On the old windy road from Snohomish toward Machias stood a log cabin on a beautiful knoll at a turn in the road. We as kids always admired the cabin as a friendly, beautiful landmark. We even went to Central School in Snohomish with a family that lived in that log cabin. School children would be transported out to the site to see a genuine pioneer log cabin. Eventually that cabin was removed and it was transported to the site of the extreme North portion of Snohomish Cemetery - the cemetery located at 2nd and Cypress through which Hwy 2 was cut through the near center of the very old cemetery with Caucasian and Indian (Native. Amer.) burials therein. The complete cemetery was not exhumed but just the portion that was for the Hwy 2 cut. Today the Kikendale 1875 log cabin is a part of the display of various bldgs. from various parts of Snohomish which were transported and place on top of the North portion of Snohomish Cemetery, and called Old Snohomish Village complete with a phaque cemetery consisting of gravestones which were taken from the main part of the cemetery and relocated as a part of the Old Snohomish Village display within the North portion of the original true cemetery. Ref. The HERALD, Everett, WA. Date: Wed July 15, 2003 Section: Local Seems Like Yesterday a regular column by Jack O'Donnell from the Herald archives. O'Donell was a former principal of a grade school in the Everett District, and has always been quite a history buff. Site: http://www.heraldnet.com/about Article: Seems Like Yesterday 50 Years ago (1953) the portion relating to the cabin is quoted as follows: "One of the oldest homesteads still in use in Snohomish County was a farmhouse two miles north of Snohomish on the Machias Road. Constructed by Charles Kikendale in 1875, the log structure had stood the test of time and was still being lived in. The only survivor of the Kidendale family was Harriet Livingston, who was 6 years old when her family came to the Pilchuck River Valley in 1875. The name of the Family that I recall who lived in that cabin was the Fralich, or Fralick Family. I went to Central School in Snohomish ( a block from my home) with a girl named Arlyn Fralick or Fralich (sp?-not sure). I have often wondered if she is still living after all these years. Great memories of an earlier era late 1920s, early 1930s, etc. - Depression - Prohibition - Food Lines - Speak Easys- W.C.T.U., NRA (nothing to do with firearms), W.PA., P.W.A.,CCCs, Penny Candies, V Nickles, Brown's Theatre, Dish Giveaways, Hoboes, ad finitum Carroll in Snohomish * * * 30 * * *