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Antiques and other Collectables
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 Furmiture

Of all the categories of antiques you can choose to collect, furniture is among the most popular and practical. Many pieces offer you the alternative of using them either for their original purpose, or of adapting them to modern day living. Furniture differs from other types of antiques in that you probably don't want to collect it by the type of object - nobody wants a room full of only chests or tables - but you may have an affinity for a particular wood, or style of decoration. Whatever your preference, you need to familiarize yourself with the styles, methods of construction, and types of material used, in order to determine whether the piece is "right" (in other words, in its original condition without any major alterations or additions) or "wrong" (some major change has been made to it, or it's a fake).

At first furniture was made from solid wood, but as cabinet-making improved, the technique of decorating furniture by applying veneers (thin sheets of wood) developed. This was an economical way of using expensive woods, and allowed the maker to create decorative effects from the different grains and patterns (called figuring) of the wood. Veneered furniture has a carcass (solid body) made from a different (usually less expensive) wood. This secondary wood, as it is known, is most commonly pine or oak.


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Open Panel  Snohomish WA e Brief

Fundraiser for Boys and Girls Club
The Snohomish Kiwanis club is hosting an auction.
Mother's Appreciation Day
Snohomish Top Food will have a Mother's Appreciation Day at their store.
Baby Day
Come to "Baby Day" at Snohomish Top Foods!
Expansion of the City's (UGA)
The Snohomish City Council and Planning Commission invite you to attend and participate in the second community meeting regarding a planned expansion of the City's Urban Growth Area (UGA).
Musical celebration
Children's recording artist stops by library.

Open Panel  Opinion and Commentary

Opinion and Commentary
Remember the troops
This is the 5th anniversary
Graffiti Ordinance
For discussion at that meeting is the attached Graffiti Ordinance that was adopted in Marysville.
Snohomish UGA
Flood map revisions made without property owners notification or input. Restrictions on all developement and updates to property in the UGA.

Open Panel  Historic Snohomish WA - Quick Fact

1855
Money for Military Road
In 1855, th Federal Government appropriated money for a military road to cut through the forests from steilacoom to Bellingham.
1860
Squatter's claim to the site of Snohomish
At the outbreak of the Civil War in 1860 there were rumors of construction of a military road between Fort Steilcoom and Bellingham. Quick to realize the potential of a strategic location, E.C. Ferguson made a squatter's claim to the site of Snohomish where the Pilchuck River joins the Snohomish River.

1868
E.C. Ferguson gets married
In 1868 Ferguson married Lucetia Morgan of Olympia, the daughter of a prominent pioneer. They raised three children: Sylvia, Ivy, and Cecil Emery.




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