The Redmond Historical Society will meet on April 9 from 10:30 a.m. to noon at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 N.E. 80 St.

Additionally, Jesse “Clark” McAbee of the Northwest Railway Museum in Snoqualmie will be speaking. McAbee will discuss saving a King County landmark and give the history and restoration of the Messenger of Peace, Chapel Car 5, an all-wood, 80-foot passenger car built in Dayton, Ohio, in 1898, for the express purpose of spreading the gospel across the United States.

To receive society’s monthly newsletter, call (425) 885-2919, or email info@redmondhistoricalsociety.org. Books, note cards, free historic walking tour brochures, and the book, “Redmond Reflections,” are available in the Redmond Historical Society’s office, which is open on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and by appointment. For more information, visit www.redmondhistoricalsociety.org.