Special Tributes

Kirkland Centennial "Moments in History" Script Summaries

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Learn about the role art and artists played in the Kirkland community during the 1950’s and their influence on the formation of today’s many cultural and arts centers in Kirkland.

Learn how Kirkland evolved from a collection of homestead families to a working community including schools, organizations, hospital and churches.

Discover the successful history of Washington State’s oldest Little League, founded in Kirkland in 1951, and relive the excitement as Kirkland’s boys and girls earned world championship titles.

Visit Kirkland’s waterfront parks as they were in the early 20th century and learn how they developed into today’s bustling shores visited by Kirkland’s many families and friends.

Meet Kirkland’s early entrepreneurs and businesses, which helped to establish Kirkland as a community people call “home”.

Explore Kirkland’s early transportation services and meet key individuals who influenced the boating culture in Kirkland.

Investigate the tragedy of Letitia Whitehall, the young Kirkland teenager whose murder in the 1920’s still remains a mystery today.

Travel back to the beginning of Kirkland’s many community festivals and celebrations and learn what made Kirkland such a fine place to live.

Explore the early influences of the shipyard and shipbuilding industry in Kirkland.