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Cultural Conversations: Dr. Volha Isakava

Volha Isakava has been working at CWU and living in Ellensburg since 2014. A native of Crimea, Ukraine, Volha grew up in Minsk, Belarus. She embarked on her first international adventure when she…

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Ruth Damman Interview

Ruth Damman, first cousin to John Clymer (1907-1989), the renowned painter who grew up in Ellensburg, Washington. Many of Clymer's paintings of the Northwest are now held by the Clymer Museum…

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Doris Clymer Interview, 1991

Doris Clymer speaks about her husband, John Clymer (1907-1989), the renowned painter who grew up in Ellensburg, Washington. Many of Clymer's paintings of the Northwest are now held by the Clymer…

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Frank Jovanovich Audio Interview, part 3

Frank Jovanovich (b. July 2, 1924) talks about his parents, Fred Jovanovich and Mary Mataya, and their roots in Merkopal, Yugoslavia. He talks about their immigration to the Roslyn/Cle Elum area in…

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Kate Glondo Video Interview, part 2

Kate Glondo (b. 1911 to Francis Mynavich Maritich) talks about her family's Croatian roots and immigration to Roslyn, Washington. She talks about gardening, wine-making, lodges, burial customs,…

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Ole Jordin Audio Interview, part 29

Ole Jordin talks about his family's roots in Ellensburg, Washington. He describes the Benson hanging, skirmishes with Native Americans, threshing, water disputes, law and order, a saloon…

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Enid Roseburg Audio Interview, part 1

Enid Roseburg talks about her Scottish heritage and her parents' transition from Canada to the United States. She speaks about her childhood, about Scottish traditions and holidays, and about…

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