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President’s Letter
As visitors stroll through the Museum, itโs 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 one display that stops visitors in their tracks, compelling them to stop and examine it. It is a striking photo
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Blazing New Trails
As an avid mountain biker, I’m always on the lookout for new and exciting trails to conquer.
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Letter from the President
Let me introduce you to Kay Miniver. Iโm 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 Mrs. Miniver was so well-written, so believable, that it was thought she and her family lived in a small village
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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. J.) and presented upon his retirement. This quilt was created by the Parent Teacherโs association of the Snoqualmie Falls Lumber
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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 just above Snoqualmie Falls but in 1904, the year my father was born, my grandparents along with theGordon, Somers and
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Telephone Service – Number By Number
by Gloria McNeely Originally written in the 1990s… As we head down the โInformation Highwayโ in the closing decade of this century we look back in awe at the changes in the field of communication that have occurred since Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone in 1875: commercial radio stations, โtalkingโ pictures, television, computers, โwebโ
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Fritz Ribary
You may have first met Fritz Ribary as your pizza delivery man, through a Chamber of Commerce luncheon, or as a classmate in school. No matter how someone met Fritz, he was soon known for his kind warmness, jovial smile, and wisdom. Fritz has served as a member of the Museum’s board of trustees since
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A Memory of 1940 North Bend
Interview of Lucille Bonifas Smith from 2012. Lucille passed in 2017 at the age of 93. In 1940 I baby sat by the month for people by the name of Van Dykes. She worked at Thompson Cafรฉ and he drove a truck. They had one child, I think he lives in Monroe now. I lived
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Upcoming Exhibit
Snoqualmie Valley in the 1950s will be the topic of the upcoming new exhibit at the Museum. The 1950s was an unique time in the Snoqualmie Valley signalling a transition era between a time when residents could get everything they needed without leaving the Valley and today’s reality of regular purchases from outside the area,
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Another Officer Involved Shooting
Many new to the Snoqualmie Valley move here for its relative safety, natural beauty and warm community. It is always shocking when an act of violence happens here, in part because such acts are so infrequent. In the past weeks after the officer involved shooting in Torguson Park, the Museum has noticed several social media
