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Congratulations to Carolyn Freeman and Lorraine Rothenbuhler of the Sedro-Woolley Museum for a fine program about the David Donnelly family. If you are a Donnelly descendant or are related to the extended family. We will have subsequent Donnelly features but they will be shared with Journal magazine-subscribers first. But if you email us, we will form a family email tree and share a link with you as soon as the stories are posted in the upcoming issue. And please attach any scans you have of Donnelly photos — people or businesses, especially those taken in Sedro-Woolley, Edison or Wickersham before 1942, or please mail copies of any documents or stories or a family tree. We do not need or request any originals. Thank you. |
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The Fryes, who had no children, directed that their estate be used to build and maintain a free public art museum to display their beloved collection. In his will, Charles, who died in 1940, specified that admission be free (to encourage the public to visit the museum); that natural light be used to illuminate the galleries; and that no abstract art be displayed. In the Frye Art Museum, realism would rule.Walser S. Greathouse, Charles's friend, attorney, and executor, worked for 12 years after Charles's death to assemble the museum and its collection. The opening unfortunately coincided with the period in the 1950s when modernism and abstraction took hold in most U.S. art museums. The museum grew slowly but surely in stature as Walter and his wife, Ida Kay Greathouse, made major acquisitions in the U.S. and Europe and Ida continued as a guiding hand after his death in 1966, serving as administrator until just before her death in 1994. [Return]
In 1926, Tom Smith's daughter, Harriet Graham Smith, married Floyd Kamb in Seattle. Tom Smith was born in Ontario, Canada, and emigrated to Chatfield, Minnesota in 1867. Floyd and Harriet had three children. John Graham, the eldest, born in 1929, is a graduate of the University of Washington and Gonzaga Law School. He practices with his son John in the Mount Vernon law firm, Kamb and Kamb. [Return]Tom Smith By H. James Boswell. American Blue Book Western Washington. Seattle, Lowman and Hanford Co., 1922 There is no better capacitated member of the bar of Washington than Tom Smith, of Mt. Vernon. Mr. Smith is a native of Canada, and was born in 1863. His academic education was had in both private and public schools. He was admitted to the bar in 1888, and located in Mr. Vernon in 1890. Mr. Smith is a lawyer who prefers keeping clients out of litigation when possible, but when he enters trial he neither asks nor gives quarter, maintaining the rights of his client. Mr. Smith as a result of painstaking effort and hard, conscientious work has succeeded in building up a clientele of which he as every just reason for feeling proud. He appears quite frequently in the courts and the records indicate clearly the splendid success with which he meets. The high standard by which he abided throughout the years of active practice of law won for him scores of friends throughout the Northwest, not only among the members of the bench and bar, but in all avenues of life. He married Miss Minnie M. Graham. in 1892, and the couple have four children, two boys and two girls. He is a member of the Elks, Knights of Columbus and the county and state bar associations. (Thanks to Judy Bivens and Jenny Tenlen and their wonderful WA Bios Project)
See this Journal website for a timeline of local, state, national and international events for years of the pioneer period. Search the entire Journal site. Due to continued popular demand, in the interest of furthering our "open source" policy, we are assembling a collection of CDs that will include MS Word files of our pioneer profiles and town profiles from years 1-5, so that you can print them individually at your convenience. Inquire for details today via email or see our site about the planned CDs offering. |
Did you enjoy this story? Remember, as with all our features, this story is a draft and will evolve as we discover more information and photos. This process continues until we eventually compile a book about Northwest history. Can you help? We welcome correction and criticism. Please report any broken links or files that do not open and we will send you the correct link. With more than 500 features, we depend on your report. Thank you. Please let us show you residential and commercial property in Sedro-Woolley and Skagit County 2204 Riverside Drive, Mount Vernon, Washington . . . 360 708-8935 . . . 360 708-1729 Schooner Tavern/Cocktails at 621 Metcalf Street in downtown Sedro-Woolley, across from Hammer Square: www.schoonerwoolley.com web page . . . History of bar and building Oliver Hammer Clothes Shop at 817 Metcalf Street in downtown Sedro-Woolley, 82 years. Joy's Sedro-Woolley Bakery-Cafe at 823 Metcalf Street in downtown Sedro-Woolley, 82 years. Check out Sedro-Woolley First section for links to all stories and reasons to shop here first or make this your destination on your visit or vacation. DelNagro Masonry Brick, block, stone — See our work at the new Hammer Heritage Square See our website www.4bricklayers.com Are you looking to buy or sell a historic property, business or residence? We may be able to assist. Email us for details. Peace and quiet at the Alpine RV Park, just north of Marblemount on Hwy 20 Park your RV or pitch a tent by the Skagit River, just a short drive from Winthrop or Sedro-Woolley |
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