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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 his life teaching and preserving history, but far beyond that, he immersed himself and his many talents, in building a…
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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 Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum has operated since 1979 in a small house on the edge of North Bend with limited…
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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. To do this, it means rehousing much of our collection. We would like to make sure both that our collection…
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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…
