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Western Heritage Center at the Monroe Fair

Posted on August 11, 2015 | Comments Off on Western Heritage Center at the Monroe Fair

This year at the Monroe Fair – give yourself plenty of time to see the exhibits at the Western Heritage Center.  Jerry Senner and his volunteers have been working for twenty years on the educational, engaging and interactive exhibits that teach how machines worked in the days before digital.  WHC-logoIt’s a great place for  school groups, and family outings to see how all the old chainsaws, tractors, threshing machines really worked.  One of the most fun is the model railroad representing how dependent we were on steam and diesel technology.  It’s truly a special experience – see  it before, during or after the Evergreen State Fair (Aug. 27th – Sept 7th).

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The J. S. White Story – Snohomish Architect of the city’s many historic buildings.

Posted on May 27, 2015 | Comments Off on The J. S. White Story – Snohomish Architect of the city’s many historic buildings.

EVENT ONEJ.S. White Snohomish Architect Slide program May 30

Slide Show Presentation by Seattle Architectural Photographer Otto Greule and Snohomish History Writer Warner Blake

WHEN: Saturday, May 30, 2015 | 2 – 3:30p
WHERE: Everett Public Library | 2707 Hoyt | Auditorium
COST: Free
WHAT: Photographer Otto Greule will show and talk about his process photographing historic architecture with a sample selection from his work in Snohomish since 2009; while Warner will provide the historical context and an overall explanation of the project to document J.S. White’s work in frontier Snohomish.

The J.S. White Story: Photography by Otto Greule

Project Background Info: Herald Story, October 2014 by Andrea Brown

EVENT TWO – Guided Tour

WHAT: Guided Walking Tour of J. S. White’s 19th Century Snohomish with Warner Blake
WHEN: Sunday, May 31, 2015 | 2 – 3:30p
WHERE: Snohomish Library | 311 Maple Avenue | Meet in the lobby
COST: $10 Suggest Donation (no reservations, prepare to walk about a mile)
WHAT: Back by popular demand: A mile long loop walk to view the structures photographed by Otto; plus, those not ready for “prime time!” Experience the town as J.S. White’s family did — on foot!

Can’t make it? Free Self-Guided Walking Tour

Warner Blake | 206.914.4075
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Tam Elwell Found Dead by the Milkman

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Edson, Brady & Juleen – Three Photographers Active at Tulalip Early in the 20th Century.

Posted on October 27, 2014 | Comments Off on Edson, Brady & Juleen – Three Photographers Active at Tulalip Early in the 20th Century.
J. A. Juleen 1914 photograph of Tulalip Indian women. Photograph from the Everett Public Library Glass Plate Negative J-184

J. A. Juleen 1914 photograph of Tulalip Indian women. Photograph from the Everett Public Library Glass Plate Negative J-184

The Stanwood Area Historical Society H & H program for Nov 9 features the photographs of

“Edson, Brady & Juleen – Three Photographers Active at Tulalip Early in the 20th Century.”
A slide presentation by David Dilgard, Everett Public Library Historian
Sunday November 9th, 2014 4:00 p.m.
Floyd Norgaard Cultural Center
27130 102nd Ave NW
Stanwood WA
The program presents photographs taken on the Tulalip Reservation by Norman S. Edson (1876-1968), Ferdinand Brady (1880-1967) and J. A. Juleen (1874-1935).
Edson was the son of a well-known Canadian landscape painter. An accomplished violinist and avid ornithologist, he learned photography from Bert Brush of Everett and often used his photos as the basis for his drawings and paintings.
Ferd Brady was based initially in Marysville and later moved to Anacortes after producing an impressive array of postcard views of Tulalip residents and buildings.
Everett photographer J. A. Juleen’s remarkable 1914 photos of tribal leader William Shelton and the Treaty Day observance at Tulalip survive as glass negatives in the collection of the Everett Public Library.  Many of our organizations have other photographs taken by Juleen throughout the County.
Take advantage of this great opportunity to learn more about Snohomish County history through the eyes of the local photographers of the day.

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