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History echoes in decaying halls of St. Edward Seminary

By Katherine Long - Seattle Times staff reporter   On the outside, St. Edward Seminary is a fantastic Romanesque Revival building, four stories of glowing, pastel brick on a sweep of green lawn above Lake Washington. On the inside, time has been savage to this building. Chips of paint the size…
SuzanneG
June 2, 2022
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Juneteenth: A Celebration of Freedom

The Emancipation Proclamation The territory that came to be known as the United States supported their economy with the labor of enslaved people starting about 1619. It took over 200 years and a country in turmoil to make progress toward ending this form of oppression. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation…
SuzanneG
May 31, 2022
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Kenmore’s Parks and Trails

Get outside! Kenmore is rich in natural beauty. It is home to eight parks and more than sixty trails, all of which have their own recreations. Spring has sprung and summer is right around the corner. These are the best times in the Pacific Northwest to hit the parks and…
SuzanneG
April 7, 2022
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World Rat Day – April 4, 2022

World Rat Day On April 4th, 1995, rat owners, rat breeders, and rat fans took to the internet to discuss the topic of pet rats. This ongoing discussion became known as the “Ratlist”--the oldest mailing list on the internet dedicated to the topic of pet rats. In 2002 these rat…
SuzanneG
March 27, 2022
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Sammamish Slough Then and Now

Motorboat, Sammamish Slough Race, Redmond, April 9, 1952 Photo by Stuart Hertz, Courtesy MOHAI (PI26528) Source: Historylink.org Sammamish Slough Race During the early years of pioneer settlement in the 1870s and 1880s, the Sammamish River (also known as the Sammamish Slough) was the primary transportation route from Lake Washington and…
SuzanneG
March 6, 2022
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KENMORE POST OFFICE: YESTERDAY AND TODAY

The Post Office is an integral part of America’s history, dating back to July 26, 1775, when the U.S. postal system was established by the Second Continental Congress, with Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) as its first postmaster general. Until the end of 1800s, Kenmore area residents picked up their mail from the…
SuzanneG
February 10, 2022
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Fruitcake … A Battlefield Snack

Fruitcake Throughout the Years Fruitcakes became a holiday staple as early as the 1800s; however, modern-day fruitcake doesn't exactly have the best reputation and is very little like anything you might call “cake.” Made with dried fruits and lots of nuts, fruitcake is typically on the more dry side, with…
SuzanneG
November 22, 2021