In JoAnn Rossi’s oral history interview (which you can read here), she mentions a class picture she brought in to donate to Alderwood Manor Heritage. As I was transcribing the interview, I thought of all the boxes we have in our collections room, and wondered where in the world that picture might be. I’d love to find the picture and include it with the interview transcript at the cottage, as well as use it as a visual aid on the web version of the transcript. Now, if only I could find that picture… Continue reading
Rossi, JoAnn (Smith)
January 26, 2009; interviewed by Cheri (Stadler) Ryan
[Speech fillers, such as “um” and “uh,” have been omitted.]
Cheri Ryan, Alderwood Manor Heritage Association: It’s January 26th, 2009. I’m Cheri Ryan at the Alderwood Manor Heritage cottage in Lynnwood, Washington, and I’m doing an oral interview with—
JoAnn Rossi: JoAnn Rossi, and my maiden name is Smith.
CR: And JoAnn, can you give me your birth date, and tell me how old you are and your address, please?
JR: I was born in July—July 3rd of 1933. I’m 75 years old—young. [laughs] And my address is Continue reading
Seattle-Everett Interurban Railway Memories
by Kent L. Haley, Keizer, Oregon, date unknown
The latest publication (Alderwood Clippings) was of interest to me . . . as you know, my father had his first teaching job at Alderwood Manor, I think the years 1920 and 1921. Maybe until 1922. I was four and a half when I first boarded that high-flying interurban car, and never got over it! Sometimes the parlor car (the ones obtained in 1920 from the Spokane & Inland Empire) came along, and I can remember hanging over the brass railing Continue reading
Chicken Farming—The Way It Really Was—REALLY!
by Ray Pennock, June 1999
So you have all studied history and know all there is to know about the history of the chicken farms and early Alderwood Manor! Certainly the number of chicken houses that were built, the thousands of baby chicks and their incubators are well documented. The millions of nourishing eggs that were produced is also legendary. And the fryers—well, no picnic could possibly be called a success without three or four ladies bringing delicious servings of fried chicken. End of story? Continue reading
Lynnwood Farmers Market at Wilcox Park
The majority of the time, this blog will talk about all the fun or behind-the-scenes happenings at Alderwood Manor Heritage Association. Today, however, I’m going to rave about the new Lynnwood Farmers Market at Wilcox Park, since the market is practically our neighbor.
The market will have a different lineup every week, featuring standard farmers market vendors, along with crafts, community involvement stands, and musicians. If produce isn’t your thing, though, or your stomach starts growling like mine did, Continue reading
Early Doctors
by Norm Nelson, undated
In the early years of Edmonds there were two doctors, Dr. H. H. Kretzler and Dr. A.W. Schmidt. Both of whom had a somewhat disparaging opinion of the other. Dr. Schmidt at one time saying he didn’t see how anyone could put any trust in Dr. Kretzler, Dr. Kretzler having a somewhat similar opinion of Dr. Schmidt. Both probably of about equal ability.
Dr. Kretzler could frequently be seen tooling his big Chrysler down Main Street, Continue reading
A “Behind the Scenes” blog
Well, here it is: our first official post on our shiny new Alderwood Manor Heritage Association blog.
The main goal of the blog is to be able to share with everyone the cool and interesting things that happen behind the scenes at AMHA. We have a lot of nifty goings-on, but unless you’re part of the group that’s actually working on a project, you might not know about it. With our new blog and updates to our site, hopefully we’ll be able to give everyone some insight into the inner workings of AMHA. Continue reading
Welcome to the new and improved Alderwood Manor Heritage Association website!
Welcome to the new and improved website of the Alderwood Manor Heritage Association!
One of our goals for 2014 is to have a better online presence, starting with a regularly-updated website and a blog, featuring posts from the AMHA President, Board members, and other volunteers, letting you know what’s going on at AMHA.
AMHA members will continue to receive our quarterly Clippings newsletters in the mail; our online sites are simply another way for us to connect with our members and the community, and for you to connect with us. We look forward to posting updates about upcoming events and ongoing projects at AMHA, and also to hearing what you think via comments on our blog or at info@alderwood.org.
We may be slow with new content in the beginning, but once we’ve got everything running smoothly, we hope to have lots of good information for you on a regular basis. And if you have ideas of what you’d like to see on our website or blog, e-mail us at info@alderwood.org.
City Newspaper Delivered Promptly to Settler’s Homes
The following is from the 1922 Spring Edition of the Alderwood Manor Countryside newspaper.
When one stops to think that three years ago Alderwood Manor was but the beginning of a great project, and that today it has among its many other conveniences that of having the big city dailies delivered to the homes, one can in a measure guage (sic) the wonderful Alderwood Manor spirit of which every visitor speaks. The industry, and energy of the Little Landers is no better evidenced than in the new business venture of P. Wigen, a resident of subdivision 4. Continue reading
Boyle, Brian
May 24, 2009; interviewed by Sandy (Forsgren) Konikson
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Sandra Konikson, Alderwood Manor Heritage Association: This is Sandra Forsgren Konikson with the Alderwood Manor Heritage Association and I’m doing an oral interview with—
Brian Boyle: Brian E. Boyle.
SK: And Brian, when were you born?
BB: Born the 30th of October, 1918.
SK: And what is your age now?
BB: My age is 90.
SK: Okay. And you were born when—where? Continue reading