4. He was forced into the wrenching decision to give up owning his land and work as a ranch foreman for white rancher Harold Cahoon. Lenora recalls Babe generating financial support for the project through creating and selling t-shirts at family reunions with a book title that could be the familys mission statement: The Donaldson Odyssey: Footsteps to Freedom. (Ryan Anthony Donaldson), We were able to hold 150-year-old documents, and it was almost poetic, Ryan said. Babe laid an incredible framework, and we are honored to be filling in the gaps today, said Ryan of his continued quest to bring the Donaldson story to light. Its intriguing to consider what Jessee and Anna endured, but I also cant imagine it, Ray said of his familys determination to forge forward in a society so often opposed to their right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Ive been to a lot of places that refused to serve you, Henry said. The third session was an operational excellence activity with a panel that included Linda Edgerly (The Winthrop Group), Sarah Polirer (Cigna), and Tim Schantz (History Factory). (Charles Douglas) Stimsons family at the turn of the century when First Hill was known as an exclusive enclave for the citys first families. The crest of the hill where the Stimson-Green Mansion stands was in the company of over 40 prominent homes that dominated the steep slope, including theDearborn House(1907, Historic Seattles home today) and the W.D. With roots going back to 1863, the company remains a privately held, fifth-generation family-owned business. Obituaries. Catherine Blake, Archives Manager, and Samantha Cross, Archivist, presented on their work with CallisonRTKL, describing how the companys archives include photographs and other materials that are important reference sources for adaptive reuse projects. A farmer. When he was nineteen, Sharkey was working as a switcher in Mine #2 and was in an accident that injured his leg and his foot. Lenora said that she saw a lot of good emerging from the Black Panthers, a community organization that a lot of the Donaldson uncles were part of. (Al Butch Smith). Warren, Lillian C. and Robert E. Williams. Babe went to spoken-of haunts: everywhere from the Ronald #3 mine where her ancestors worked to the Mt. Though Seattle is often credited for not having segregated schools, Donaldson family members will tell you integrated schools had more to do with the low percentage of Black students in the region than a sense of justice or progressiveness of the times. New patients are welcome. 2.75 4.40 /5. Trimble, Jaymi. Q+A session following the screening of the films. Shideler, John C. Coal Towns in the Cascades: A Centennial History of Roslyn and Cle Elum, Washington (Spokane, WA: Melior Publications), 1986. He was a millionaire who imported and sold enslaved people. Generals perseverance against the odds---which mirrors that of his parents, Jessee and Annais indicative of the resolve that runs in the Donaldson bloodline. In 1897, he married Louisa Ollie Nicholas-Clark, the daughter of another Roslyn Black pioneer family hailing from Illinois. In 1948, Herb married Shirley Selesnick and raised a family, introducing his two sons to the. He received his medical degree from McGaw Medical Center of. For Facebook, try using https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=ryan-donaldson; for LinkedIn, try https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/people/?keywords=ryan-donaldson. Westport. Brandon M Woodcock. I Knew From Day One brings together oral histories, photographs, and most vividly, digitized Bridge family home movies, providing a glimpse of Herb Bridges enormous, impact, leadership, and inspiration, together with his wife Shirley and generations of the. I Knew From Day One explores the following themes: The Bridge familys immigration to the U.S. from Poland and Russia, Herb Bridges Navy years and military career, Herb Bridges marriage and six-decade partnership with Shirley (Selesnick), Advocacy for downtown Seattle and local community leadership, Tradition of tikkun olam - Repair of the world, The exhibit includes materials from the Bridge family; Washington State Jewish, Archives, University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections; Seattle Public, Schools Archives; Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI); and the National Museum of. Whereas there was a short-lived ban on interracial marriage when Washington was a territory back in 1855, the ban was eradicated in 1868, revisited in 1935 and overturned again. To obtain it, hed applied repeatedly, enlisted the testimonies of friends, and endured setbacks from his injuries without it. Abraham Lincoln indicated we would not have won the war were it not for Black soldiers.. 9805 Orchard Ave, Yakima, WA 98908-8400. This article was initially published on the Historic Seattle website. Stimson (on far left) greets an unidentified group in front of his carriage house, ca. Forced to grow up quickly, General forged his own Pacific Northwest path. She was a sweetheart and a beauty, but you better not cross her.. Photographs courtesy PhilippeCloutier, Ryan Anthony Donaldson, and Richard S. Hobbs. He faced more than your average man and lived to prevail despite so many atrocities placed upon him. Apartment buildings and medical facilities replaced the mansions as the first families moved away in the first decades of the twentieth century. Grave marker for Jessee Donaldson (March 1846-November 19, 1913). Previous to Sarah's current city of Alturas, CA, Sarah Doig lived in Yakima WA, Ketchikan AK and Burney CA. After the panel took some time to define and characterize operational excellence, participants organized into groups to discuss methods for compiling milestones, organizational timelines, and tracking metrics, such as reference requests. We pass in the context of white privilege since people dont know our history., Group photo from the 2016 Donaldson Livingston Bentley (DLB) Family Reunion in Cle Elum, Washington. They were also credited with quelling random violence and attacks on police and property in the Central District in 1968 and 1969 and participating in dialogue with Asian American business groups in the District through the Seattle chapter, One of the many things the Civil Rights Movement did was shatter the illusion of inclusion that began presiding over our region since before Washington became a state. Lenora recalls an occasion when her father, whose skin appeared darker than her own, arrived at her school, doing his job as an employee of Seattle Disposal. There was no question the building was once a carriage house. African American students experienced unequal treatment from an early age. It is associated in a significant way with a significant aspect of the cultural, political, or economic heritage of the community, city, state or nation., 3. In all cases, comparing resources to your organizations capabilities and roadmap is critical. The first day included a keynote speech Designing to Zero delivered by Paul Dillinger, Levi Strauss & Co. Head of Global Product Innovation. He and some other performers from surrounding areas like Tacoma, Spokane, and Bremerton were invited on a trip to Hollywood. You couldnt go to a lot of shows. I dont feel it was. Instead, she comprehends how the Black Panthers were necessary to protect people like her father from being signaled out for further injustices. Butch went on to say that Jessee had three years of combat experience in Tennessee. As the mall is reimagined into a multi-use facility with a radically redesigned retail footprint, Im grateful for the Northgate Archives to provide a unique historical context. Donaldson family members made the trip over the Cascade mountains, some for the first time, in honor of this event. I admired the historical elements and the adaptive reuse of the space, providing inspiration for my working environment. theprogram began withwelcoming remarks from Caroline Cumming, Folios Executive Director. As he was on his way out, Dad hollered at me. In addition, there is a Community and Connection area that communicates customer stories, and PWMs partnerships with the American Indian College Fund, Fisher House Foundation, Native American Rehabilitation Association, and the Wildland Firefighter Foundation, among others. Patriarch Jessee Donaldson was born in 1846 in Huntsville, Alabama, the son to Sarah, a Black woman who was enslaved and the father believed to be the plantations white owner, Levi Donaldson. I love all the different dynamics. He was (named after Jessees friend General Townsend who served with him in the United States Colored Troops 15th Regiment. He also explained the companys plans to accommodate future growth and the flexible arrangements of the space. This salary is 1 percent higher than average and 7 percent higher than median salary in Yakima School District. Mount Olivet section. As a way to look ahead, the eighth session, The Future Trends in Business Archives Panel Discussion, included forecasts of what to anticipate, from AI to shifts in gatekeepers and custodians of digital content. They look forward to connecting with other descendants of the courageous African American men and women who arrived west by train many years ago. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. 133. She said, They both looked white. View More. Special thanks to the Bridge family for their generous support of this exhibit. We still have people finding out they are Donaldsons. My mother taught me to never cut a pass, and I dont. While there, she found herself walking the strangely familiar terrain her Donaldson descendants had trod 100 years before. Authors note: This is the first part of a five-part series on Roslyns Black Pioneers, made possible due to the diligent research of Lillian Babe (Donaldson) Warren and her husband Robert E. Williams through The Donaldson Odyssey: Footsteps to Freedom and the continued efforts of the Donaldson family to bring their family history to light. Ryan Donaldson currently lives at 9805 Orchard Ave, Yakima, WA 98908-8400. Thank you Traci Timmons, Hannah Palin, Marie Williams Chant, Moving Image Preservation of Puget Sound (MIPoPS), and UW Special Collections. He said that the work he does as a historian involves refusing to propagate American mythology that Black people havent done anything in the west.. The going wasnt easy from thereon out, especially as the Depression swept over the nation and diminished the value of farm products. Stimson himself had come to Seattle in 1888, drawn by the abundant natural timber resources that had already been depleted in Michigan where his father had first attained the familys legacy in lumber milling businesses in the mid-nineteenth century. Heather MacIntosh, Stimson-Green Mansion (1901) Seattles First Hill Landmark,HistoryLink(accessed May 17, 2020). Quite prolific, Priteca designed 22 theaters for [Alexander] Pantages and another 128 for other theater owners (Wikipedia). Or that a Black man named George Washington is responsible for settling Centralia, Washington, with a monument, unveiled last year, commemorating him at Olympias Capitol Campus. In 1915, a year after the Stimson family moved to a larger home in The Highlands, Joshua and Laura (Turner) Green acquired the property. So often kids this age are just coming into their own, taking off on bike rides or starting to go to the movies with their friends. The two panels, pictured include Naval Officer, Merchant, Philanthropist and The Naval Reserve, Armory. The Welcome Hall is accessible on the right-hand side just past the main, Pictured above, the Rear Admiral Herb Bridge Welcome Hall orientation touchscreen, video alongside the QR code linking visitors to the Washington Jewish Museum. More info: bit.ly/SAMHistory. General began mining soon after his arrival in Roslyn and survived the deadly explosion that claimed many lives on that notorious day of May 13, 1892. As you might imagine, once the War ended, Jessee didnt know where to live out his legally newfound freedom. Jessee Donaldson in McNeil Island Penitentiary Inmate Intake Register, December 17, 1902 (Photo courtesy of National Archives at Seattle). But simply because there wasnt a legal jurisdiction didnt mean that love across color lines was commonly accepted. A Roslyn map gifted by the Roslyn Ronald Cle Elum Heritage Club is one of the familys most cherished documents. His journey was paused, but he wouldnt be stopped for long. There was such a high demand to extract coal from the earth that Jessee, like many hardworking men, heeded its call. (Paula Terrell). I also recognize how rare it is for us, as an African American family, to even have a photo of our patriarch, a man who had been born enslaved in 1846 and had passed on in 1913. He didnt often consider the limitations placed upon African Americans until realizing that only Black doctors would treat him. He had a musket blow up in his face, and he was also shot in the shoulder, Smith said. Over a hundred years after it was constructed, the house has been minimally impacted by substantial renovations. Organized and updated by PWM Staff, the display includes a timeline with company milestones. They also want to research the white Donaldsons prior to the Revolutionary War. Intelius does not provide consumer reports and is not a consumer reporting agency as defined by the FCRA. Of all places to go after the war, he ended up in Pulaski, Tennessee, Butch said. Until recent years, such history was left to the margins of history books if there was a mention at all. 1904. With [my wife] Loris parents living 30 minutes from the original planation in Hazel Green, Alabama, we went to visit it. Family tradition describes Anna as having African and Native American ancestry. Whereas General traveled east to farm, many Black miners moved west to Seattle and other nearby cities once work in the mines leveled out. Cayton-Revels House - Landmark Nomination Approved! With over 8,000 posts and growing, BlackPast.Org provides worldwide access as the largest web-based resource for African American history. As the article notes, the building was designed by one of Americas foremost theater designers, Benjamin Marcus Priteca. Seattles Moore Theatre still has the original segregated side door that once separated access for the theatres Black patrons. Scaling up and down First Hill for my high school commute to ODea, the building blended in with the more substantial landmark next door. From left: Al Butch Smith with his son Greg, posing in front of Al Smiths photograph of Isabelle Izzy (Donaldson) Smith, at the Perspectives on Place: Photographs from Here exhibition at the Museum of History and Industry (MOHAI), May 26, 2022. The musket that had blown up in his face took a lot of his eyesight along with a diagnosis of photophobia. 1960s prior to the fire that burned down the house. Sharkey dabbled in gold mining for a time under his father-in-laws direction, but his mining years began to wane after his wifes tragic death, also to tuberculosis. Before the War, Forrest was a white slaver. The Heritage Hallway furthers one of the core objectives of the PWM Archives in raising the visibility of heritage assets and demonstrating the enduring value that the collections have for the business, family, customers, and larger community. The panelists included: Barbara Rominski (San Francisco Opera), Demelza van der Maas (Heineken Heritage Collection), and Martha Lawrence (Chick-fil-A, Inc.). Their commitment to preserving the roof and other aspects of the 1962 Worlds Fair Pavilion at the new venue is laudable. Joshua Greens business was in the steamboat and ferry industry, which evolved into the Washington State Ferry System. Image courtesy Seattle Municipal Archives, Identifier: 78250. As demand for coal subsided and Black families dispersed throughout the state, they found opportunities in other trades. According to African American historian Ralph Hayes, Dr. Taylor, and others, they lost some of their standing when their publication spoke out against the lynching occurring in other states. Amy Stevenson,Archives Manager at Microsoft,provided an engaging overview of the Microsoft Archives. Archival assets are utilized for design inspiration, storytelling, and product partnerships with other companies and brands, such as Disney andLucasfilm. She wouldnt have known about her Alabama roots without the anthology. I heard three train loads came out, and my dad came out on one of them, Henry said. For those unfamiliar with it, its a renovated, painted-blue home available for vacation renters in near downtown. LOW HIGH. The second session, Gold Standards: Engaging Your Community, looked to three examples of organizational archives, from performing arts to the food & beverage industries. Not everyone from Jessees direct bloodline visually presents as African American, but they still closely identify with their Black ancestry and celebrate it. 1910. (Roslyn: Images of America). video that complements the WSJHS digital exhibit. At least 50 of them. 43 Mapledale Ave, Glen Burnie, MD 21061, lived here in 2001 $1,510: C. 1109 Rock Ave, Yakima, WA 98902, lived here in 2001 $1,040: D. No matter who discouraged her discoveries, Babe remained steadfast to further uncover her familys story. 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