Eat Your Way through Kitsap History ~ 2015 Menu 1st course Quarters “C” and Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton Built in 1896 as the residence of the commandant of the Puget Sound Naval Station, Quarters “C” is the centerpiece of the fifteen homes that comprise Officers’ Row, now a National Register Historic District. This elegant 10,000 square-foot neo-classical home has many stories to tell, including of visits from Franklin Roosevelt. Julie Ruth, wife of Navy Northwest Regional Commander Rear Admiral Jeffrey Ruth, will graciously open her home for us to tour and hear its history. We will travel by bus to get an overview of Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton and see other historic homes and buildings that date back to the beginnings of this significant naval installation. A pub lunch on the base will follow. Date: Thursday, April 16 Time: 10 a.m. Cost: $15 for lunch Space is limited. There is no cost for tours of US Naval facilities. Photo: Puget Sound Naval Museum Course co-sponsors: Nick & Mary Wofford and Carolyn Neal Filipino American Community Hall, Bainbridge Island 2nd course Since 1943, the Filipino American Community Hall on Bainbridge Island — the earliest Filipino Community Hall in Washington — has served as the cultural center of the island’s community of Filipino American and Native American ancestry and has helped meet the needs of the island’s Filipino berry farmers. From 1928 until 1941, the hall served the island’s agricultural community as the Bainbridge Island Fair Hall. Listed in the National Park Services Register of Historic Places in 1995, the hall continues as a gathering place for many local clubs and organizations. Pinky Madayag and others from the Date: Wednesday, May 20 Kitsap Filipino community Time: 11 a.m. will share the stories of the hall and of Filipino pioneers Cost: $40 per person on Bainbridge, after which we $35 KCHS members will enjoy a lunch of Filipino dishes. Course co-sponsors: Anita Williams and George & Sara Nell Davis Presented by Kitsap History Museum 280 Fourth Street Bremerton, WA 98337 360-479-6226 www.kitsaphistory.org 3rd course Photo: Heronswood Garden Course sponsor: Heronswood Garden and S’Klallam House of Knowledge Founded by Daniel Hinkley and Robert Jones in 1987, Heronswood Garden has earned a reputation as one of the world’s most unique gardens. The garden suffered from neglect after being sold in 2006, but is now enjoys a rebirth under Dan’s direction and with the support of the S’Klallam Port Gamble Foundation, who purchased the garden in 2012. How fortunate we are to have this treasure in Kitsap! After a guided tour of the garden we’ll Date: Thursday, June 18 travel a short distance to the Port Gamble Time: 10 a.m. S’Klallam tribal reservation to have lunch in the Cost: $55 per person new House of Education longhouse and learn $50 KCHS members about tribal history and culture from Marie (includes garden tour fee) Hebert, tribal Cultural Resources Director. Kanji & Katzen P.L.L.C. E x c el l en c e i n T r i b a l R ep r e sen tat i on 4th course Victory Memorial Masonic Temple, Bremerton The first Masonic lodge in Bremerton was chartered in 1902. Several other lodges followed. Many members were Navy and civilian personnel. Pioneers such as William Callow, Admiral Luther Gregory, Admiral Robert Coontz, and General Joseph Pendleton helped establish the Victory Memorial Temple, built in 1920 at a cost of close to $100,000. Designed by Seattle architect George W. Lawton (who also designed buildings at Retsil), the neo-classical building is still used for its intended purpose of large business and social gatherings. Described as “magnificent” when it opened, the temple features 38 Ionic pillars Date: Thursday, July 23 in its large lodge room. Brass plates decorated Time: 10:30 a.m. with Masonic emblems adorn every doorknob. Cost: $40 per person We will tour this historic building, hear history $35 KCHS members of Kitsap Masonic lodges and their role in our community, and enjoy a buffet lunch on site. Course sponsor: The Victory Memorial Masonic Temple Association of Bremerton 5th course The Retsil Veterans Home Mitchell’s Point in Annapolis (Port Orchard), is named after the first white settler in the Date: Thursday, August 6 area, John Mitchell. Mitchell’s vision was that this site would serve as the focal point Time: 10:30 a.m. and supply center for the entire south side of Sinclair Inlet. Mitchell’s vision did not materialize Cost: $40 per person as planned. However, he and another family, the $35 KCHS members Powsleys, who were Native Americans, shared the area in the 1880s and together greeted many pioneer families as they landed at this point on the last leg of their journey to establish homes in the wilderness. In the early 1900s there was a need for additional services for veterans of the Civil War. A new veterans home was planned, and, with considerable community support, Mitchell’s Point was selected as the location. Retsil officially opened in 1910, welcoming 127 veterans of several conflicts and their wives. We’ll learn more history about the beginnings of Retsil, and a walk through grounds and cemetery will give us a sense of the many who lived and have been honored on this site. Course co-sponsors: Hurley Williams & Cook, CPAs and 6th course Historic Boats El Primero and MV Kirkland Ship ahoy! Join us on the Bremerton waterfront to be awash in naval history. A steam yacht built in 1893, El Primero was once considered one of the most luxurious yachts on the West Coast and was one of the few steam yachts to operate on Puget Sound. The yacht has since been converted to diesel, but has remained operational and is proudly berthed at the Bremerton Marina. Berthed nearby is the MV Kirkland, a wooden-hulled car ferry built in 1924 that served passengers all over the Pacific Northwest. The vessel spent much of her career on the Columbia River and on Puget Sound and finally served as a tour boat on Lake Washington. She was used by the US Navy to lay mines in World War II. The Kirkland is listed on the Washington Historic Register and the National Register of Historic Places. After an engine fire in 2010 that ended its commercial service, the Kirkland has its second wind as an event venue, thanks to Captain Christian Lee Lint, who owns and has restored both the MV Kirkland and the Date: Saturday, September 12 El Primero. Time: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Cost: $40 per person $35 KCHS members Course sponsor: Richard Eskridge Yes, I want to go! We will tour both of these wonderful vessels, hear their history, and, weather permitting, enjoy mini-cruises on the El Primero. Lunch will be aboard the MV Kirkland. Please reserve a space for me for the following: 1. Quarters “C” and Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton Thursday, April 16 10 a.m. No. of Tickets _______ x $15 2. Filipino American Community Hall, Bainbridge Island Wednesday, May 20 11 a.m. No. of Tickets _______ x $40/$35 3. Heronswood Garden and S’Klallam House of Knowledge Thursday, June 18 10 a.m. No. of Tickets _______ x $55/$50 4. Victory Memorial Masonic Temple, Bremerton Thursday, July 23 10:30 a.m. No. of Tickets _______ x $40/$35 5. The Retsil Veterans Home, built in John Mitchell’s “Dream City” Thursday, August 6 10:30 a.m. No. of Tickets _______ x $40/$35 6. Historic Boats El Primero and MV Kirkland Saturday, Sept. 12 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. No. of Tickets _______ x $40/$35 7. Pheasant Fields Farm Fall Festival Saturday, October 3 10:30 am No. of Tickets _______ x $40/$35 Name: _____________________________________ Subtotal Address: ___________________________________ City/St/Zip: _________________________________ Phone: _____________________________________ Email: _____________________________________ Payment Method: Check Visa MC Card #: ______________________Exp. Date: _____ Signature: __________________________________ Less 5% for Entire Above Package Additional donation to support KCHS Thank you (Sorry, no refunds) Total enclosed Look for the 7th course on the back page 7th course Pheasant Fields Farm Fall Festival Come to the farm! A family farm for over fifty years, Pheasant Fields Farm on Clear Creek Road is owned and operated by Nikki and Allen Johanson. The farm was originally part of a homestead purchased by Pete Peterson, a logger, in 1885. His nephew, Conrad Peterson, developed it as an egg ranch in the early 1900s. Nikki’s parents, George and Margaret Juricich, purchased the farm in 1949 and retired from the egg business in 1980. Since then the farm has become more diversified by adding other animals and larger-scale vegetable production. October is a beautiful time for the farm with fall colors in the fields and a popular corn maze for the public — and us — to enjoy. Nikki and Allen will offer tours of the farm and share more of its history with photos and family stories. Lunch will be a catered meal on the farm. Date: Time: Cost: Saturday, October 3 10:30 a.m. $40 per person $35 KCHS members Course co-sponsors: Mike & Marlene Hattrick and Sig & Bonnie Chrey The mission of the Kitsap County Historical Society is to collect, preserve, and exhibit the diverse culture, heritage, and history of Kitsap County for the education and enjoyment of the public Support the Kitsap History Museum — become a member! Eat Your Way through Kitsap History
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