LET’S BEGIN THE NEW YEAR, by thanking the businesses that supported the Society over the past year.
- Bailey Compost, 12711 Springhetti Road, Snohomish, (360) 568-8826
- Chuck’s Seafood Grotto, 1229 1st Street Snohomish, (360) 568-0782
- Grilla Bites, 1020 1st Street, Snohomish, (360) 568-7333
- Harvey Field, Snohomish, (360) 568-6894
- Kusler’s Pharmacy, 700 Ave D, Snohomish, (360) 568-7787
- McDaniel Do It Center, 510 Second Street, (360)568-1544
A contemporary addition to the historic Bailey farm, the company provided the Society with compost for the major renovation of its garden on Avenue B. Plus, they accepted without charge, many truck loads of yard waste.
Yes, the owner’s name is Chuck and his tasty business gave the Society a very generous discount on a grilled salmon dinner for our 40th Anniversary Dinner.
Owner Anne Dottai stepped up without hesitation to help produce our Anniversary Dinner this past June — even carting the dirty dishes across Avenue B to wash them in her industrial machine!
Kandace Harvey provided sponsorship for our “This Place Matters” billboard and then an in-kind donation of helicopter time to document the Kla Ha Ya Days Parade. A shout out of Thanks to pilot Stacy Stone and photographer Dennis Bishop as well.
Co-owner Mary Pat Connors came to the Society five years ago with an idea to order hand painted glass ornaments, picturing historic Snohomish homes, as a fundraiser for the Society’s scholarship fund. Unfortunately, the shipping process is marginal and the 2009 ornaments arrived after Christmas this year! Fortunately, there is a long waiting list for the latest edition.
Kusler’s is also the retail outlet for signed copies of “Early Snohomish” — for which Mary Pat refuses to take a commission — 100% of the sales price goes to the Society.
Plus, Mary Pat and Janet enthusiastically supported the printing of our “Making History” posters featuring the SHS girls basketball champions 100 years apart, which is for sale at the store but offered as a gift for joining the Society.
Owner Brad McDaniel has never turned down a request for help including a generous discount on all purchases for both the Blackman House Museum and the Waltz Building.
Thank you to one and all, and Happy New Year Wishes from your Membership Web Team!

Many Thanks to SHARON SWOBODA, with McDaniel Do It Center Garden Shop for selecting a variety of plants to give the Blackman House a festive look for the holidays using natural materials.
Featured is a four foot tall Black Hills Spruce on loan from the Garden Shop which has been placed on a table in the front parlor. This was the custom practiced in Europe, so the story goes, and that in the 1600s, every member of the family had their own small tree on a table with their gifts placed around it.
And to help encourage your visit, we are happy to present CHLOE WILCOX in a concert on the folk harp, Sunday, December 6th at 3pm in the museum. Titled, “A Winter’s Peace” the concert will feature both traditional and non-traditional music for the holiday season. Chloe will also play from 2 to 3pm at the museum during our annual 




Moderating the discussion was Warner Blake who first introduced David as one who introduced him to the history of Snohomish. “And David’s accounts always began with Steilacoom,” Warner said, “so finally, early this year I visited the Steilacoom Historical Society and was lucky enough to show up on a day when Joan was at work in the archives.”

The first home tour was held when the Society was only two years old in 1971, which is the date of this photo of the Dubuques with Mayor Anderson of Everett. Stan served as the County Auditor for 12 years, while Ruth retired from a title insurance company in 1971. They were very active in the founding of the Historical Society and both contributed many articles to both volumes of “River Reflections” published by the Society. 
