What did former Edmonds and Alderwood Manor resident Robert Earl Bonney, and famed aviator Charles Lindbergh have in common? The answer: They were both awarded this country’s Medal of...
In my Looking Back column last September, I wrote of my own concern for the future of one of the last historic buildings still remaining in Lynnwood. Thus, for me,...
Part 2 of 2. You can read Part 1 here.
Prohibition and a new highway make strange bedfellows
The stretch of highway between Seattle Heights and the King/Snohomish line became home...
Part 1 of 2.
Most new highways open with a ceremony, including a ribbon cutting and some speeches by dignitaries -- maybe even a brass band. However, the opening of...
Another bit of Lynnwood’s history is fading away forever—almost covered over by a whole lot of dirt. Change is happening on the south side of the 7300 block of...
Looking Forward to a new and final home. Just in time to celebrate its 70th anniversary, the South Snohomish County veterans memorial monument has found a new home. This...
In the early days before the pioneers arrived, the land which is now the bustling city of Lynnwood was a forest of evergreen trees dominated by the stately giants—the...
Having been born in January of 1927, over 90 years ago, I am definitely a child of the Great Depression. What follows are some of my own memories of...
The two words “full circle” very appropriately describe my life. In the year 2003, I went back to my roots and moved into Lynnwood’s new Alderwood Court apartments—westward and...
With the approach of this year’s Veterans’ Day it is time to remember another one of our South Snohomish County young people who died in defense of this country.
Carl...
A few years ago as volunteers for Sno-Isle Genealogical Society at Heritage Park’s Humble House, Bob Welling and I walked the grounds of the park as we interviewed Mary...
When President Franklin Roosevelt took office in March of 1933, unemployment had reached a high of 25 percent and he had promised to put the people back to work....
Over 70 years before there was a City of Lynnwood, and even before Alderwood Manor, a few pioneer families were living on land that is now part of Lynnwood....
Fifty years ago this month on Feb. 3, one of the major events taking place was the opening of Interstate 5 from Seattle to Everett.
Two o’clock ceremonies at the Northeast...
For many people microfilm and microfiche may appear too antiquated to even bother with anymore. Especially, since it may seem as if everything that is important from the past...
A very puzzling roadblock came to light with the 1870 decennial federal census when I was gathering information while writing the book Chirouse, I could find no listing for...
In 1790 the first decennial United States federal census had its beginnings with a simple purpose — to count people. The main objective was to determine the number of...
While attending the very impressive Veterans Day ceremony held by Lynnwood Post 1040, Veterans of Foreign Wars, on Nov. 11, I could not help but remember my father and...
