Memories
Dear Holly Community Far & Wide,
We are collecting history, stories, and photos for the Holly Schoolhouse to put here on our HollySchoolhouse.org website. Please send anything you have, short memories, long memories, condolences for the loss, photos from weddings, recipes, events and historic photos, anything at all, and we will load it onto our site where you can also donate to our fundraising efforts. You can find out how to send in your contributions below.
This will be a wonderful way for all of us to have access to the memories of that glorious building that was about to celebrate her 100th birthday before the tragic fire of April 13th, 2022.
Paige Stockley, Secretary
Holly Community Club
Share Your Memories
Our Memories Together
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The Final Holly Christmas Party 12/21/21
On December 12, 2021 the old Holly Schoolhouse hosted it’s last Christmas party and potluck. The year before for the first time in many years there was no Christmas party due to the pandemic, but finally we were able to have an in person party and what a party it was. As usual Holly cooks presented
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Petersen & Hanson History
Our Mother’s maiden name was Lauralee A. Petersen. Our uncles names were Louis Petersen and Gerald Petersen, and as I said earlier our Mother and Uncles we think, would have attended in the early 1930’s, as our Mother graduated from Issaquah H.S. in 1940. Our grandparents probably rented a cabin along the water, as I
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The Hanson Brother’s
Just a short bit of history, that goes a ways back. Jerry Hanson and John Hanson’s grandparents lived in Holly around 1930 or so, with their three children. My grandfather worked in the logging industry, for a man named McHugh, logging the old growth timber up the hill to the South of Holly. The three
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Aaberg-Johnson Wedding & Memories
I’m Arlen and Linda Johnson’s daughter, long-time members of the community who moved a few years ago. The news of the fire was devastating to us all. Holly, the community members, and the schoolhouse are special to all of us, but especially to Mom and Arlen. We had many weddings and family events at the
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A Memory from Brandon Elsey
Saddened that this beautiful building is now gone. This is somewhere I enjoyed seeing and visiting every time I went to Holly. My grandparents had the key to the building and would take us there. A big rope came down from the ceiling going up to a bell house and they would let my brother
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A Memory from Sue Elsey
I grew up there as a child and remember my dad lifting me up to grab the rope that was connected to the big bell and ringing it to start the annual rummage sale. This tradition passed down to my children when they were old enough to ring the bell also. Christmas dinners and Spring
Recipes
Multiple cookbooks, recipes, and more from years of delicious feasts and community potlucks.
More content coming soon