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2011 Snohomish Parlour Tour

The annual Snohomish Historical Society Parlour Tour will be held Sunday, December 11th from noon to 4pm

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Walter P. Bell, (1856-1934)

ED ANDERSON, GREAT GRANDSON OF WALTER P. BELL — SNOHOMISH CITY’S FIRST ATTORNEY — DONATES PAPERS AND PHOTOGRAPHS TO THE SNOHOMISH HISTORICAL SOCIETY.

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General Membership Meeting

Wednesday, March 16th | 7p  | Waltz Building This meeting is for You!  Please join fellow Snohomish Historical Society members for a presentation on the historic Carnegie Library project.  Come hear about the current plans and future use of Snohomish’s own gem presented by Melody Clemons, president of the Snohomish Carnegie Education Center.  You won’t want to [...]

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The Gift of Edith Blackman’s Album

I couldn’t help wonder while turning the thick pages of the recently acquired Edith Blackman Album — what would have happened to this priceless treasure of local history if our Society and its archives did not exist?

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Steilacoom Historian Visits Snohomish

Joan Curtis, historian and author of “Town on the Sound” the history of Steilacoom, traveled to Snohomish on Sunday to participate in the discussion and exhibition titled, “E. C. Ferguson in Steilacoom, 1858-59.”

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Remembering Bill Blake

Our dear friend, and Life Member, Bill Blake was sent off in proper style on his new adventure with a packed memorial service on Thursday, July 16, 2009, at Snohomish’s Presbyterian Church. Bill was born in the family home on Avenue H in 1921, and where he was living with his daughter Bonnie when he [...]

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"LetterHome"

CLICK ON THE ARROW to begin a 11 minute documentary about the letter Snohomish resident, Jeff Starr, left behind on his computer, which was intended for his girl friend if he should not return from his third deployment to Iraq. “LetterHome” is the title Jeff used for the message found on his laptop computer several [...]

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