Back in December, we posted a note from Christine, a librarian at the Wallingford Branch Library asking for photos of the Wilmot Sisters: Alice deeded the lot for the first Wallingford library in memory of her sister, Florence.
Our best leads came from Rob Ketcherside, whose family lived in the Wallingford and Green Lake neighborhoods beginning in the late 1800’s:
I haven’t found a photo of her, but she should be one of the students in the 1897 photo of Green Lake school, included in this article:http://www.mygreenlake.com/2011/01/robert-william-weedin/She was 17 so she would be off on the right. She married John B Metcalf that year, and the wedding was at her father Lemuel A Wilmot’s home. John’s father wed them.
RoKet managed to dig up a marriage certificate for Florence, as well.
Well, Christine is back:
Our tiny Wallingford Branch Library will be enhanced this year by the addition of The Wilmot-Wallingford Memorial Mural portraying the historical locations of the Wallingford Branch and the essential people involved. To accomplish this project, I would appreciate assistance from the community.
- An expert in Photoshop who is willing to volunteer to merge 5 historic images into one.
- Funding to cover costs of printing and mounting the final image to create the ( 44” X 103”) mural. The goal of $500.00 would cover all costs.
Any volunteers?
(Photo of Green Lake from Woodland Park, December 1, 1891. University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections, TEP0033.)
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When I was at the Wallingford Branch Library the day before Christine posted her story about the Wilmot-Wallingford Memorial Mural, she had shown me her small mock-up version of the project.
It’s such a wonderful idea, and her excitement about it is so infectious, that I immediately offered to donate $25 toward the fund to cover its $500 cost. Then I walked home and told my longtime partner, John Giovine, about the project. He’s a history buff and he loves stuff like this, so he offered to match my donation.
That means Christine already has $50 in pledges, which is 1/10th of the amount needed to fund the project. I told Christine yesterday that I’m sure there are probably a number of computer whiz folks in Wallingford who would love to contribute the PhotoShop work, and I’m sure there are also plenty of folks who will be as happy as John and I are to contribute to the cause.
How about you? Would you like to join John and me in funding this project so fast it will make Christine’s head spin?
When I was at the Wallingford Branch Library the day before Christine posted her story about the Wilmot-Wallingford Memorial Mural, she had shown me her small mock-up version of the project.
It’s such a wonderful idea, and her excitement about it is so infectious, that I immediately offered to donate $25 toward the fund to cover its $500 cost. Then I walked home and told my longtime partner, John Giovine, about the project. He’s a history buff and he loves stuff like this, so he offered to match my donation.
That means Christine already has $50 in pledges, which is 1/10th of the amount needed to fund the project. I told Christine yesterday that I’m sure there are probably a number of computer whiz folks in Wallingford who would love to contribute the PhotoShop work, and I’m sure there are also plenty of folks who will be as happy as John and I are to contribute to the cause.
How about you? Would you like to join John and me in funding this project so fast it will make Christine’s head spin?
When I was at the Wallingford Branch Library the day before Christine
posted her story about the Wilmot-Wallingford Memorial Mural, she had
shown me her small mock-up version of the project.
It’s such a wonderful idea, and her excitement about it is so infectious, that I
immediately offered to donate $25 toward the fund to cover its $500
cost. Then I walked home and told my longtime partner, John Giovine,
about the project. He’s a history buff and he loves stuff like this, so
he offered to match my donation.
That means Christine already has $50 in pledges, which is 1/10th of the amount needed to fund the project. I told Christine yesterday that I’m sure there are probably a number of computer whiz folks in Wallingford who would love to
contribute the PhotoShop work, and I’m sure there are also plenty of
folks who will be as happy as John and I are to contribute to the cause.
How about you? Would you like to join John and me in funding this project so fast it will make Christine’s head spin?