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The ladies and
gents of Somewhere in Time, Unlimited (a historical costuming social
group), were invited by the Snohomish Historical Society in
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The small historical town
Snohomish is located approximately 30-35 miles north of the city of
Seattle. It prides itself for its historical downtown feel and is known for its many antique shops. Snohomish bills itself as "The Antique Capital of the Northwest". |
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Snohomish has a historical
district which includes a number of Victorian-era residences. Many homes bear plaques with the year that the house was built and the name of the family or individual who originally resided there. |
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SITU participants were to loiter
at the Visitor's Center downtown (located at the head of the
parade's staging area), and then step into the parade line as Warner
Blake (of the Historical Society) and his wife came parallel with
us, riding a tandem bicycle. What fun! While we waiting, a lovely young professional photographer named Renata crossed the street and began taking photos of the SITU members who were waiting. More SITU members had participated than were photographed, however. We simply don't have everyone's image captured. (Photos from video: "Miss Chloe" & daughter, "Miss Pippin") |
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"Miss Candice"
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"Miss Janet" presents a fresh and cool image in "Summer Whites" on this very warm day | |
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"Miss Corky" of Snohomish looks ABOVE:
Another Snohomish beauty is |
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"Miss Janet", "Miss Roxann" and "Sir Harry of Essex" pose for the camera. |
What you smiling about, ladies? Are you sharing a secret??? |
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Sporting an
ankle injury, "Willy" (named
after Germany's Emperor and King of Prussia Kaiser Wilhelm II) The parasol is
from Lady Victoria's Grandmother who lived in Germany |
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While waiting to join the parade
line-up, Lady Victoria was busy shooting photos from her seated
perch. Here, a float representing the KlaHaYa Festival rolled past with a number of "tadpoles" in the wake! |
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Oh NO! More
of the dreaded steeds "Willy" fears! Don't be afraid. These horses are dedicated to transporting the beautiful queen and princesses. |
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Ah, the local "twirlers" are
going to demonstrate their techniques for us. It seems even the very young get involved early! |
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| "Miss Candice", could you pose once more? | "Miss Corky", let's see those gloves & fan. | |
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"Miss Roxann" looks stylish and
fresh in HER "Summer Whites" as well. (Her hat is incredible up close!)
She is a contributing writer for
the SITU newsletter under the nom de plume of Click
HERE
if you'd like to learn how |
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 One final hat adjustment and we are underway! It's a good thing it'll be
sun-down soon. |
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| Careful, the Vigilantes are here today! | Folks lined the streets for blocks on end. | |
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Click
HERE to view a short video
taken by Jeff, the husband of member "Miss Chloe", who was stationed out in the audience. (Be sure to wait for the spooling and click "off" the high-definition button.) |
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"Miss Chloe" is a talented
harpist in the Snohomish area. She and her daughter
participated in the parade. You will see them depicted near the end of the video. |
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After a long day in the heat and
a lot of walking, our merry group disbanded - some entering the local "Piccadilly Circus Pub" for a quick meal and LOTS of water! |
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ABOVE: A visiting
group called "The Saur Kraut Band" came into the restaurant and
proceeded to RIGHT: Our waitress had
to put up with a lot |
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Thank you very much for
visiting our website! If you'd like to learn more about Somewhere in Time and what we do, please feel free to visit our Home Page and to see more photos. |
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| Updated August 12, 2009 | ||
