Historical Society's 3rd Annual Heritage Day
event held in conjunction with the Issaquah Down Home Fourth of July
Celebration on Independence Day - 4th July 2004.
Activities will take
place at the Issaquah Depot (50 Rainier Boulevard N.) and the logging
display near Bush Street and First Avenue from 11am until 2pm. The Heritage
Day celebration is open to the public.
There will be opportunities to learn more about the history of Issaquah
while splitting a cedar shingle, using homemade soap to scrub clothes,
operating a historic pump car, or whipping cream into butter. We will also
have demonstrations of vintage logging machinery as well as an old
hit-and-miss engine. Additional activities include live music, a silent
auction, and a dress-up corner for kids.
Participants should start at the Depot in order to pick up their
"passports to the past."
Contact Karen - the Issaquah Historical Society's Volunteer Coordinator -
by telephone at (425) 392-3500 or E-mail
for more information and to volunteer.
Issaquah Historical Society Walking Tour of Mining
History
On Saturday July 10, Issaquah Historical Society
volunteer Stephen Grate will lead an interpretive hike of Issaquah’s mining
history. The hike will begin at the Issaquah Depot at 10 AM and will last
about two hours and cover approximately two miles over easy terrain.
Grate has done extensive research on the history and locations of mining
sites in the area. The walking tour will focus on the operations of the
Issaquah & Superior Mining Company, from the 1860s until the 1920s, and will
visit the remains of mine entrances from this era. Participants will also
visit the site of the Issaquah & Superior’s company homes on Mine Hill Road,
the site of the coal bunkers and washing plant, the route of the old rail
spur, and many other remaining features of the mining era. This narrated
tour of Issaquah’s mining past will paint a picture of our community’s early
history.
Participation in this activity is open to the general public, but tour size
will be limited to 25 people. Please call (425) 392-3500 or e-mail
the Issaquah Historical Society office to register
for the hike.
Summer History Night Kiwanis Club of Issaquah
On Tuesday July 13, the Issaquah Historical Society
will hold Summer History Night. The presentation will begin at 7 PM at the
Issaquah Depot.
Dan Anderson and Leon Kos, representatives from the Kiwanis Club of
Issaquah, will be on hand to share highlights of the service club's
seventy-five year history in Issaquah. Club members compiled the official
history in honor of the club's anniversary last year.
History Nights are open to the public and free of charge. Refreshments will
be served. Members of the Issaquah Historical Society will vote on members
of the 2004 Nominating Committee in a brief business meeting before the
presentation.
For more information, please contact Erica S. Maniez, Issaquah Historical
Society Museum Director at (425) 392-3500 or E-mail
.
Issaquah
Historical Society Day at the Depot!
Community members to assist
with depot maintenance
The Issaquah Historical Society is inviting
community members to volunteer their time on Saturday, August 28, 2004 to
prepare the Depot for a fresh coat of paint. Volunteers will meet at the
Depot at 10 AM to begin scraping old paint and doing other prep work (no
actual painting will take place on this date). Volunteers will also take
care of some other regular maintenance work, such as painting the railroad
signals and re-shingling the vintage Northern Pacific speeder shack.
The work party will end at or before 4 PM so that volunteers can enjoy pizza
and beverages. The work party will be a great opportunity to meet people in
the community and contribute to the preservation of this Issaquah landmark.
It will also be a good time for students, scouts, or others to fulfill
community service requirements.
The Issaquah Depot was originally constructed in 1888. In the 1980s, the
City of Issaquah purchased the building, and the Issaquah Historical Society
took on the task of restoring the building to its original grandeur. Ten
years and thousands of volunteer hours later, the Issaquah Depot was listed
on the National Register of Historic Places. Today it is recognized as one
of Issaquah’s civic treasures.
Please contact the museum at (425) 392-3500, or e-mail
if you would like to participate in the work party.
Issaquah Historical
Society 1st
Annual Hometown Issaquah Reunion
On Saturday September 11 from 10am ‘till 4pm the
Issaquah Historical Society will hold the 1st Annual Hometown Issaquah
Reunion at the Issaquah Depot.
This will be a great opportunity to visit with old friends, view old
photographs, and peruse the information that makes up our Issaquah Family
Tree. We’ll provide the refreshments, and you bring your memories of
Issaquah. You can enhance our photograph identification and family tree
information.
If you are a long-time resident, former resident, or member of a Pioneer
family, we would especially appreciate your participation. This event is
open to the public. Please call (425) 392-3500 or e-mail
the Issaquah Historical Society at
for further information.
~
More than 35 visitors dropped by the Issaquah
Hometown Reunion to look at old photos, review genealogical information, or
enjoy refreshments and a social visit. We plant to hold this event annually
- and would be happy to host it more often if there are volunteers who would
like to plan the event! Let us know if you would like to help with this or
other events hosted by the Historical Society. Contact Karen, the Issaquah
Historical Society Volunteer Coordinator at (425) 392-3500 or e-mail
.
Become a
Historical Figure……
Docent at the Issaquah Historical Society
Docent Refresher Gathering
The Issaquah Historical Society invites you to a Docent
Refresher Gathering to be held Saturday, September 18th from 10:00
a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the historic Issaquah Depot. The event is open to
those docents seeking to refresh their docent skills as well as socialize
with their fellow docents. Please feel free to invite interested friends and
relatives to this event. We welcome the opportunity to introduce new people
to the enjoyable and educational life that our docents lead. It should prove
to be a fun and memorable experience.
The I.H.S. has produced new publications in conjunction with the Society’s
plethora of activities, and all are now available at Issaquah Depot and
Gilman Town Hall. The "Family Activities Guide to the Issaquah Depot" has
information about the Depot and activities connected with it. There are also
now three hiking guides available, including "Squak Mountain: An Island in
the Sky - A History and Trails Guide," "Cougar Mountain - Regional Wildland
Park and Surrounds", and "Guide to Trails of Tiger Mountain".
Along with an updated Docent Handbook, the Docent Gathering offers delicious
food, socializing, and the latest updates for the Historical Society’s
docent group.
We look forward to seeing you there! For more information, call Karen at
(425) 392-3500 or e-mail
By Popular Demand, a Repeat.... Mining Hike of the historic Issaquah and Superior Mining Operations
By popular demand, on Saturday, September 25, 2004
Stephen Grate will host a repeat performance of his mining hike. The hike
will start at 10 am and leave from the Depot. Hikers will travel roughly 2
miles in about 2.5 hours (easy terrain, moderate grade) and will visit sites
– many hidden – relating to the history of the Issaquah and Superior Mining
operations. There is no fee to join the hike, but reservations are required.
Call the museum office at (425) 392-3500 to reserve a spot, or e-mail
.
Issaquah Historical Society is an Ohfishal
Spawnsor of
Salmon Days Festival 2004 October 2 & 3, 2003
10am – 6pm
Presented by the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce,
the Issaquah Salmon Days Festival celebrates the returning salmon to our lakes,
streams and downtown hatchery. The two-day event held annually draws crowds
of more than 150,000 people.
From 11am-5pm during the Festival, the Depot and Gilman Town Hall
Museums will be open for visitors to learn more of the history of Issaquah
and the area. The Gilman Town Hall features the Images of Issaquah
display, while the Depot features Issaquah's railroading and industrial history.
From 10am-6pm, we will host an information table at the Depot
providing information about Issaquah history and the historical society.
Also from 10am-6pm, the Issaquah Valley
Trolley booth in Depot Park will feature popcorn and soda sales (with
proceeds benefiting Trolley), as well as information about the Trolley.
Celebrate Issaquah Salmon Days at the Issaquah Depot, Gilman Town Hall, and
stop by the I.H.S. and I.V.T. booths during the Festival!
The Issaquah Historical
Society is a proud sponsor of the Issaquah Salmon Day Festival, hosting the
Festival's Tech Team in the historic Depot Freight Room.
Autumn History
Night @ Issaquah Historical Society History of Lake Sammamish State Park
Autumn History Night will be held on Tuesday, October 12th
at 7pm in the Depot Freight Room. Ranger Rich Benson will be on hand to
share information about the history of Lake Sammamish State Park. Benson
will talk about the land that later became the Park, as well as the Park's
75 year history. His presentation will also include a number of historic
photographs of the Park from the Historical Society archives.
Ranger
Benson has been researching the history of Lake Sammamish State Park for
several years and will share information about the land that became the
park, the origins of the park itself, and important milestones and events in
the park's 50-plus year history.
As always, History Nights are open to the general public, and
refreshments will be served. Please call
Karen at (425) 392-3500 or e-mail
the Issaquah Historical Society at
for further information.
Issaquah Historical Society Annual Meeting October 12, 2004 at 7 PM in the Issaquah Depot
Board Nominees, By-Laws Modification Put to Vote
If you are a member in good standing of the Issaquah
Historical Society, you will be given the opportunity to vote for new board
members at the October 12th annual meeting. Nominees for the coming year are
Jean Cerar, Bob Ittes and Greg Spranger.
Members will also vote on a
modification of the Issaquah Historical Society's by-laws. At its February
28, 2004 retreat, the board concluded that a modified Mission Statement
would better convey the purpose of the organization. The board recommends a
Mission Statement framed in an active voice. It also recommends removing the
reference to specific geographic areas. Some of these areas are developing
their own heritage societies, making it inappropriate for them to be
included in the IHS by-laws. Although the words have been modified, the
intent of the mission statement remains unchanged.
The following passage:
Mission: To promote the discovery, preservation, and dissemination of
the history of Issaquah and its environs. Environs extend to High Point,
Preston, Maple Valley, Hobart, Newcastle, Monohon, Sammamish Plateau, Pine
Lake, Beaver Lake, and Coalfield.
Will be replaced with:
The Issaquah Historical Society's mission is to discover, preserve and
share the history of Issaquah and surrounding areas.
If you will be unable to attend the meeting on October 12 (7 PM, Issaquah
Depot), please contact the Issaquah Historical Society office at
425/392-3500 or by e-mail at
. We would be happy to send you an absentee
ballot.
Issaquah Historical Society Annual Meeting Election Results
Board Nominees, By-Laws Modification -
The
membership of the Issaquah Historical Society has elected Jean Cerar, Bob Ittes
and Greg Spranger at the October 12th Annual Meeting. Skip Rowley will be
the City Council appointment, in accordance with the Society by-laws.
Also approved at the meeting was the following modification of the
Issaquah Historical Society's by-laws. The following passage in regard to
the I.H.S. Mission Statement:
Mission: To promote the discovery, preservation, and dissemination of
the history of Issaquah and its environs. Environs extend to High Point,
Preston, Maple Valley, Hobart, Newcastle, Monohon, Sammamish Plateau, Pine
Lake, Beaver Lake, and Coalfield.
Has been replaced with:
The Issaquah Historical Society's mission is to discover, preserve and
share the history of Issaquah and surrounding areas.
The membership also unanimously passed a resolution from a motion made by
a member to petition the City to rename Memorial Field to Veteran's Memorial
Field.
The Issaquah Historical Society Annual Meeting was held October 12 at 7
pm in the Issaquah
Depot. Please contact the Issaquah Historical Society office at
(425) 392-3500 or by e-mail at
for
further information.
Deck the Depot at the Issaquah Depot Museum
On Saturday, November 20th volunteers will gather at
10am to Deck the Depot. If you are interested in helping with the Depot's
Holiday transformation, please contact Karen at (425) 392-3500 or by e-mail
at .
The Depot-decorating is a great way to begin
your traditional Holiday celebrations - join us in this traditional holiday
fest.
Railroad History Program
Slide Presentation and Discussion by
Joseph P. Schwieterman, Ph.D. DePaul University, author
“When the Railroad leaves Town”
and
Eric Erickson, author and local historian,
presenting a slide show featuring the Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway
and its successor railroads.
Monday Evening 7 to 9 p.m.
November 22, 2004
Bothell Regional Library
18215 98th Ave. N.E.
Bothell, Washington
Professor Joseph P. Schwieterman will take us
across the plains, up the Rockies and to the Pacific for a look at notable
railroad towns that have experienced the loss of rail service. Professor
Schwieterman will use slides to describe the principle themes in his newly
released western edition of When the Railroad Leaves Town. This book
features sections about the railroad leaving the local communities of
Bothell, Issaquah & Lynnwood as well as other western towns.
Eric Erickson will use slides to display a pictorial history of the Seattle
Lake Shore and Eastern Railway and its successor railroads as they came to
and provided rail service from Seattle to Bothell, Issaquah and other towns
in Washington State.
The program is free and sponsored by:
The Bothell Historical Society 425-486-1889
and
The Bothell Friends of the Library
Issaquah Historical Society Holiday Open House! at the Issaquah Depot Museum
Join us on Saturday, December 4th for a Holiday Open House.
From 11am-3pm visitors can come by to enjoy refreshments and holiday cheer.
There will be Children's Craft activities and an appearance by Santa Claus!
If your child is interested in participating in the craft, or you would like
more information about the event, please call the Society offices at (425)
392-3500 or e-mail Karen at
.
The Craft will be free, but advance registration is
required so that we know how many supplies to purchase.
