Celebrate Redmond's History at the 12th Annual John D. Spellman Awards
Join us to recognize and celebrate the City receiving a John D. Spellman award for restoration efforts at Anderson Park (picnic shelter).
Mayor Marchione, City officials, and staff will accept this honorable award from King County Executive Dow Constantine on May 24th at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 9:30am to 11:30am. During 2010-2011, Redmond's Parks Maintenance and Operations staff coordinated restoration work at the Anderson Park picnic shelter. A grant from the Redmond Rotary and the City's Heritage Restoration and Preservation Grant program helped the restoration project take place.
Detailed efforts in accordance with the Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Preservation, Rehabilitation, Restoration and Reconstruction Projects restored this structure using techniques that represent those of the shelter's original construction. By matching wood type and ring-count and by using hand tools to work the wood, the contractor created an authentic representation of Redmond history while helping to support park visitors today and in the future.
Additional information:
Downtown Historic Walking Tours
- May 6
- May 20
- June 3
- June 17
- September 9
Tours being at the Justice White House
(north of the Saturday Market, west end of Redmond Town Center)
Southeastern corner of Leary Way and NE 76th Street, Redmond
Tours run from 1:00pm to approximately 2:30pm.
Please note that tours involve standing and walking on hard surfaces. Suitable walking attire is recommended. Shade is very limited along the tour route.
Redmond's local historian, Tom Hitzroth leads a narrated tour of Downtown Redmond's historic buildings.
Sponsored by the Redmond Historical Society, the cost is $8 (payed in advance of the event) and proceeds benefit the purchase of a bench for the walking route. To learn more, please call 425-885-2919 or e-mail the Redmond Historical Society.
Inclement weather cancels tours. To confirm, call 425-556-2415 between 8:00am and 11:00am on the day of the tour.
Special Program - Moving Forward, Looking Back: Washington’s First Women in Government
The City of Redmond has partnered with Redmond Historical Society to feature Moving Forward, Looking Back: Washington’s First Women in Government. This display celebrates 100 years of the women’s vote in Washington and the journey that continues today. The exhibit will be on display through May 31, 2012 in the City Hall lobby.
"Since 1913, fourteen pathfinders have pushed the limits, stood for election, and won offices never before held by women. Their landmark elections show progressive Washington – a unique state that empowered women with the fundamental right to vote a decade before the nation; the only state with a sitting female Governor and two women in the U.S. Senate."
Read more at
http://www.sos.wa.gov/heritage/Past-Exhibits.aspx.
Contact
Kimberly Dietz, 425-556-2415 for additional information.
Program Overview
The City of Redmond established an Historic Preservation program in 2000.
The program includes:
Nationally Recognized
In 2006, the City was nationally recognized as a
Preserve America Community by then-First Lady, Laura Bush. The "Preserve America" initiative is a White House program to encourage and support community efforts to preserve America's cultural and natural heritage. Preserve America initiatives include: a greater shared knowledge about the nation's past; strengthened regional identities and local pride; increased local participation for preservation of the country's cultural and natural heritage; and support for economic vitality of American communities.
Related Resources
For more information on the program:
Contact: Kimberly Dietz - 425-556-2415