LeRoy Olson Celebrates 100th Birthday
By Cynthia Edin LeRoy Olson hit the world running on July 11, 1920, and hasn’t stopped since. Born the first of seven children on a farm...
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Jul 6, 2020
Derby Days Moves Online for 2020
“Penny Farthing” by Crystal A Edwards Derby Days looks a little different this year, but there are still ways to celebrate this...
Jun 16, 2020
History and the Redmond Pioneer Cemetery
Not all cemeteries are equal; some are fastidiously maintained acres of lawn and granite while others are tucked away...
May 11, 2020
History at Home
Not able to visit? No problem! If there is an item in our collection of Obituaries, or Oral History Recordings that particularly...
Feb 13, 2020
Nokomis Club: Century of Service (1909 - 2009)
We have Alexa Munoz to thank for compiling the history of Washington state's oldest service group -- the Nokomis Club, which was founded...
Jan 17, 2020
2014 Derby Days
It was another fabulous community event with Redmond Historical Society entry in the annual parade:
Jan 17, 2020
2013 Derby Days
With Redmond Historical Society entry in the annual parade, we carried our banner:
Jan 17, 2020
2012 Derby Days
Annual downtown parade entry for Redmond Historical Society, during the grand Centenial Celebration in July 2012. It was a great day for...
Jan 17, 2020
Derby Days 70th Anniversary in 2010
Redmond Derby Days celebrated its 70th anniversary in 2010! It’s a summer tradition that came to life at the end of the Depression. Derby...
Jan 17, 2020
Derby Days 66th Anniversary in 2008
Redmond Derby Days, which celebrated its 66th anniversary in 2008, is a summer tradition that came to life in 1939, at the end of the ...
Jan 17, 2020
1968 Derby Day Queen's Mother Held 1949 Title
Like mother like daughter, Debbie Janus was crowned new queen of the Redmond Bike Derby Saturday, a title her mother held in 1949....
Nov 12, 2019
Redmond History: 1991-2000
1991 Redmond has sixteen parks and offers 900+ recreational classes (Hardy Timeline II 11) Redmond is 14 square miles with the second...
Nov 12, 2019
Redmond History: 1981-1990
1981 6/6 Redmond Golf Links closes (Hardy Timeline II 9) 8/ Redmond resident, Lecia Renaud, is crowned Derby Days queen, and becomes...
Nov 12, 2019
Redmond History: 1971-1980
1971 Elise Farrel-McWhirter dies, and bequeaths property to the City for a park (Hardy Timeline II 7) The King County Urban Trails Plan...
Nov 6, 2019
Redmond History: 1961-1970
1960 US Census records Redmond population as 1,426 A recession in fur industry closes most Redmond mink ranches (Way 120) 1961 ...
Nov 4, 2019
Redmond History: 1951-1960
1951 In the first annexation since the 1912 incorporation, Education Hill nearly triples Redmond's land area with the addition of 332 ...
Nov 4, 2019
Redmond History: 1941-1950
1941 Lookout station to watch for enemy aircraft locates at the Y—Avondale Road and Redmond Way (Way 136) Nighttime blackouts...
Nov 4, 2019
Redmond History: 1931-1940
1931 The Library in the Grand Central Hotel becomes the site of the Town Council meetings (Hardy 11) Emma McRedmond White fails...
Nov 4, 2019
Prohibition and a new school come to Redmond (1921-1930)
On January 17, 1919 the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution went into effect that out-lawed the sale, manufacture and distribution...
Nov 4, 2019
Redmond History: 1921-1930
1921 School bus service extends to Avondale (Way 103) Clise sells Willowmoor to John E. Bratnober, who changes the name to Northwood ...
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