January 2013 - Bainbridge Island Historical Museum

BIHM Museum News
Dedicated to Preserving the Colorful History of Bainbridge Island
January 2013
 1948 WA State Basketball Champions
1st Row: Sigle, Bob; Buchanan, Bob; Wallace, Dale; Nadeau, Don; Nadeau, Jim; Barnes, Don; Clarke, Sam 2nd Row: Dixon, Bob; Uglesich, Pete; Woodman, Bob; Start, Jack; Olsen, Bob; Lowrie, Ray; Coach Paski BIHM Photo #2005.12.10
Bainbridge High School has won a number of state
championships in several sports. It is notable, however,
that Bainbridge has collected only one state basketball
championship. The story of the 1948 championship is
significant by itself, but there were other events that
occurred at the same time that are part of the story and this
changing time in the Island’s history.
Bainbridge Island went to the class B basketball
tournament in 1947 and took eighth place. The team
starters that year were Bob Sigle, Tom Woodman, Bob
Olsen, Pete Uglesich, and Bud Lundgren. The head coach
was Fritz Knoell. Dick Shryock, Wynn Kampe and Reid
Hansen were team managers. Their only losses for the year
were to Lakeside in the district tournament (held in Port
Townsend), and to LaConner and Valley at the state
tournament held in the Hec Edmonson Arena at the
University of Washington. The team members stayed at
Chevy Chase Inn near Port Townsend for the district
tournament and were allowed to play a little golf during
the day. Players were limited to two holes, but the
managers could play three. Dick Shryock reports that
there was a billy goat who hung out on one of the holes
and butted members of the team who encroached on its
territory.
Returning most of the starters and scorers from the
previous year, the 1948 team took second place in the
tough Olympic league which included Port Angeles,
Sequim, Port Townsend, North Kitsap, Central Kitsap, and
South Kitsap. Bainbridge’s regular season record was a
fairly successful 8-4 and their second-place league finish
qualified them for the district tournament.
The team went on to win the West Central District title,
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Message From The President
Dan Fowler
2012 was an outstanding year for the museum. We ended the year in the black, thanks to your generosity and support of our
programs, events and fundraising activities. We will continue staying open daily in order to be conveniently accessible to island residents, schools and tourists. We again had over 10,000 visitors to the museum last year which is not only good for the
museum but especially good for Winslow businesses.
If you are a business owner on the island, we are launching a new BUSINESS SPONSOR category with membership benefits
including:
• Your business logo displayed in our lobby
• Your logo in each BIHM newsletter
• Free museum visits for you and your client guests
• A mounted historic photo of your choice from our collection
• Use of our facilities for small group gatherings
• A gift of BIHM publications:
- Coffee table book Picture Bainbridge
- Let It Go, Louie: Croatian Immigrants on Puget Sound
Please contact the museum about this great opportunity to partner with us to help keep history alive
on the island.
My term as Board President will end in February and I want to thank the community for all the support given to me these past two years. I would especially like to acknowledge Hank Helm, executive director, Katy Curtis, outreach coordinator, Rick Chandler, curator, Dan Groff, administrator,
and the Board of Directors, for their dedication to making the Bainbridge Island Historical Museum
one of the best small museums in the country.
Upcoming BIHM Events—January to May
BIHM Annual Meeting & Potluck Luncheon
Winslow Tree Walk
Sunday, February 10 from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m.
at Bainbridge American Legion Hall
The highlights of this event are:
• Always Fabulous Potluck Lunch—Food Assignments:
A-G Salad H-O Dessert P-Z Main Dish
• Business meeting & election of directors
• Program: High School Inferno—slideshow and
fascinating discussion with school teachers,
administrators, island firefighters about their first-hand
experience of the night the school burned.
Friday April 26
Reservations Required - Call the Museum for times
Plant pathologist Dr. Olaf Ribeiro will lead tours of the
historic and championship trees of downtown Winslow. This
event is always “sold-out” so call early to reserve a time. Free
to members.
Winslow Walking Tour
Sunday, March 17 at 1:30 p.m.
Bob Woodman and Dick Berg are the guides for a tour of
historic downtown Winslow. Historic photos showing how
Winslow’s downtown buildings and businesses looked in
the past. Meet at the Museum. Space is limited and
reservations are required. Free to members.
Volunteers Wanted
We have a tremendous group of volunteers—see
page 10—but there’s always more to do as the
Museum grows and expands. Call us if you are
interested in helping preserve and communicate
Bainbridge history to our island community, to our
visitors from around the world, and via the internet.
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From the Executive Director
Hank Helm
Bainbridge Island
Historical Museum
Your museum has finished another great year! Thanks to all of
you!
215 Ericksen Avenue NE
Bainbridge Island, WA 98110
We ended with a small surplus in the budget which is always
great news. Thanks to the efforts of the Board and volunteers,
our fundraising throughout the year was very successful.
Contact Information
Phone: 206-842-2773
Email: info@bainbridgehistory.org
Website: www.bainbridgehistory.org
A new fundraising event was held this year. It was the Sock
Hop and not only did it raise money, but was a lot of fun for all.
The visit by Elvis was unexpected but created a lot of
excitement. The paddle call generated good income and with
eighty-five attending, we filled the parish hall at St. Barnabas.
Membership has increased at a modest pace and we are embarking on a business
membership drive. Donations exceeded our expectations. One Call For All brought
more money to the museum than ever. Of course, the wonderful gift from Rodney
Waldron was very generous and unexpected. The Annual Appeal returns were
terrific with over $20,000 donated.
The raffle was a rousing success again this year. Total sales were $23,323. The first
place prize was won by Dave Ullin. The hall tree was won by Kevin Broderick.
Julian Prosser won the iPad.
I was concerned that we might not be able to maintain the visitor counts we had in
2011 when the Ansel Adams exhibit was brand new and received such wonderful
press. I just could not see how we could meet or exceed those numbers. However, I
am pleased to report we finished the year with a total visitor count of 10,522; an
increase of 4.8%.
Curator Rick Chandler was able to do a considerable amount of archaeological work
at Yama. He developed our new exhibit “The Overland Westerners” which is a
snapshot of a unique and surprising bit of Island history. As part of the exhibit, we
were able to incorporate a horse sculpture thanks to a generous donation from Herb
Hethcote.
Thanks to prodding by Ron McCarthy, the hedge on the south side of the building
has been trimmed. This takes care of the immediate problem of encroachment over
the walkway, but further action will be required. The hedge now reaches to the top
of the eave on the roof.
Gary Sakuma has joined our board of directors. Gary brings much experience and
enthusiasm to the board. There will be four openings on the board after February
10. If any members are anxious to serve on the board, or know someone willing and
interested, please pass the word to Karen Wilson for consideration.
A committee is working on revising the Bainbridge Walking Tour and the
Bainbridge Driving Tour brochures. We have a small grant to help with printing
costs and hope to have new brochures by mid-year. The driving tour is being split
into four smaller tours and the walking tour is being updated to delete buildings torn
down and to incorporate changes that have taken place along the route.
The annual meeting this year will be on February 10 at the American Legion Hall. I
hope many of you will be able to attend. There will be a very interesting program
about the fire which destroyed the high school
The mission of the Bainbridge Island
Historical Museum is to collect, preserve,
and foster knowledge of Bainbridge
Island History.
BIHM is a non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation.
Donations to the Museum are tax deductible.
President
Dan Fowler
Vice-President
Karen Wilson
Secretary
David Thorne
Treasurer
Barbara Anderson
Directors:
Bernie Baker
Karen Beierle
Bill Covert
Kathy Daugherty
David de la Vergne
Eric Engelbrecht
Becky Mitchell
Ellie Montaperto
Bill Nelson
Joan Piper
Deena Poole
Gary Sakuma
Tom Thatcher
Executive
Director
Hank Helm
Curator
Rick Chandler
Education and
Outreach
Coordinator
Katy Curtis
Facilities
Coordinator
Rick Chandler
Administrative
Coordinator
Dan Groff
Membership
Coordinator
Arlene Donahue
Newsletter Editor
Dan Groff
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Cover Story
1,6-7
President’s Message
2
Upcoming BIHM Events
2
Executive Director’s News
3
Curator’s News
4-5
Museum Events, Programs & Tours 8-9
Donations & Volunteers
10
Education & Outreach
11
Hope to see you at the museum soon.
BIHM Museum News © 2013
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Message from the Curator
By Rick Chandler
Highlights from the 2012 Collection
It was a record-setting busy year for the Museum’s
collections department. The average number of new
accessions for the previous 6 years is 45-46 per year. The
2012 total of 80 accessions represents over 600 new
objects entering the database. One of the largest
categories of new materials taken in was photo-imagery,
comprising 31 accessions and over 200 pieces. Not
included in this tally is a very large (2000+) set of 3”x5”
black and white negatives from the Bill Weld collection,
which is pending further review.
Among the new photographs, from an anonymous source,
is a black and white portrait by renowned photographer
Edward S. Curtis. A note on the back attests that the
signature on the photograph is by “Mister Curtis himself”
on “March 2, 1903.” The subject is thought to be of one
of the Bainbridge Island Syverson sisters.
A more recent donated photo captures a dramatic and rare
image of the old strawberry cannery building fully
engulfed in flame on January 9, 1997.
Finally, to round out this summary of diverse
acquisitions, Tom Thatcher has donated a whale rib
which will be featured prominently in an encore
mounting of our award-winning whale exhibit coming
back to our museum this spring.
BIHM Photo #2012.1.1 The largest single
accession was
collected from the
Yama village site
during summer
field visits by
museum staff and
interns.
Over 200 archaeological remnants were mapped, removed,
catalogued and photographed. Most of the fragmentary objects were
from what appears to be a surface dump site. Glass and pottery
shards are typical artifacts remaining in Yama. Shoe leather and
butchered bones are also present.
Archaeologically, it is pretty exciting to find evidence of human
hands creating objects out of raw materials.
This appears to be the case for our object #2012.41.205 (see photo
next page) found on the ground near the Washington Hotel site in
Yama. The small, flat, circular stone shows obvious signs of having
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been “worked.” It was probably used as a game piece. Larger Yama artifacts, such as
stove and mechanical parts have been located with GPS coordinates, photographed,
and left where found.
A Newhaven “Regulator” clock was
cleaned, refurbished and donated to
the Museum by Peter Seed. It keeps
accurate time with a weekly winding,
and adds a steady “tock- tick” to the
schoolhouse ambience. The clock
was salvaged from the Lincoln
School when the school was
demolished in the 1950s.
Finally, Carolyn Hart and her brother Brian have
donated two splendid binders of colored
collotype photographs depicting Japanese life
and customs from 1896. The works are by
Takashima and Ogaya and were published in
Tokyo. The visually stunning images give us a
glimpse into the cultural background of
Japanese peoples during the time when Japanese
families were emigrating to Bainbridge. The
images of a tea garden and drawing buckets of
water from a well are similar to what could have
been occurring at the Takayoshi establishment
in Yama.
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(Continued from page 1)
when a connecting shaft snapped.
Frantic repairs were made and service
resumed. The school district chartered
buses to take fans to and from the
Seattle ferry dock. One hundred eighty
-six students and faculty made the trip
to cheer on the team. There were more
fans from Bainbridge than from Fife
even though Fife is only a few miles
north of the
Pacific Lutheran
BIHM Photo #2011.33.3
campus. The
Spartans won the
game that night
by a score of 5740.
The ferry
shutdown at
tournament time
contributed to
pressure from the
City of Winslow
and Islanders for
an Agate Passage
bridge. At a
meeting in
Olympia on May 1, 1948, the Mayor
assisted by Bob Dixon and Jim Dorsey.
Tom Paski replaced Fritz Knoell as head urged immediate construction. Governor
coach in 1948. Knoell had moved on to Monrad Wallgren announced at that
meeting that the state would have a
become Athletic Director at the Lake
temporary Bailey Bridge operating in
Washington School District. Paski
coached the three major boys sports and about thirty days, but this never
happened. The governor also stated his
remained a Bainbridge coach through
reluctant decision to move the state into
1970.
the ferry business, saying he would not
On Monday of the week the
permit a situation where a private
Bainbridge basketball team was to play
monopoly could offer inferior service,
for the district championship at PLU,
unfairly raise rates, or shut down at any
Captain Peabody, owner of the Puget
Sound Navigation Company, shut down time and leave people stranded.
By state tournament time, six of the
his Black Ball Line ferries. That meant
there was no regular ferry service to the first ten players on the Bainbridge squad
had sprained both ankles. The remaining
Island. Peabody wanted to raise rates
four players had at least one bad ankle or
substantially and when the state would
not authorize the increase, he ordered his required precautionary taping. Coach
Paski taught Bob Dixon and Dick
ferries to tie up in Eagle Harbor or at
Shryock the team managers how to do a
Seattle’s Coleman Dock. The
full Gebney taping. They were also
Bainbridge Chamber of Commerce
arranged for the Virginia V to operate on introduced to Click Clark, a legendary
head trainer who could do this kind of
the Island run and there was a special
wrap in 30 seconds or less (he bet $10 on
midnight run to accommodate the
this) which Dick and Bob witnessed.
basketball team and fans on Thursday
The taping was done each night before
night. Ferry fares for the Virginia V
were seventy five cents each way. This practice and before all games. By the
end of the basketball season, according
service was disrupted for over a day
played in the new Pacific Lutheran
University gym, and the state
championship, again held at Hec
Edmunson Pavilion at the University of
Washington. The Bainbridge squad
consisted of a top six of Bob Olsen, Pete
Uglesich, Bob Buchanan, Don Nadeau,
Bob Sigle and Bob (Babe) Woodman.
Dick Shryock was the head manager,
Photo From 1948 “Spartan Life” Yearbook
to Shryock, they had used over a mile of
1½” tape. This was before it became
standard practice to treat sprains, muscle
pulls, and bruises with ice to prevent
swelling. Instead, heat was applied
immediately which probably exacerbated
the injuries.
The basketball team stayed at the
Frye Hotel near the International District
during the Tournament. The team
shared one room, but managers were in a
separate room primarily because the
team did not want them in their room.
Team managers hung uniforms to dry in
the manager’s room after each game.
Uniforms were not washed between
games and there were no spares.
Apparently the sweaty odor was not
appreciated by the team while attempting
to sleep, but the managers unfortunately
had no choice.
At the state tournament, Bainbridge
played Harrington in the first game and
prevailed at the end by a score of 43-39,
helped by two late tip-ins by Bob Olsen.
Leading scorer for Bainbridge was Bob
Uglesich with 16 points. The second
game was against St. John, the 1947
tournament champions. After trailing all
the way, they pulled out the win by a
score of 33-28. Bob Buchanan and Bob
Olsen added the final four points to
secure the win. St. John lost just one
game during the regular season (to “A”
tourney winner North Central of
Spokane by two points).
Bainbridge’s third game was against
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Sequim, who they had played three times
previously and who they had beaten for
the West Central District Championship.
They won the game on a foul shot by
Bob Sigle and a field goal by Bob Olsen.
The championship game was against
Kalama. The Spartans won the game by
two points.
Pete Uglesich suffered a severe ankle
sprain against St. John. Percy Egtvedt,
the University of Washington trainer,
worked on Uglesich all day before the
Sequim game, but the pain was still there
and Pete simply could not play; he spent
the entire game on crutches. On
championship game day, Pete was taken
to the Winslow office of Dr. Thomas L.
Bourne. X-rays were taken and it was
determined that there were no broken
bones. Dr. Wilt Sinclair took over and
treated the ankle all afternoon. He
accompanied Pete to Hec Ed and one
half hour before tipoff, injected the ankle
with novocaine and taped it tightly. The
rest (as they say) is history. Bob Olsen
was selected to the all-state first team.
Honorable mention went to Pete
Uglesich, Bob Buchanan, and Bob Sigle.
The Chamber of Commerce held a
community meeting to honor the
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basketball
team and
BIHM Photo #2011.33.3
each player
was awarded a
gold
basketball.
Governor
Wallgren
attended the
meeting and
presented the
awards. The
governor also
took the
opportunity to
announce the
approval of a
state charter to Bainbridge Island Bank.
As I noted at the beginning of this
Informa on for this ar cle came from brief article, this was an eventful time:
interviews with Bob “Babe” Woodman, Reid state basketball championship, ferry
Hansen, and Dick Shryock, plus Bainbridge shutdown which led to the state taking
Review ar cles, museum photos and the over the system, the final push for the
1948 ‘Spartan Life’ yearbook. Agate Pass bridge (completed in 1950),
and the charter for Bainbridge Island
Hank Helm Bank which later became American
Marine.
Early Bainbridge Basketball
Members of the class of 1948
Basketball has long been a popular sport on
gathered last fall to remember that
Bainbridge as evidenced by the photo of the
exciting year.
Winslow Town Men’s Basketball team from
somewhere between 1916 and 1920. Team
members shown below include Carl Nelson,
Charley Cave, Elmer Miller, Bert Shannon
and Fred Tiffany. No identification for sixth
player.
BIHM Photo #174
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Museum Events -
Katy Curtis
Sock Hop—September 8, 2012
Bowling shirts and poodle skirts were popular at this year's newest fundraiser, our premiere
Sock Hop, on September 8th at St. Barnabas Hall. Thanks to everyone who joined us for a
warm summer evening of dancing, dining and great music provided by the “Never Been to
Utah” band. The evening was a huge success. Hard-working board members created a
memorable night. Highlights included not only white
tube-socks for all, but a surprise appearance from
"Elvis" who arrived in a '56 Chevy!
Harvest Fair—September 30, 2012
Celebrating autumn with the community at our Harvest
Fair booth on Johnson Farm is an annual tradition with
delicious historic flavor. Board member Becky
Mitchell, with museum props and historic clothes for
youngsters, created a mini-stage where kids dressed
up and posed for photos. BIHM volunteers had fun assisting any parent without a
camera by stepping in to take a picture with a smart phone and instantly sending the
image to the parent's email inbox.
Holiday Celebration Featuring Old Goats Movie Stars
December 9, 2012
Britt Crosley and Bob Burkholder, local celebrities and Old
Goats movie actors, kept guests laughing at our annual
Holiday Celebration Potluck. Our generous volunteers work
tirelessly, make the most delicious food, and are always
ready to have fun celebrating together. Other celebrity
guests included the Overland Westerners and their dog Nip.
Programs & Tours
Petroglyph Walk—September 16th, 2012
Joyce Lehman shared her expert knowledge of the Island on September
16th. She guided a special walk across private property to the curious
rock with an ancient petroglyph. We were very fortunate to be joined
by Dennis Lewarch, Suquamish Tribal Historic Preservation Officer,
who explained the geologic history of the area, and shared some
educated guesses about the meaning of the petroglyph. The barnacles
and years of exposure gently continue to obscure this message from the
past. Could we be the last generation to see traces of this message?
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Programs and Tours (Cont’d)
Nikkei Horizons, Seattle, WA—September 20th, 2012
Rie Taki, Continuing Education Program Manager at Nikkei
Horizons, brought her fourth tour of the year to Bainbridge to visit the
Museum and the Bainbridge Island Japanese American Exclusion
Memorial. On the September 20th tour the participants were all
Japanese-speaking, shin-issei (the new first generation). Visitors
spent the morning at the museum, enjoyed lunch at Nola, and visited
the Memorial in the afternoon. At the wall, all enjoyed the serenity,
beauty and symbolism of the Memorial in contrast to the sad and
harsh experience that once took place there. The visitors were so
grateful for wonderful help from our newest bilingual docents: Amy
Nakata, Michiko Sackett, Michiko Olson, Robert Wechsler, and
Hiroko Flaherty.
Resource Generation Tour and Program—November 10, 2012
Resource Generation (RG) is made up of philanthropists under age thirty
who work together to make a difference. The group’s annual “Making
Money Make Change” conference focused on social justice and was held at
IslandWood this year. Bainbridge Island history during WWII was unknown
to the conference organizers, but when one RG member started sharing the
story, interest grew quickly and at the last minute the Historical Museum was
contacted. In partnership with the Bainbridge Island Japanese American
Community and the Only What We Can Carry Project, two programs were
designed and offered on Saturday, November 10th. A group of twenty RG
members explored the museum, Sakai farmlands, and the Memorial. In
IslandWood's Great Hall that evening, a panel of Islanders (Dr. Frank
Kitamoto, Kay Sakai Nakao, and Clarence Moriwaki) shared their first-hand
experience of injustice, righting wrongs and personal stories of social justice
lessons learned. The conference participants were deeply impressed and we hope we created a lasting fondness for Bainbridge
history and our community.
Howl-o-ween History Mystery Trail—October 30, 2012
With over 500 visitors, the Howl-o-ween event at
IslandWood was no less crowded this year despite a dreary
day. We collaborated with IslandWood on an entirely new
program, the History Mystery Trail, which was a huge
success. Scheduled to be open from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., it was
so popular that it remained open until 4 p.m. and still groups
of kids and parents were being turned away. IslandWood’s
VP of Education and his “actors” borrowed artifacts from
our education collection, and found details for their scripts
in our library. As families walked the winding trail they
came across Islanders from the past like an anxious Blakely
Mill supervisor searching for one of his workers, a midwife
with her medicine bag, and a batty gravedigger who could
tell about who is buried in the Blakely cemetery.
Are you a teacher or do you lead a student group? Do you know students who would like to earn Service Learning Credit or
volunteer hours? Do you have a group that would like to visit the museum and have a private tour? It can be arranged by calling the museum or by emailing Katy Curtis outreach@bainbridgehistory.org!!
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THANK YOU GENEROUS DONORS & VOLUNTEERS!
MEMORIAL GIFTS
In Memory of Willa Mae
Buitenveld
By Ralph Munro
GENERAL FUND
Phelan, Joseph and Ginger
Drew, Peggy
Harrison, Cynthia and David
Kramer, Judith
Kitayama, Ted
Snow, Cameron and Chris
Greenberg, Bob and Jane
SOCK HOP FUNDRAISER
Baker, Bernie and Ray, Linda
Beierle, Karen and Tom
Brown, Denise and Jeffrey
Clevenger, Velda
Curtis, Kathryn and Schabert,
Bradley
Dubois, Everett and Bernetta
Fowler, Daniel and Patricia
Grant, Grace & Tierney, Dennis
Hall, Keldon (Kelly)
Hall, Mary and Schuricht, Ken
Henshaw, Kay & Gilmore, John
Jellicoe, Winoma and Gary
Johnston, Stan and Linda
Kodama, Lilly and Mits
Loverich, Gary and Betty
Magana, Janet and Brian
Maron, Sallie and Andrew
Nakao, William & Harrison,
Pamela
O'Brien, Linnea
Pearson, Paul
Poole, Deena
Sakuma, Gary
Weisgram, John and Penelope
Winther, Barbara and Grant
Thanks to everyone who
bought tickets to the dance!
IN KIND CONTRIBUTIONS
Pat Egaas
Reliable Storage
Union Bank
Charlie Merrill & Jill Jean
Bainbridge Self Storage
Adam & Goldsworthy Surveyors
David and Kathleen Thorne
Lilly and Mits Kodama
Bainbridge Disposal
Herb Hethcote
Bruce Brunton
McKinnon Furniture
MATCHING CORPORATE
CONTRIBUTION
IBM Corporation—Jack Sjolseth
Chubb & Son—Denise &
Jeffrey Brown
ANNUAL APPEAL 2012
Alexander, Jeanette
Anicker, Kim
Berg, Richard and Ingri
Black, Alan
Carruthers. Kate and Bill
Cederwall, Eric & VanderStoep,
Johanna
Chapel, Faith and Jim
Cooper, Lynn and John
Curtis, Anne K.
Curtis, Lois
Donegan, Barbara and Hal
Downing, Beulah
Dunning, Sylvia
Egashira, Tomi and Henry
Ericksen, David A.
Fickle, Lee
Franklin, Mark and Terri
Grant, Grace and Tierney,
Dennis
Hafer, Roth and Maily
Hallett, Nina and Darrell
Harding, John
Harrison, Cynthia and David
Hurt, Jeanne
Ikegami, Frances
Jackson, Oreen
Jacobs, Margot
Johansson, A.M.
Jonas, Doug and Janette
Kerstetter, Robert and Rebecca
Klasky, Arleen and Sheldon
Kowalski, Barbara
Langemack, William and
Chapple
Larson, Kenton and Rosa
Law, Beverly
Mancuso, Elizabeth and
Richard
Marten, Norman and Karen
Matson, Renae and Michael
McCormic, Gidsken
Meacham, Colleen and William
Milberg, John & Justine
Modern Collision Rebuild
Nakata, Judy and Wayne
Picha, Doug and Cassie
Prahm, Ole and Patricia
Price, Andrew
Roberts, Kathryn and Rana,
Kulpreet
Schwager, Steve and Anne
Seed, Peter and Mrs.
Sherman, Vaughn & LindSherman, Janice
Shryock, Richard and Julie
Sjolseth, Jack and Karen
Sondheim, Sally
Tate-Phillips, Mary and Gary
Thrash, Virginia and James
Walton, Stuart and Mary Jane
Warberg, James and Barbara
Whalley, Doug & Janet
Willing, Delight
Wilsie, Carolyn
Wolf, F. Vince
2012 SAVE OUR HISTORY
RAFFLE
A huge Thank You! to all our
members and the wider
Bainbridge community for
making our Raffle a success.
VOLUNTEERS
Alloin, Jacques L.
Anicker, Kim
Anderson, Barbara
Andresen-Strawn, Carrie
Aoyama, Lillian Sakuma
Armstrong, Patricia
Baillargeon, Patricia
Baker, Bernie
Beierle, Karen
Berg, Richard
Boyce, Kay
Burke, Helen
Burress, Frances
Bussell, George E. & Delores
Callaham, Chuck
Cheadle, Ralph K.
Combs, Ann Gowen
Covert, William
Covert, Audrey
Curwen, Sheila
Daugherty, Kathleen
de la Vergne, David
Donahue, Michael & Arlene
Drew, Peggy E.
DuBois, Everett
Duffy, Christopher & Judy
Egaas, Pat
Elfendahl, Gerald
Engelbrecht, Eric
Engelbrecht, Marilyn
Flaherty, Hiroko
Flood, Debbie
Fowler, Daniel
Fraga, Kaleena
Gale, Maradel K.
Garfunkel, Jon
Garrison, Allison
Gartrell, Jim
Gaulding, Cookie
Gover, Andrea
Grindeland, Debra
Hafer, Roth M.
Hager, Jennifer
Han, Jenny
Hansen, Reid & Barbara
Harui, Donna
Helm, Lynn
Hempelmann, Ashley
Henshaw, Kay
Hoffman, Michael
Holland, Jacqui
Hooper, Diane
Hwang, Vivian & Cho
Jacobs, Margot
Jacobson, Francis
Johnston, Stan & Linda
Kassa, Sonja
Kato, Mikayla
Kennedy, Jack
Kitamoto, DDS, Frank Y.
Klein, William
Knapp, Barbara
Kodama, Lilly & Mits
Kojima, Yuri Lilly
Lawrence-Piecuch, Barbara
Lehman, Leslie D.
Leik, Robert K.
Lewis, Wynne
Lhamon, Frederic T. & Joyce C.
Loverich, Betty & Gary
Lundgren, Bud
Maron, Sallie
Marshall, Kathleen
Matland, Patrice L.
Matsudaira, Hisa
McCarthy, Ron & Carol
McCarthy, Karen
McCormick, Joanna
Meader, Tami
Merifield, Kate
Mitchell, Becky
Moench, Silven
Montaperto, Eleanor
Montgomery, Alison
Moriwaki, Clarence
Mortensen, Lynn
Mueller, Tom
Munro, Ralph
Murphy, Marilyn T.
Nakao, Kazuko "Kay"
Nakata, Judith & Wayne
Nakata, Vern & Amy
Nishimura, Joyce
O'Brien, Makaila
Okada, Eileen
Oliver, Robert C.
Packard, Salvatore
Penninger, Monica & David
Peratrovich, Evelyn
Piper, Joan
Poole, Deena & Don
Price, Jr., Andrew
Ran, Elise
Rapada, Doreen & Dan
Rekow, Nancy
Ribeiro, Olaf
Riha, Pat
Ringland, Elinor
Rowe, Adrian & Rita
Rudoff, Marcia
Sackett, Michiko
Sakuma, Gary
Schabert, Brad
Scott, Lorraine & Adelaide
Seed, Margaret A.
Shibayama, Eiko Suyematsu
Shopes, William
Shryock, Richard
Sinclair, Libby
Sjolseth, Jack & Karen
Spiro, April
Stahl, R. Cameron
Stallworthy, Emma
Stone, Katherine
Strom, Bobbi
Sunohara, Toshi Yukawa
Sutliff, Joan
Szerlog, Mackenzie
Thatcher, Thomas
Thompson, Everett
Thompson, Dianne
Thorne, Kathleen & David
Walton, Janie
Watanabe, Matsue & Samuel
Whalley, Doug
Wiersema, Susan & Ken
Wiersema, Kenneth
Williamson, Trese
Wilson, Karen
Wilton, Marcia
Winston, Curtis
Winther, Barbara
Woodman, Robert & Mary
Yoshihara, Yae Sakai
Zappala, Katherine
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS
Makaila O’Brien is working with
the Downtown Association and
BIHM on a history of Winslow
businesses.
Docents Wanted!
Now that the Museum is open 7
days a week from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. we need more friendly
people who would like to talk
about Bainbridge history with
Museum visitors from near and
far. Call Katy if you or a friend
has an interest in sharing history
with the public.
The donations above were recorded from September 1st through December 31st. If we have
inadvertently omitted any donors or volunteers, we sincerely apologize, and please let us know.
January 2013
Education and Outreach
11
– Katy Curtis
Students & Educators
In this year’s 4th quarter, our exhibits and library served the interests of a variety of
teachers and their students. Over 300 students and teachers participated in educational
programming led by our talented group of volunteer teacher docents. We especially
enjoyed visits from Island School K-5, Madrona School, and Carden Country School.
Madrona 4th Grade Carden Country School with Mr. Hansen National Council for the Social Studies A group of
participants at the organization’s 2012 annual meeting in
Seattle took time off to visit Bainbridge Island. Included was
a teacher from Alameda County in California who is the
grandson of labor activist César Chavez. Libby Sinclair and
students representing TOPS Seattle had a booth at the
conference and promoted their annual trip to Bainbridge Island
to visit the Museum, the Memorial Wall and the farms.
Soundview 4th Graders from Seattle, WA October 15, 2012
Teacher Marie Baraldi called to see if
she could bring her Shoreview 4th
graders by ferry from Seattle to see the
Memorial. She explained that the
students were reading Thin Wood Walls
by David Patneaude, about a Seattle
boy's experience in Puyallup's "Camp
Harmony." When teacher docent Tom
Thatcher heard about this, he arranged a
special treat for the students. His friend,
author David Patneaude, gladly accepted
an invitation to meet the students, talk
about his book, and answer their
questions during their visit to the
Soundview 4th Grade at Memorial Wall Museum. Teacher docents Matsue
Watanabe (in high school in 1942) and Kay Sakai Nakao shared their memories and answered
questions about the experiences of childhood in Manzanar. Ms. Baraldi’s students also visited
Akio Suyematsu’s home where Jon Garfunkel recounted how Akio and his siblings were taken
away by an army truck on March 30, 1942. With all the special touches added, the students’ visit
on Oct. 15th "was a fantastic day… it was amazing to hear the stories from the Japanese American citizens who experienced the camps, talk
with David Patneaude, and get the chance to meet all of the amazing volunteers…and the memorial is beautiful... ” wrote Ms. Baraldi.
Eagle Scouts, Tiger Cubs, & Brownies September – December 2012
We are delighted to welcome an increasing number of Tiger Cubs, Cub Scouts, Boy
Scouts, Eagle Scouts and Brownies. Some are working on specific badges and
official tasks, while others are learning about Bainbridge Island history. The
brownies pictured here were working on their “Celebrating Community” badges.
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