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KENMORE HERITAGE SOCIETY
PO BOX 82027
Kenmore, Washington, USA 98028-0027


A nonprofit organization - Celebrating and Recording Kenmore's History - Founded 1998


HARVEST FESTIVAL GATHERING
Wednesday, November 5, 2008, 7pm at the Kenmore Community Club, 7304 NE 175th Street, Kenmore

The program will include the premier showing of the recently completed DVD depicting the History of the Kenmore Flag. LeRoy Anenson and Bud Eaton will present this program. The evening will also include some special music ... and of course, the traditional delicious pies and beverages. Just $5 at the door. A brief Annual Meeting will be held prior to the social part of the evening. Please plan to join us, and invite friends!


The KENMORE HISTORY WALK Dedication
was held Saturday, October 11, 2008 at Log Boom Park in Kenmore
The Kenmore History Walk features a number of panels depicting significant events in Kenmore's history.

Jack Crawford with entry sign
Pictured is KHS President Jack Crawford with the History Walk entry sign.

McMASTER HERITAGE AWARDS

On February 8, 2008, the seventh annual McMaster Heritage Award was presented to Priscilla Droge in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the Kenmore Community.


On February 7, 2007, the sixth annual McMaster Heritage Award was presented to  Jo Ann Evans in recognition for her outstanding contributions to the Kenmore Community.


On February 1, 2006, the fifth annual McMaster Heritage Award was presented to Mr Roland Lindstrom in recognition of his outstanding contributions to the Kenmore community. Click here for more information about the award (six-page pdf document).

Photo submitted by Kenmore resident Steve Prestek
200th Street in the 1950s, click to view large image.
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Shown is an old picture I scanned that was hanging on an older Kenmore resident's wall. The road is 200th at the 6100 block, The small shed in the field is actually still there (in a field) but the house and flat garage have been replaced by a yellow split level. Looking at the cars, this was probably shot around 1957 or '59. I believe that these buildings were the remnants of a truck farm operated by a Japanese gentleman that was interned in WWII. The people shown in the photo purchased the property sometime after WWII. The area across the street from the house used to be called "The Goat Farm". The small creek is now gone. The photo was taken from a Navy helicopter by John Yeaman.

I have a higher resolution scan of this if you are interested.

Steve Prestek


Jack Crawford, President
Elmer Skold, Vice President
Jeanie McBee, Secretary
Annette Eaton, Treasurer
Board of Trustees:
LeRoy Anenson, Priscilla Droge, Russ Evans, Don Ivanhoe, Lucibelle O'Grady, Helen Raven, Ed Straw, Bobbi Traeger


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awarded a $7500 grant for the Kenmore History Walk at Logboom Park . The grant application was written by project co-chairs Tom and Bobbi Traeger and committee members Char Crawford, Fran Owen and Elmer Skold. The grant supplements funds already committed by the City of Kenmore and the Kenmore Heritage Society toward the project.



"KENMORE BY THE LAKE, A Community History"
a great gift!

Award-winning Books are for sale at $25 per copy at the Kenmore City Hall, Kenmore Camera, and Ostrom's Drug and Gift in Kenmore.

CLICK HERE to view and print the brochure and order form for Kenmore's new History Book, Kenmore By The Lake, A Community History. ( Acrobat Reader needs to be on your computer for this. Your computer may already have it; if not, you can download and install it from here, at no cost.)
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Awards for our History Book

NATIONAL AWARD FOR KENMORE
The Kenmore Heritage Society has received a prestigious Certificate of Commendation for its book Kenmore by the Lake: A Community History from the American Association for State and Local History in September. The Kenmore Heritage Society is a young organization in a new city, but it has produced a publication that is an outstanding contribution to our region's historical record, and a model for other young community heritage organizations. Click on this image to view large.




AWARD OF PUBLICATION EXCELLENCE
The Washington Museum Association Excellence committee has chosen the book Kenmore by the Lake, A Community History as a recipient of the Award of Publication Excellence. Research for the book was funded in part by a Special Projects Grant from Heritage 4Culture.


EAGLE INN PHOTOS

Philip Krebs has submitted 26 photos of Kenmore restaurant Eagle Inn, which later became the Porterhouse, at the current location of a Starbuck's cafe on Bothell Way. Click here to view these photos. Page 4 of our 2005 Newsletter has a very fascinating historical article about the Krebs family and the Eagle Inn.