Bothe i torical Museum News etter

Spring 2012

A Message from the Presldent

I have recently consented to ten one- hour sessions to have my history recorded from childhood to

the present It is very hard to remember dates and the sequence of events but it is easy to remember

mom dad brothers sisters Christmas traditions games we played houses we lived in school

dances boyfriends feelings and emotions I surround myself with photos and antique items to

remind me of my past I even had a red barn built in my back yard to remind me of my home state of

Wisconsin

A recent article in an AASLH magazine titled Do History Museums Still Need Objects made me

realize how important our museum Treasure Boxes are to the community The good news is that

Yes we need objects from our past now more than ever I often see delight and curiosity when

children first look through a stereoscope or try to figure out how a dial telephone works But I have

also visited many senior housing units where the elderly men and women some well into their 90s

some with alzheimers and many not wanting to be there at all I have watched them perk up when

they see old common gadgets appear from the Treasure Box and they know what they are and what

to do with them Eyes brighten minds spark as they start talking about churning butter or weighing

chicken eggs or using a hair crimper And they start talking to each other too one Seattle city

woman to one Kansas country man

It is only one hour of their day but I leave them with a message Instead of thinking about today or

even tomorrow think (and talk about) things you did when you were 9 or 10 years old when you were

innocent and spontaneous Go back there in your mind and enjoy the memories Life was good

then Memories from youth are easier to hang on to - I know because I am doing it

wwwbothellhistoricalmuseumorg

Museum Location

9919 N E 180th Street

Bothell Washington 98011

Phone 425-486-1889

Sue Kienast

emailBothellmueumgmailcom Tbis newsletter is publisbed by the Bothell Historical Museum on an a nnual basis and mailed to

aU members and tbose interested in our community history and heritage To contribute

articles to this newsletter lease contact us at PO Box 313 BothelL W A 98041

Officers

President Sue Kienast (425) 488-8408

Vice President

Mary Anne Gibbons

(425) 485-1290

Secretary

Edith Berg (425) 489-3472

Treasurer

Jeanette Backstrom

(425) 486-0541

Additional Board members

Jennifer Bell Joyce Stewart and

Nancy Sparling

Emeritus

Evelyn Haynes

Thank you

Thank you to a11 of our volunteers

Without yow contributions of time and

energy we couLd not accomplish all of

the tasks of maintaining and operating the

museum even during our time of closure

to the public

We appreciate you

Ifyou would like to receive future

editions ofthis newsletter by

email

please share your email address

WitI lIS by cOlltacting the museum by

phone or email

Items Recently Donated

Wood Comer Shelf - Sue Kienast

Shaving mirror - ue Kienast

Wood Stool - Sue Kienast

Vintage maternity dress (long) - Nortbshore Senior Center

Metal Ashtray Usserys Pharmacy (forerunner to Sidies

Phannacy) - Nancy Paris

In kind donations received from

Camera and office supplies - Pat Pierce

Items re-donated

Notebooks of 1980s Newspaper clippings on Kenmore to

Kenmore Heritage Society

Notebooks of newspaper clippings on Mill Creek to

~ Creek Library

Notebooks of newspaper clippings on Woodinville to

Woodinville Heritage Society

Wilson Kansas High School Yearbook 1921 to

Wilson Heritage Museum Wilson Kansas

Newspaper Aberdeen DaiJy World Historical Edition reprinted

in 1976 to Aberdeen Museum

8uslness Su Yakima Fruit Market

Hillcrest Bakery

Neil McGee DDS

DOF Clover Leaf Rebekah Lodge 54

James Monahan MD retired

Marshall Paris retired

We appreciate the ongoing support othese Bothell Businesses

and businessmen

Newsletter Editor Mary Aline Gibbons 2

Nan Hughes and Sue Kienast have been

working regularly through the year to put our

Research Library and Resource Files in order

It is arduous work but seems to be paying off

People from near and far come looking for

information on relatives (Seaton Rodgers

Gochy) places (Boys Ranch City Hall

Anderson Cougars Den Nike Hill fraternal

organization buildings) or events (Fourth of July

1962 Worlds Fair) Along with Pat Pierce our

photographic expert we will continue into the

spring to have everything in place for research

Speaking of resources our small museum is full

of history books oral tapes and transcriptions

pioneer bibliographies newspapers ledgers

maps census lists tapes and DVDs school

records photographs etc In fact in 2011 we

received a pass-through grant for $350 from the

Washington State Historic Records Archives to

digitize an important item that we possess

Justice Docket-Bothell Precinct King County

dated 1891-1924 Very interesting and

sometimes hair-raising reading

In 2011 we decided to record our volunteer

hours and although not all volunteers

participated we racked up over 1300 hours

This involved office work meetings working on

upgrading the cabin bathroom back porch

clothing school house and kitchen digitizing

photos research and resources work repairs to

doors and WOOdwork Treasure boxes tours

and outreach projects Then we celebrated

September 10th with a Volunteer PizzaSalad

Party for everyone at the Museum

We feel fortunate to have received two 4Culture

Sustaining Grants for 2011-2012 and 201 2shy

2013 in the amount of $4000 each These

grants are so very important and necessary for

us to maintain the interiors of three historic

buildings in the Park at Bothell Landing plus

cover the costs of phone heating

electricity mailings supplies office

equipment and support

And of course our teams of Diane Petrula Terri

Malinowski Margaret Turcott Pat Pierce and

Mary Farley have been working on PastPerfect

with our photographs

OUTREACH Because the Bothell Museum has been closed due to road construction we are not only trying to

accommodate small tours of the schoolhouse and Beckstrom Log Cabin but also getting out into the

community This past year our outreach programs included

-Treasure boxes at home schools Girl Scouts NSWellness Center and Riverside East Retirement

- Stream Keepers Event March Center

-N S School Foundationl Legacy of Education Foundation House May

-Main Street Senior DayHistoric Tours and book sales September

-Bothell Kenmore Woodinville Kirkland Redmond and Duvall Heritage Society group meeting

September

-Bothell and Shoreline Library Oral Histories seminar October

-State Archives Basics of Archives workshop October

-Attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the Sarah Simonds Green Conservatory at the

UWBotheli Campus with Gordon Green Ron Green Jr and Eleanor Green November 3

Facebook Update

As you may know our historical society now

has an online presence on Facebook We

currently have 61 fans or people who have

an interest in following the updates we publish

on our Facebook page The page contains

general information about our organization a

link to our website contact information and

various photographs of the museum and its

surroundings We have the ability to post news

and updates about our group to anyone who

wishes to follow us online We can also add

events to the page and invite those people who

follow us on Facebook to attend There are

three administrators for the page and anyone

who has a F acebook account can become a

fan of or like our page Our Facebook page

can be accessed by going to the following link

wwwfacebookcomBotheIIHistoricaIMuseum

Unwelcome Visitors

In January a varmint problem was discovered at

the museum Traps were set and 2 mice were

caught Three items were damaged Museum

member Carol Allison did a wonderful job

repairing a teddy bear (See photos below)

Research is still on-going for repairing the other 2

items a cape and a horsehair chair seat

A Glimpse of Life In Early Bothell excerpts from an oral history of Carl Beckstrom II

recorded in July 1992

Carl II was born in 1908 in Bothell WA in a house built by his Grandfather on Cedar St and 103rd His

family (including 4 sisters) later moved to a house built by his father

Carl II was the grandson of Andrew and Augusta Beckstrom who journeyed to Bothell in a rowboat in

1883 along with two of their children Anna two years old and Carll two weeks old Their first child

died Andrew was a paper hanger and painter and Augusta with her family medical book in hand

became the areas nurse and doctor Andrew built a cabin in 1884 where the family lived unti l he could

build a house They eventually had thirteen more children

Andrews son Carll married Nellie Oates and they had five children Carl II and his four sisters

Carl went to Hillcrest school and in winter they would slide down the school hill Also the cars would

pull the children along on sleds He remembers the big snowstorm of 1916 His dad shoveled the

snow off the rooffor fear it might collapse In summer they would swim in the Slough fish and play in

the woods On Sunday afternoons everyone would go to the train depot to watch the train come in

Carls chores were to bring in the wood and light the stove and fireplace Like many people of that

era they bathed every Saturday night in a washtub With no refrigerator or icebox they buried a big

crock in the ground and covered it with wet sacks This kept the contents cool (continued on page 5) 4

New Members May 2011 - December 2011

Diane Petrula Bothell

Paul Siebenrock Bothell

Recent Passings Our condolences to thefamilies of

Littian Rehbock 104 May 2011

Glennis Beckstrom Donelson 85 July 2011

Gordon Charles Green 89 in Texas Nov 2011

(brother to longtime Board member Ron)

Jane Cease 90 July 2011 (She donated a

lovely vintage wedding dress to Bothell

Museum)

Memorials Received May 2011 - December 2011

In memory of

Alan Backstrom Boots Heebink

Annie Cofer Peter Kienast

Robert DeVito Pat Kelley

Glennis Beckstrom Donelson

Royal Donelson Ed and Helen Petatz

Betsey Hughes (parents of Joyce Sl wart)

Harry Shannon

Alison Starling Alex Sidie

Fay Garner Homer Weiner

1962 Worlds Fair Anniversary

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1962

Seattle Worlds Fair the Century 21 Exposition

Watch for special events throughout the year

A commemorative book

The Future Remembered The 1962

Seattle Worlds Fair Its Legacy has been

published and is available at the Space Needl

gift shop on-line and at local bookstores bull

For more information go to thenextfifty org

itA Glimpse of Early Bothell continued

Carls grandfather on his mothers side had a farm anc

the Beckstrom clan would gather there for holidays

birthdays and reunions to celebrate creating many

good memories Carl graduated from high school in

1927 and worked with his father on a milk route He

met his future wife Alice at Charles Walters store and

they were married in 1931 Later on they were able

to buy a cabin on Pine Lake where they spent many

pleasant summers with their young son Doug

Some of their favorite places were Vancouver Island

and the Oregon Coast

In August Edith Berg and Jeanette Backstrom visited

Roberta Carlyon at a Seattle Retirement Home Roberta 85

is a long-time volunteer and supporter of the museum The

BotheU Museum was the William Hannans home Robertas

grandparents and childhood home of her mother Gladys

Worley It was a fun visit to recaU memories of past years

Thank you for the visit Roberta

Roberta and Jeanette 5

Officers

President Sue Kienast (425) 488-8408

Vice President

Mary Anne Gibbons

(425) 485-1290

Secretary

Edith Berg (425) 489-3472

Treasurer

Jeanette Backstrom

(425) 486-0541

Additional Board members

Jennifer Bell Joyce Stewart and

Nancy Sparling

Emeritus

Evelyn Haynes

Thank you

Thank you to a11 of our volunteers

Without yow contributions of time and

energy we couLd not accomplish all of

the tasks of maintaining and operating the

museum even during our time of closure

to the public

We appreciate you

Ifyou would like to receive future

editions ofthis newsletter by

email

please share your email address

WitI lIS by cOlltacting the museum by

phone or email

Items Recently Donated

Wood Comer Shelf - Sue Kienast

Shaving mirror - ue Kienast

Wood Stool - Sue Kienast

Vintage maternity dress (long) - Nortbshore Senior Center

Metal Ashtray Usserys Pharmacy (forerunner to Sidies

Phannacy) - Nancy Paris

In kind donations received from

Camera and office supplies - Pat Pierce

Items re-donated

Notebooks of 1980s Newspaper clippings on Kenmore to

Kenmore Heritage Society

Notebooks of newspaper clippings on Mill Creek to

~ Creek Library

Notebooks of newspaper clippings on Woodinville to

Woodinville Heritage Society

Wilson Kansas High School Yearbook 1921 to

Wilson Heritage Museum Wilson Kansas

Newspaper Aberdeen DaiJy World Historical Edition reprinted

in 1976 to Aberdeen Museum

8uslness Su Yakima Fruit Market

Hillcrest Bakery

Neil McGee DDS

DOF Clover Leaf Rebekah Lodge 54

James Monahan MD retired

Marshall Paris retired

We appreciate the ongoing support othese Bothell Businesses

and businessmen

Newsletter Editor Mary Aline Gibbons 2

Nan Hughes and Sue Kienast have been

working regularly through the year to put our

Research Library and Resource Files in order

It is arduous work but seems to be paying off

People from near and far come looking for

information on relatives (Seaton Rodgers

Gochy) places (Boys Ranch City Hall

Anderson Cougars Den Nike Hill fraternal

organization buildings) or events (Fourth of July

1962 Worlds Fair) Along with Pat Pierce our

photographic expert we will continue into the

spring to have everything in place for research

Speaking of resources our small museum is full

of history books oral tapes and transcriptions

pioneer bibliographies newspapers ledgers

maps census lists tapes and DVDs school

records photographs etc In fact in 2011 we

received a pass-through grant for $350 from the

Washington State Historic Records Archives to

digitize an important item that we possess

Justice Docket-Bothell Precinct King County

dated 1891-1924 Very interesting and

sometimes hair-raising reading

In 2011 we decided to record our volunteer

hours and although not all volunteers

participated we racked up over 1300 hours

This involved office work meetings working on

upgrading the cabin bathroom back porch

clothing school house and kitchen digitizing

photos research and resources work repairs to

doors and WOOdwork Treasure boxes tours

and outreach projects Then we celebrated

September 10th with a Volunteer PizzaSalad

Party for everyone at the Museum

We feel fortunate to have received two 4Culture

Sustaining Grants for 2011-2012 and 201 2shy

2013 in the amount of $4000 each These

grants are so very important and necessary for

us to maintain the interiors of three historic

buildings in the Park at Bothell Landing plus

cover the costs of phone heating

electricity mailings supplies office

equipment and support

And of course our teams of Diane Petrula Terri

Malinowski Margaret Turcott Pat Pierce and

Mary Farley have been working on PastPerfect

with our photographs

OUTREACH Because the Bothell Museum has been closed due to road construction we are not only trying to

accommodate small tours of the schoolhouse and Beckstrom Log Cabin but also getting out into the

community This past year our outreach programs included

-Treasure boxes at home schools Girl Scouts NSWellness Center and Riverside East Retirement

- Stream Keepers Event March Center

-N S School Foundationl Legacy of Education Foundation House May

-Main Street Senior DayHistoric Tours and book sales September

-Bothell Kenmore Woodinville Kirkland Redmond and Duvall Heritage Society group meeting

September

-Bothell and Shoreline Library Oral Histories seminar October

-State Archives Basics of Archives workshop October

-Attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the Sarah Simonds Green Conservatory at the

UWBotheli Campus with Gordon Green Ron Green Jr and Eleanor Green November 3

Facebook Update

As you may know our historical society now

has an online presence on Facebook We

currently have 61 fans or people who have

an interest in following the updates we publish

on our Facebook page The page contains

general information about our organization a

link to our website contact information and

various photographs of the museum and its

surroundings We have the ability to post news

and updates about our group to anyone who

wishes to follow us online We can also add

events to the page and invite those people who

follow us on Facebook to attend There are

three administrators for the page and anyone

who has a F acebook account can become a

fan of or like our page Our Facebook page

can be accessed by going to the following link

wwwfacebookcomBotheIIHistoricaIMuseum

Unwelcome Visitors

In January a varmint problem was discovered at

the museum Traps were set and 2 mice were

caught Three items were damaged Museum

member Carol Allison did a wonderful job

repairing a teddy bear (See photos below)

Research is still on-going for repairing the other 2

items a cape and a horsehair chair seat

A Glimpse of Life In Early Bothell excerpts from an oral history of Carl Beckstrom II

recorded in July 1992

Carl II was born in 1908 in Bothell WA in a house built by his Grandfather on Cedar St and 103rd His

family (including 4 sisters) later moved to a house built by his father

Carl II was the grandson of Andrew and Augusta Beckstrom who journeyed to Bothell in a rowboat in

1883 along with two of their children Anna two years old and Carll two weeks old Their first child

died Andrew was a paper hanger and painter and Augusta with her family medical book in hand

became the areas nurse and doctor Andrew built a cabin in 1884 where the family lived unti l he could

build a house They eventually had thirteen more children

Andrews son Carll married Nellie Oates and they had five children Carl II and his four sisters

Carl went to Hillcrest school and in winter they would slide down the school hill Also the cars would

pull the children along on sleds He remembers the big snowstorm of 1916 His dad shoveled the

snow off the rooffor fear it might collapse In summer they would swim in the Slough fish and play in

the woods On Sunday afternoons everyone would go to the train depot to watch the train come in

Carls chores were to bring in the wood and light the stove and fireplace Like many people of that

era they bathed every Saturday night in a washtub With no refrigerator or icebox they buried a big

crock in the ground and covered it with wet sacks This kept the contents cool (continued on page 5) 4

New Members May 2011 - December 2011

Diane Petrula Bothell

Paul Siebenrock Bothell

Recent Passings Our condolences to thefamilies of

Littian Rehbock 104 May 2011

Glennis Beckstrom Donelson 85 July 2011

Gordon Charles Green 89 in Texas Nov 2011

(brother to longtime Board member Ron)

Jane Cease 90 July 2011 (She donated a

lovely vintage wedding dress to Bothell

Museum)

Memorials Received May 2011 - December 2011

In memory of

Alan Backstrom Boots Heebink

Annie Cofer Peter Kienast

Robert DeVito Pat Kelley

Glennis Beckstrom Donelson

Royal Donelson Ed and Helen Petatz

Betsey Hughes (parents of Joyce Sl wart)

Harry Shannon

Alison Starling Alex Sidie

Fay Garner Homer Weiner

1962 Worlds Fair Anniversary

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1962

Seattle Worlds Fair the Century 21 Exposition

Watch for special events throughout the year

A commemorative book

The Future Remembered The 1962

Seattle Worlds Fair Its Legacy has been

published and is available at the Space Needl

gift shop on-line and at local bookstores bull

For more information go to thenextfifty org

itA Glimpse of Early Bothell continued

Carls grandfather on his mothers side had a farm anc

the Beckstrom clan would gather there for holidays

birthdays and reunions to celebrate creating many

good memories Carl graduated from high school in

1927 and worked with his father on a milk route He

met his future wife Alice at Charles Walters store and

they were married in 1931 Later on they were able

to buy a cabin on Pine Lake where they spent many

pleasant summers with their young son Doug

Some of their favorite places were Vancouver Island

and the Oregon Coast

In August Edith Berg and Jeanette Backstrom visited

Roberta Carlyon at a Seattle Retirement Home Roberta 85

is a long-time volunteer and supporter of the museum The

BotheU Museum was the William Hannans home Robertas

grandparents and childhood home of her mother Gladys

Worley It was a fun visit to recaU memories of past years

Thank you for the visit Roberta

Roberta and Jeanette 5

Nan Hughes and Sue Kienast have been

working regularly through the year to put our

Research Library and Resource Files in order

It is arduous work but seems to be paying off

People from near and far come looking for

information on relatives (Seaton Rodgers

Gochy) places (Boys Ranch City Hall

Anderson Cougars Den Nike Hill fraternal

organization buildings) or events (Fourth of July

1962 Worlds Fair) Along with Pat Pierce our

photographic expert we will continue into the

spring to have everything in place for research

Speaking of resources our small museum is full

of history books oral tapes and transcriptions

pioneer bibliographies newspapers ledgers

maps census lists tapes and DVDs school

records photographs etc In fact in 2011 we

received a pass-through grant for $350 from the

Washington State Historic Records Archives to

digitize an important item that we possess

Justice Docket-Bothell Precinct King County

dated 1891-1924 Very interesting and

sometimes hair-raising reading

In 2011 we decided to record our volunteer

hours and although not all volunteers

participated we racked up over 1300 hours

This involved office work meetings working on

upgrading the cabin bathroom back porch

clothing school house and kitchen digitizing

photos research and resources work repairs to

doors and WOOdwork Treasure boxes tours

and outreach projects Then we celebrated

September 10th with a Volunteer PizzaSalad

Party for everyone at the Museum

We feel fortunate to have received two 4Culture

Sustaining Grants for 2011-2012 and 201 2shy

2013 in the amount of $4000 each These

grants are so very important and necessary for

us to maintain the interiors of three historic

buildings in the Park at Bothell Landing plus

cover the costs of phone heating

electricity mailings supplies office

equipment and support

And of course our teams of Diane Petrula Terri

Malinowski Margaret Turcott Pat Pierce and

Mary Farley have been working on PastPerfect

with our photographs

OUTREACH Because the Bothell Museum has been closed due to road construction we are not only trying to

accommodate small tours of the schoolhouse and Beckstrom Log Cabin but also getting out into the

community This past year our outreach programs included

-Treasure boxes at home schools Girl Scouts NSWellness Center and Riverside East Retirement

- Stream Keepers Event March Center

-N S School Foundationl Legacy of Education Foundation House May

-Main Street Senior DayHistoric Tours and book sales September

-Bothell Kenmore Woodinville Kirkland Redmond and Duvall Heritage Society group meeting

September

-Bothell and Shoreline Library Oral Histories seminar October

-State Archives Basics of Archives workshop October

-Attended the ground-breaking ceremony of the Sarah Simonds Green Conservatory at the

UWBotheli Campus with Gordon Green Ron Green Jr and Eleanor Green November 3

Facebook Update

As you may know our historical society now

has an online presence on Facebook We

currently have 61 fans or people who have

an interest in following the updates we publish

on our Facebook page The page contains

general information about our organization a

link to our website contact information and

various photographs of the museum and its

surroundings We have the ability to post news

and updates about our group to anyone who

wishes to follow us online We can also add

events to the page and invite those people who

follow us on Facebook to attend There are

three administrators for the page and anyone

who has a F acebook account can become a

fan of or like our page Our Facebook page

can be accessed by going to the following link

wwwfacebookcomBotheIIHistoricaIMuseum

Unwelcome Visitors

In January a varmint problem was discovered at

the museum Traps were set and 2 mice were

caught Three items were damaged Museum

member Carol Allison did a wonderful job

repairing a teddy bear (See photos below)

Research is still on-going for repairing the other 2

items a cape and a horsehair chair seat

A Glimpse of Life In Early Bothell excerpts from an oral history of Carl Beckstrom II

recorded in July 1992

Carl II was born in 1908 in Bothell WA in a house built by his Grandfather on Cedar St and 103rd His

family (including 4 sisters) later moved to a house built by his father

Carl II was the grandson of Andrew and Augusta Beckstrom who journeyed to Bothell in a rowboat in

1883 along with two of their children Anna two years old and Carll two weeks old Their first child

died Andrew was a paper hanger and painter and Augusta with her family medical book in hand

became the areas nurse and doctor Andrew built a cabin in 1884 where the family lived unti l he could

build a house They eventually had thirteen more children

Andrews son Carll married Nellie Oates and they had five children Carl II and his four sisters

Carl went to Hillcrest school and in winter they would slide down the school hill Also the cars would

pull the children along on sleds He remembers the big snowstorm of 1916 His dad shoveled the

snow off the rooffor fear it might collapse In summer they would swim in the Slough fish and play in

the woods On Sunday afternoons everyone would go to the train depot to watch the train come in

Carls chores were to bring in the wood and light the stove and fireplace Like many people of that

era they bathed every Saturday night in a washtub With no refrigerator or icebox they buried a big

crock in the ground and covered it with wet sacks This kept the contents cool (continued on page 5) 4

New Members May 2011 - December 2011

Diane Petrula Bothell

Paul Siebenrock Bothell

Recent Passings Our condolences to thefamilies of

Littian Rehbock 104 May 2011

Glennis Beckstrom Donelson 85 July 2011

Gordon Charles Green 89 in Texas Nov 2011

(brother to longtime Board member Ron)

Jane Cease 90 July 2011 (She donated a

lovely vintage wedding dress to Bothell

Museum)

Memorials Received May 2011 - December 2011

In memory of

Alan Backstrom Boots Heebink

Annie Cofer Peter Kienast

Robert DeVito Pat Kelley

Glennis Beckstrom Donelson

Royal Donelson Ed and Helen Petatz

Betsey Hughes (parents of Joyce Sl wart)

Harry Shannon

Alison Starling Alex Sidie

Fay Garner Homer Weiner

1962 Worlds Fair Anniversary

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1962

Seattle Worlds Fair the Century 21 Exposition

Watch for special events throughout the year

A commemorative book

The Future Remembered The 1962

Seattle Worlds Fair Its Legacy has been

published and is available at the Space Needl

gift shop on-line and at local bookstores bull

For more information go to thenextfifty org

itA Glimpse of Early Bothell continued

Carls grandfather on his mothers side had a farm anc

the Beckstrom clan would gather there for holidays

birthdays and reunions to celebrate creating many

good memories Carl graduated from high school in

1927 and worked with his father on a milk route He

met his future wife Alice at Charles Walters store and

they were married in 1931 Later on they were able

to buy a cabin on Pine Lake where they spent many

pleasant summers with their young son Doug

Some of their favorite places were Vancouver Island

and the Oregon Coast

In August Edith Berg and Jeanette Backstrom visited

Roberta Carlyon at a Seattle Retirement Home Roberta 85

is a long-time volunteer and supporter of the museum The

BotheU Museum was the William Hannans home Robertas

grandparents and childhood home of her mother Gladys

Worley It was a fun visit to recaU memories of past years

Thank you for the visit Roberta

Roberta and Jeanette 5

Facebook Update

As you may know our historical society now

has an online presence on Facebook We

currently have 61 fans or people who have

an interest in following the updates we publish

on our Facebook page The page contains

general information about our organization a

link to our website contact information and

various photographs of the museum and its

surroundings We have the ability to post news

and updates about our group to anyone who

wishes to follow us online We can also add

events to the page and invite those people who

follow us on Facebook to attend There are

three administrators for the page and anyone

who has a F acebook account can become a

fan of or like our page Our Facebook page

can be accessed by going to the following link

wwwfacebookcomBotheIIHistoricaIMuseum

Unwelcome Visitors

In January a varmint problem was discovered at

the museum Traps were set and 2 mice were

caught Three items were damaged Museum

member Carol Allison did a wonderful job

repairing a teddy bear (See photos below)

Research is still on-going for repairing the other 2

items a cape and a horsehair chair seat

A Glimpse of Life In Early Bothell excerpts from an oral history of Carl Beckstrom II

recorded in July 1992

Carl II was born in 1908 in Bothell WA in a house built by his Grandfather on Cedar St and 103rd His

family (including 4 sisters) later moved to a house built by his father

Carl II was the grandson of Andrew and Augusta Beckstrom who journeyed to Bothell in a rowboat in

1883 along with two of their children Anna two years old and Carll two weeks old Their first child

died Andrew was a paper hanger and painter and Augusta with her family medical book in hand

became the areas nurse and doctor Andrew built a cabin in 1884 where the family lived unti l he could

build a house They eventually had thirteen more children

Andrews son Carll married Nellie Oates and they had five children Carl II and his four sisters

Carl went to Hillcrest school and in winter they would slide down the school hill Also the cars would

pull the children along on sleds He remembers the big snowstorm of 1916 His dad shoveled the

snow off the rooffor fear it might collapse In summer they would swim in the Slough fish and play in

the woods On Sunday afternoons everyone would go to the train depot to watch the train come in

Carls chores were to bring in the wood and light the stove and fireplace Like many people of that

era they bathed every Saturday night in a washtub With no refrigerator or icebox they buried a big

crock in the ground and covered it with wet sacks This kept the contents cool (continued on page 5) 4

New Members May 2011 - December 2011

Diane Petrula Bothell

Paul Siebenrock Bothell

Recent Passings Our condolences to thefamilies of

Littian Rehbock 104 May 2011

Glennis Beckstrom Donelson 85 July 2011

Gordon Charles Green 89 in Texas Nov 2011

(brother to longtime Board member Ron)

Jane Cease 90 July 2011 (She donated a

lovely vintage wedding dress to Bothell

Museum)

Memorials Received May 2011 - December 2011

In memory of

Alan Backstrom Boots Heebink

Annie Cofer Peter Kienast

Robert DeVito Pat Kelley

Glennis Beckstrom Donelson

Royal Donelson Ed and Helen Petatz

Betsey Hughes (parents of Joyce Sl wart)

Harry Shannon

Alison Starling Alex Sidie

Fay Garner Homer Weiner

1962 Worlds Fair Anniversary

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1962

Seattle Worlds Fair the Century 21 Exposition

Watch for special events throughout the year

A commemorative book

The Future Remembered The 1962

Seattle Worlds Fair Its Legacy has been

published and is available at the Space Needl

gift shop on-line and at local bookstores bull

For more information go to thenextfifty org

itA Glimpse of Early Bothell continued

Carls grandfather on his mothers side had a farm anc

the Beckstrom clan would gather there for holidays

birthdays and reunions to celebrate creating many

good memories Carl graduated from high school in

1927 and worked with his father on a milk route He

met his future wife Alice at Charles Walters store and

they were married in 1931 Later on they were able

to buy a cabin on Pine Lake where they spent many

pleasant summers with their young son Doug

Some of their favorite places were Vancouver Island

and the Oregon Coast

In August Edith Berg and Jeanette Backstrom visited

Roberta Carlyon at a Seattle Retirement Home Roberta 85

is a long-time volunteer and supporter of the museum The

BotheU Museum was the William Hannans home Robertas

grandparents and childhood home of her mother Gladys

Worley It was a fun visit to recaU memories of past years

Thank you for the visit Roberta

Roberta and Jeanette 5

New Members May 2011 - December 2011

Diane Petrula Bothell

Paul Siebenrock Bothell

Recent Passings Our condolences to thefamilies of

Littian Rehbock 104 May 2011

Glennis Beckstrom Donelson 85 July 2011

Gordon Charles Green 89 in Texas Nov 2011

(brother to longtime Board member Ron)

Jane Cease 90 July 2011 (She donated a

lovely vintage wedding dress to Bothell

Museum)

Memorials Received May 2011 - December 2011

In memory of

Alan Backstrom Boots Heebink

Annie Cofer Peter Kienast

Robert DeVito Pat Kelley

Glennis Beckstrom Donelson

Royal Donelson Ed and Helen Petatz

Betsey Hughes (parents of Joyce Sl wart)

Harry Shannon

Alison Starling Alex Sidie

Fay Garner Homer Weiner

1962 Worlds Fair Anniversary

This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the 1962

Seattle Worlds Fair the Century 21 Exposition

Watch for special events throughout the year

A commemorative book

The Future Remembered The 1962

Seattle Worlds Fair Its Legacy has been

published and is available at the Space Needl

gift shop on-line and at local bookstores bull

For more information go to thenextfifty org

itA Glimpse of Early Bothell continued

Carls grandfather on his mothers side had a farm anc

the Beckstrom clan would gather there for holidays

birthdays and reunions to celebrate creating many

good memories Carl graduated from high school in

1927 and worked with his father on a milk route He

met his future wife Alice at Charles Walters store and

they were married in 1931 Later on they were able

to buy a cabin on Pine Lake where they spent many

pleasant summers with their young son Doug

Some of their favorite places were Vancouver Island

and the Oregon Coast

In August Edith Berg and Jeanette Backstrom visited

Roberta Carlyon at a Seattle Retirement Home Roberta 85

is a long-time volunteer and supporter of the museum The

BotheU Museum was the William Hannans home Robertas

grandparents and childhood home of her mother Gladys

Worley It was a fun visit to recaU memories of past years

Thank you for the visit Roberta

Roberta and Jeanette 5

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In the past year we had a chance to try out our

interactive hands-on display in the schoolhouse

with much success Kids were fascinated with a

dial telephone (as were some of the adults) an

old typewriter penny mechanical banks a

pencil sharpener cursive writing lesson slates

and old fashioned toys and puzzles

Plans are uncertain for a new re-opening in

2012 but it will come In the spring we will

conduct tours of the schoolhouse and cabin

And in the Hannan house we will paint walls

woodwork and windows ceilings will be

repaired wood floors refinished wallpaper

refurbished rugs rolled up and sent out for

cleaning and repair kitchen redone with

another hands-on display of kitchen gadgets

rotating displays and even a new flat screen

television to show historic Bothell DVDs When

we see you again we will be clean and

refreshed

Congratulations Woodinville On July 16 2011 the Woodinville Heritage

Society opened the DeYoung Museum Through

the dreams and plans of 36 years of preparation

collecting of artifacts locating historic sites and

interviewing Woodinville pioneers they now

have the ability to let the community learn of its

rich history The Dutch Colonial house built in

1931 during the depression is little changed

today Originally located where Chase bank is

now it was moved to its present location in

1973

The festivities began with ribbon cutting by the

societys President Lucy De Young

granddaughter of John De Young a local

business man Rooms are decorated with

various displays miscellaneous items of Elmer

Carlbergs DeYoung family history a young girls

room and wash day tools Quilts are also

displayed a historical quilt of the town made in

the 1980s and a 117 year old quilt done by

Susan Woodin

Our Schedule for 2012 (locations to be determined

APRIL 23 Monday 1000 am

Board of Directors Meeting

MA Y 6 Sunday 1- 400 pm

Spring Tea

MAY 27 Sunday 100 pmbull

Memorial Petals in the River (on the bridge in the Park)

JULY 4 Wednesday

Fourth of July Flag Display

OCTOBER 29 Monday 1000 am

Annual MeetingElection of Officers 6