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The Loss of our Treasure/r
Every generation has extraordinary citizens, who dedicate their time to doing their very best to preserve, protect and better their communities. The Snoqualmie Valley has just lost one of these essential people. Gardiner Vinnedge spent…
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Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum 2.0
Help shape our community’s reflections on history. Share your thoughts and opinions about the future of the Valley’s Historical Museum as we plan for the future by taking this short survey (about 15 minutes). The…
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Preserving our History
For many decades, our museum made do with little to no collections budget, but are trying to change that and improve that care by bring our collection care practices up to museum best practice standards.…
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President’s Letter
As visitors stroll through the Museum, it’s difficult to predict which displays will grab their attention. Everyone reacts differently. They will pass by some, pause at a few, and linger at others. But there is…
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Letter from the President
Let me introduce you to Kay Miniver. I’m sure that name is vaguely familiar. You probably know her better as Mrs. Miniver, the unassuming British housewife in the 1942 movie Mrs. Miniver. The character of…
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A warm retirement…
This quilt, object id 517.001, in our collection represents many in the community at the time. Created in 1939 in honor of Snoqualmie School Superintendent Richard Jacobs Schusman (he preferred to be addressed as R.…
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Reflections of a Time Gone By: Remembering Snoqualmie, 1950 – 1955
by Carolyn Perlbachs My ancestors were early homesteaders in Snoqualmie, Washington. In 1900, my grandfather, Joseph Emery, built a large house just half a block from the historicSnoqualmie Train Depot. The original town was situated…









