Cemetery open for tours on Memorial Day
April 30, 2015
The community is invited to tour one of Newcastle’s hidden gems May 25.
The city’s Historic Coal Miner’s Cemetery will be open to the public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Memorial Day. It’s a rare opportunity to explore the site that is locked most of the year.
Vickie Baima Olson, an active member of the Newcastle Historical Society, will lead two tours that day. The first tour begins at 10 a.m. and the other is at noon.
Olson, whose grandparents are buried in the cemetery, will share stories about the people buried there, raise awareness about the need to preserve old cemeteries and answer questions.
The cemetery is at 7811 129th Ave. S.E.
Historical Society preps for busy September
August 29, 2014
The Newcastle Historical Society is in for a busy September with programming at Newcastle Days, the Newcastle Library and the Renton History Museum. Read more
Historical Society hosts April 26 cemetery cleanup
April 16, 2014
NEW — 6 a.m. April 16, 2014
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The Newcastle Historical Society will host a cemetery clean up April 26.
The Newcastle Historical Society will host an April 26 work party to clean and spruce up the city’s iconic cemetery. Read more
Newcastle Historical Society hosts mine tour April 3
March 28, 2014
NEW — 11:10 a.m. March 28, 2014
By Bob Cerelli
Newcastle’s Baima House is one of the oldest buildings in King County. The property’s owners, Pam and Gary Lee, have fixed it up as seen in this recent photo.
The Newcastle Historical Society invites residents to learn about their city’s history with an April 3 mine tour. Read more
Historical Society hosts March 22 cemetery cleanup
March 20, 2014
NEW — 9 a.m. March 20, 2014
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The Newcastle Historical Society will host a cemetery clean up March 22.
The Newcastle Historical Society will host a March 22 work party to clean and spruce up the city’s iconic cemetery. Read more
Community mourns historian Milt Swanson
February 6, 2014
Family, neighbors and community leaders gathered Jan. 25 to honor the life of Milt Swanson, a titan of Newcastle history and the man with an unceasing, warming smile.
The Newcastle pioneer, born and raised in this community, spent all of his 95 years living in the same area, 90 of which were in the same company house that still stands at the edge of town near the Cougar Mountain trailhead.
Milt Swanson
Swanson died Jan. 20 after a Jan. 14 fall sent him to the hospital, where he lapsed into a coma.
Newcastle legend Milt Swanson passes away
January 21, 2014
NEW — 10:55 a.m. Jan. 21, 2014
Milt Swanson
The Newcastle Historical Society announced that founding member and local legend Milt Swanson died Jan. 20.
Swanson, who was born and raised in Newcastle, spent all of his 95 years living in the same area, 90 of which were in the same company house that still stands at the edge of town near the Cougar Mountain trailhead.
He knew more about the city’s vast coal-mining history than anyone, because he actually lived it. He worked in the mines as his father and grandfather did before him. Read more
