Fall City Cemetery

August Lovegren, founder of Preston, and his wife Hilma and two daughters, are buried in the Fall City Cemetery? Thanks to the efforts of Ed Holmes (see article), early photos and family stories of Preston are coming together. Many are available on the Families of Preston facebook page: Click Here to view.

The Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum and Living Voices recently used Preston photos for a Preston history video.

In honor of his father's 90th birthday in 2013, Ed assembled a wonderful 110-page book entitled I'm a Little Norwegian Too: The Autobiography of Norman Holmes. In it, of course, is a lot of his family's history, but also many interesting photos from a variety of sources and lots of general Preston history. Contact Ed if you would like to see it.

If you are interested in this project or have materials to offer, contact Ed Holmes at edward.holmes@hotmail.com or 253-638-1716.

Mike's Place

The new house at 4658 Preston-Fall City Road SE, at the turnoff to Lake Alice Road, is on the site of the former "Mike's Place" Gas and Groceries business owned by Mike Beienburg.

The original building, shown in the 1940 WA State Archives photo below, was used as a residence for many years before being torn down and replaced in 2013. Read more . . .

The Homestead Act of 1862

The Homestead Act of 1862 served in part as a recruiting inducement for the Union Army. After the Civil War, a soldier would be allowed to deduct the number of years that he served in the Union Army from the five-year homestead residency requirement. Read more about the Civil War Vet-Homestead Act by clicking here.

Fifteen Civil War veterans are buried in the Fall City Cemetery. The June page in the 2014 Fall City Calendar shows a number of their grave markers. Background information on these men is available in our Reference Library in Civil War Veterans Buried in the Fall City Cemetery, a compilation from many sources by Jack and Judy Kelley.