Eat Your Way through Kitsap History ~ 2015
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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
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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!
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