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Country Meadow Village celebrate second anniversary of Sedro-Woolley Museum Satellite Branch

By admin: 03/01/2013 @ 10:41 am

 

379276_10151276110631867_1779095680_nLocal Chamber of Commerce leaders Linda Fergusson, Kristen Keltz and Pola Kelley from Burlington, Mount Vernon and Sedro-Woolley respectively along with Burlington Mayor Steve Sexton and Sedro-Woolley Chief of Police  Doug Wood, attended the second anniversary party of the Satellite Branch of the Sedro-Woolley Museum housed at Country Meadow Village. Party attendees feasted on cake and ice cream after touring the museum.

Country Meadow Village Program Director David Bricka thanked Carolyn Freeman, executive director of the Sedro-Woolley Museum for embracing the idea of the satellite branch when it was initially proposed over two and a half years ago.  He shared a story about  a local couple that recently moved in to Country Meadow Village.  Their daughter ran for Loggerodeo Queen in 1967, the Sedro-Woolley Fourth of July celebration.  Each year the Loggerodeo Committee produces a program that features the candidates for queen. One morning when Bricka was opening up the museum for the day,  he noticed her picture in the 1967 event program that the museum has on display!  The next time she visited her folks, he showed her the personal piece of Sedro-Woolley memorabilia.  It certainly brought back many good memories for her and her parents.  Freeman then introduced the members of the museum board attending the party and reiterated the great partnership that has been forged between Country Meadow Village and the Museum.  “The satellite branch allows us to reach out to a much larger group of people,”  Freeman stated after her remarks.  “It piques their interest to travel to the main branch for a tour and possibly lunch at one of our fine restaurants in town.”

To mark the special day, Country Meadow Village held a drawing featuring a photograph by local renown photographer Darius Kinsey, and an antiqued mirrored owl thermometer, a promotional piece from former Sedro-Woolley business Jake’s Wrecker Service Phone 2351.  Shannon Nicholson won the Kinsey photograph and Country Meadow Village resident Jessie Miller won the thermometer.  Miller and her late husband Marlin were long time volunteers at the Museum!  She graciously donated her prize to the Satellite Museum.

The Satellite Museum at Country Meadow Village is open 7 days a week from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. at 1501 Collins Rd. Sedro-Woolley, WA  98284.

The main branch of the Sedro-Woolley Museum is located at 725 Murdock St.  Sedro-Woolley, 98284.  Check out their website at www.sedrowoolleymuseum.org or give them a call at (360) 855-2390.

Pictured: Burlington Mayor Steve Sexton signs the guest book at the second anniversary celebration for the Sedro-Woolley Museum Satellite Branch. See more pics here!

 
 
 

Country Meadow Village celebrates Sedro-Woolley Museum Satellite Branch one year anniversary and Northern State Hospital’s 100th

By admin: 03/05/2012 @ 2:15 pm

 

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Brightly colored balloons and a cake featuring a red roof welcomed guests to a party at Country Meadow Village celebrating “One and One Hundred”, the one year anniversary of Sedro-Woolley Museum Satellite Branch opening at the Country Meadow and the 100th annivereary of Northern State Hospital, dedicated in 1912. Author Mary McGoffin read excerpts from her recently published book “Under the Red Roof-One Hundred Years at Northern State Hospital” and led a discussion on the impact the hospital has had on the region. Signed copies were for sale at the event and proceeds helped raise money for the museum.

Sedro-Woolley Museum Executive Director Carolyn Freeman brought new items for viewing as part of the celebration. “This space at Country Meadow Village has brought the museum story to so many people,” Freeman said. “It gives them a sampling of what they can find at our main location.”

Pictured: Mary McGoffin, author of “Under the Red Roof-One Hundred Years at Northern State Hospital”, David Bricka, Program Director at Country Meadow Village, Pola Kelley, Sedro-Woolley Chamber of Commerce Executive Director and Carolyn Freeman, Sedro-Woolley Museum Executive Director

 
 
 

Experience the impact of world renowned photographer Darius Kinsey

By admin: 05/26/2011 @ 10:01 am

 

Join experts from the Sedro-Woolley Museum at Country Meadow Village on June 15, 10 a.m. and learn about renown photographer Darius Kinsey, his family, and his studio which was located on Talcott Street in Sedro-Woolley. See if you can recognize local people in his pictures.

 
 
 

Museum dedicates new branch at Country Meadow Village

By admin: 03/29/2011 @ 11:28 am

 

SEDRO-WOOLLEY-Community members, elected officials and chamber of commerce executives joined residents and staff March 16 at Country Meadow Village to open a new satellite branch of the Sedro-Woolley Museum at the retirement community.

Postponed from an earlier date due to weather, the event included a brief program, an official ribbon cutting, a dessert buffet and a concert by John Denver tribute artist Ted Vigil.

After a ceremonial ribbon was cut in the lobby with the help of the chamber leaders, Country Meadow Village residents Bernadine Salsman and Jessie Miller, honorary museum docents, took the shears to the bright blue balloon-festooned ribbon in front of the museum door. They became the first official residents to enter the new space.

Miller and her late husband Marlin volunteered for many years at the museum in town.

“We loved spending time there,” a beaming Miller said after the doors opened. “There are so many amazing pieces of history that are now on display here at the satellite branch.”

One of those pieces is an original painting by Miller of her father-in-law’s horse-drawn milk wagon. The Museum Board thought the painting, titled “Nellie” after the horse, would be appropriate for the new museum location.

Museum Executive Director Carolyn Freeman is excited about the partnership between the museum and Country Meadow Village.

“It is a wonderful way for people to get a taste of what we have to offer at the main branch in town,” she said. “We hope people take the opportunity to come and check it out.”

The satellite museum is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Country Meadow Village, 1501 Collins Road. For more information call 360-856-0404. The main branch is at 725 Murdock St.