All programs are held in the Depot Freight
room, and are free of charge. Refreshments are provided. Mark your
calendar for these upd
Winter History Program: January 15th at 11am
Doug Simpson, author of the newest Issaquah Alps Trails Club
publication, Squak Mountain: An Island
in the Sky, will join us to share information about the history of
Squak Mountain and its hiking trails.
Spring History Program: April 16th, 11am
Eric Erickson, author of
From Canoes to SUVS: The Transportation History of Issaquah, will
share information and images from this recent publication. Eric is also the
author of the King County Lumber Index and the
Issaquah Lumber History and a long-time member and volunteer of the
Issaquah Historical Society.
Summer History Program: July 16th, 11am
Greg Spranger will give a presentation on restoration and
historic preservation in downtown Issaquah. The director of the Downtown
Issaquah Association will share updated information about restoration
efforts at the Hailstone Feed Store, Northern Pacific water tower, and the
Grand Central Hotel.
Autumn History Program: October 22nd, 11am
Tom Mechler will share information on the history of the
Issaquah Alps Trails Club. Tom is a founding member of the club, as well as
a member and long-time docent for the IHS. (The October meeting is also when
board elections are held.)
Are you interested in planning or hosting history programs? Let us know!
Contact Karen Klein at (425) 392-3500 or
.
Holiday Open
House
Join us on Saturday, December 3th for our annual Holiday Open House.
From 11am-3pm visitors are invited to shop for handmade holiday items, have
a photo taken with Santa Claus, make a craft, and enjoy refreshments
and holiday cheer. Shopping: ten local craftspeople will be selling their wares.
Items available include soaps, china, children's items, and much more! Santa Claus: kids (of all ages!) are invited to come tell
Santa what they would like for Christmas, and to get their picture taken.
(There is a fee for photographs; proceeds will benefit the Downtown Issaquah
Association and the Issaquah Historical Society). Crafts: children are invited to make a holiday ornament
patterned on a Depression-era artifact from the museums' collection.
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
Best Friends: Images of
Animals and Their People exhibit opened April 21, 2005 at the
Gilman Town Hall. Best Friends
is a traveling exhibit developed by the White River Valley Museum with
funding from the Seattle Foundation. The exhibit features forty historic
images from throughout Western Washington. Each image, taken during the
Progressive Era (the 1880s through the 1920s), depicts a loving relationship
between an animal and a person. The exhibit’s curator is Patricia Cosgrove,
director of the White River Valley Museum in Auburn.
Also on exhibit in conjunction with Best Friends are
historic images of pets and people from the Issaquah Historical Society’s
collection, and contemporary images of beloved pets on loan from Earth Pet,
a natural pet supply store in downtown Issaquah.
Best Friends will be on display at the Gilman
Town Hall Museum, located at 165 SE Andrews Street, from April 21 until
November 12. Museum open hours are Thursday through Saturday, 11 AM until 3
PM.
Hometown Issaquah Reunion
Saturday, September 10, 2005
An Event For Anyone Who Has Ever Called
Issaquah "Home"
Join us for the second annual Hometown Issaquah Reunion, from 11 AM
until 3 PM. This is a great opportunity to view (and help identify) many
of the images in the IHS collection. Information from our ever-evolving
Issaquah Family Tree will also be on display for your perusal (and
correction). And of course it wouldn't be an IHS event without
refreshments and an opportunity to visit with old friends!
The public
is welcome to attend this event. Long-time residents, former residents,
and Pioneer descendents are especially encouraged to attend! Please RSVP
to 425/392-3500 or
info@issaquahhistory.org.
Restoration Shop Open House & Rummage Sale Saturday,
August 6, 2005
Come Inside the IHS's Best Kept Secret!
From 11 AM until 3 PM on
August 6, the IHS Restoration Shop will be open to visitors who would
like to peruse our collection of antique tools, treasures and antique
machinery. On display will be vintage Burma Shave signs,
one of old Issaquah’s original wooden
water pipes, a vintage Fairmont speeder, a 1948 Ford tractor, 1920
Climax engine, and the Issaquah Volunteer Fire Department’s first host
cart, circa 1915.
Many other items, including
old tools, saws, stoves and books will be for sale, with the proceeds to
benefit our ongoing restoration and repair work. IHS members are invited
to a members-only presale from 9 AM until 11 AM. Not a member? Join on
the day of the sale and receive $5 off any rummage sale item.
Heritage
Day - July 4, 2005
Part of Issaquah's Down Home 4th of July
Celebration
Our fourth annual Heritage Day celebration will be held in and around
the Depot on Monday, July 4 from 11 AM until 2 PM. Participants will
have the opportunity to churn butter, wash and wring out clothes the old
fashioned way, operate the historic pump car, and many other activities.
Don't miss your chance to get your hands on history!
Gilman Town Hall Wintertime in
Issaquah
The Gilman Town Hall will feature its annual Wintertime in
Issaquah Exhibit starting November 20th and closing April 2. The exhibit features
photographs and artifacts from long ago winters and includes skis, snow shoes,
ice skates and the centerpiece of the exhibit, the Peltola Sleigh. The
sleigh was constructed by Herman Peltola in 1910, and was in storage for
many years before being placed on exhibit in 2002.
The Gilman Town Hall
is open to the public during regular museum hours Thursday - Saturday 11am
- 3pm. Please call
Karen at (425) 392-3500 or e-mail
the Issaquah Historical Society at
for further information.
Winter History Program Tales of Squak
Mountain!
On Saturday, January 15th the Issaquah Historical
Society will hold its Winter History Program. The presentation will begin at
11am in the Issaquah Depot Freight Room.
Doug Simpson, a member of the Issaquah Alps Trails Club, will join us to
talk about his new book, Squak Mountain: An Island In the Sky. Published by
the Issaquah Alps, the book serves as a guide to both the trails and the
history of Squak Mountain. Harvey Manning once referred to Squak Mountain as
the “Noble Beast” of the Issaquah Alps. Local hikers and historians alike
won’t want to miss this presentation!
Squak Mountain retails for $15 and is available for sale at both Issaquah
Historical Society gift shops.
Issaquah History Programs are open to the public and free of charge.
Refreshments will be served. For more information on any of our programs,
please contact Historical Society Museum Director Erica Maniez at (425) 392-3500 or
.
Issaquah Historical Society
Presents -
Author - Memoirist Kim Pearson
The Issaquah Historical Society will host a presentation by local author and
memoirist Kim Pearson on Saturday, February 5 at 11am at the Issaquah
Depot. Pearson will share some of the ideas outlined in her upcoming book,
Writing Your History: How to Remember, Record, Interpret and Share the
Events of Your Life. Guests may also order signed copies of the
publication in advance. This presentation is free of charge, and is open to
the public.
The value of written memoirs is becoming widely recognized, helped along by
the widespread popularity of genealogical research and scrap-booking. More
and more people are discovering and recording the stories of their families.
Pearson’s book gives instruction on how to write your life story, and also
contains historical narratives and timelines. In addition to recording
personal stories and memories, Writing Your History helps to give
readers a better understanding of their own lives and times, and how they
contributed and participated in them.
Pearson’s book is designed to help the reader record memories of their
experiences. Copies of the book will be available for sale at the
presentation. This even is free of charge. We hope you will attend and be
inspired to record your memories!
For more information about this presentation, contact the Issaquah
Historical Society at (425) 392-3500. For more information
on Kim Pearson’s publications and memoir work, go to
www.primary-sources.com.
Issaquah Historical Society Walking
Tour of Mining History
On Saturday April 2 Issaquah Historical
Society volunteer Stephen Grate will lead an
interpretive hike of
Issaquah’s Grand Ridge mine history. Prior to the outing, hike
participants and members of the public will gather at the Issaquah Depot at
10am for a brief presentation on the history of the mining operations at
Grand Ridge. Following the presentation, hikers will either set off on foot
or drive to a meeting place closer to the trailhead. The hike itself will be
approximately 3 or 5 miles in length, and will last about 4 hours.
There is a requested donation of $5 per person
for the hike, or $2.50 per person for
members of the Issaquah Historical Society. The presentation at the Depot is
free to
the public. The Mine Site Tour size will be limited to 30 people. Please
call the Issaquah Historical Society office at (425) 392-3500 or e-mail
to register for the hike.
30 People Have Signed
Up So This Hike Is Full
Issaquah Historical Society Spring
History Program -
From Canoes to SUVs: The
Transportation History of Issaquah
On Saturday April 16th at 11am in the Depot the Issaquah Historical
Society's own Eric Erickson will present a talk based on the book
From
Canoes to SUVS: The Transportation History of Issaquah. From the
canoes of the local Native Americans to the Suburban Utility Vehicle (SUV)
and finally the Issaquah Valley Trolley, Eric will present his fully
illustrated research of the many modes of transportation in Issaquah.
Eric is also the author
of the King County Lumber Index and the
Issaquah Lumber History and a long-time member and volunteer of the
Issaquah Historical Society.
Issaquah Historical Society Second
Tour Date Added!
Walking
Tour of Mining History
Due to popular demand, we have added a second
mining hike date. On Saturday May 21, Issaquah Historical
Society volunteer Stephen Grate will lead an
interpretive hike of
Issaquah’s Grand Ridge mine history. Prior to the outing, hike
participants and members of the public will gather at the Issaquah Depot at
10am for a brief presentation on the history of the mining operations at
Grand Ridge. Following the presentation, hikers will either set off on foot
or drive to a meeting place closer to the trailhead. The hike itself will be
approximately 3 or 5 miles in length, and will last about 4 hours.
There is a requested donation of $5 per person
for the hike, or $2.50 per person for
members of the Issaquah Historical Society. The presentation at the Depot is
free to
the public. The Mine Site Tour size will be limited to 30 people. Please
call the Issaquah Historical Society office at (425) 392-3500 or e-mail
to register for the hike.
