Were you in Pegasus Patrol? Do you know anyone who was? If not, you’re about to meet one.

Sharon Border was born in Seattle in 1943, and six weeks later, her family moved in to the house they’d built on 5.5 acres on Poplar Way. Sharon attended Alderwood Grade School, Lynnwood Junior High, and graduated from Edmonds High School in 1961. Shortly after graduation, she married her high school sweetheart, Bill Jungers, whom she’d known since junior high. Continue reading →

Carole Johanesen is a self-proclaimed “people person,” and when you talk to her, or listen to her tell about her schooling, jobs, and volunteering, you can see that’s true.

Carole was born in Everett and graduated from Cascade High School. While working as a secretary for the U.S. Public Health Service, Continue reading →

Pop quiz: Can you name someone at Alderwood Manor Heritage Association who was in the first graduating class of Meadowdale High School? One answer is Jan (Canfield) Nofziger.

Jan was born in Seattle, but her family moved to Beech Road in Alderwood Manor the following year to a three-acre chicken farm. After graduating from Meadowdale in 1965, she attended Seattle Pacific College, where she received a B.A. in Elementary Education.

Following college, Jan got married and moved to Ohio for Voluntary Service Continue reading →

“All in all, in spite of a few bumps in the road, I was a pretty lucky, lucky Alderwood Manor kid.”

If you’ve been a volunteer at Alderwood Manor Heritage Association, especially if you’ve been a host, then you probably know Linda Myers. Linda is our host coordinator, recruiting and scheduling wonderful volunteers to greet visitors at the cottage. If you’ve been to one of our programs at the Alderwood Manor Youth Club, you’ve probably seen Linda’s shining smile greeting you at the door.

Even if you’ve never volunteered at AMHA or been to our programs, you may still know Linda, or know of her: Continue reading →