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Maria Adams discusses the Roslyn Cemeteries and the diverse ethnicities that settled in the north western part of Kittitas County, Washington. She also discusses the collaboration with Central…

Rik Dalvit and Thomas Shapley talk about starting their careers in journalism at Central Washington State College. They tell about notable events and professors they remember. They talk about campus…

Frederick Krueger discusses his teaching career and his work with the Roslyn Cemeteries. He also talks about his early life in Minnesota before moving to Cle Elum. He also discusses his unique…

Fabio Ambrosio, associate professor of Accounting, CWU College of Business, discusses his most recent research, A longitudinal study of local sales taxes and predictors of crime across Washington…

Donna has a love of hiking and mountaineering. She lived in Colorado until she was 12 and the family relocated to Easton. She was raised by her grandmother and started her own family right after high…

Don Hill was born in Yakima and moved to Easton before he turned one. Don graduated from Cle Elum High School in 1955. He entered the logging industry at the age 10 in his father’s company.…

Fred Talerico discusses growing up in upper Kittitas county and all the activities for youth in the Roslyn. He talks about changes in the area when the mines close.He tells about his time in the U.S.…

Claude Montgomery talks about growing up in Eastern Washington and how things have changed over the years. He discusses his time in the army after being drafted at 24. He also talks about his career…

Violet (Vi) Burke talks about growing up in a household with twelve kids and being the middle child. Her family were farmers and she learned to enjoy farm life at an early age. She also discusses…

The Ellensburg Rodeo and Kittitas County Fair happen every labor day weekend and is officially kicked off by the rodeo parade. 1997 was the seventy fifth anniversary of the event.

Visit the archives and history museums of Ellensburg at a virtual tour and panel! The panel will consist of archivists and museum curators and directors as they share about their repositories and…

Take a virtual tour of the Kittitas County Historic Museum, led by Sadie Thayer, Museum Director. This film was made for the virtual archives and museum tour in October 2020.

Zoom recording of a national voter registration event sponsored by ASCWU Governemntal Affairs and CWU Libraries held at 6PM Tuesday September 22nd, 2020.