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Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 3 duration 2 minutes 2 seconds Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 3 Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 3	Margaret Meaghers Audio Interview, part 3 Margaret Meaghers (b. 1890 in Swauk, Washington) discusses the history of Kittitas County and the town named after her family, Meagherville. Meaghers also discusses coal mining and the Chinese… berg +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 3 plays 0
Anna Baker Audio Interview, part 3 duration 19 minutes 37 seconds Anna Baker Audio Interview, part 3 Anna Baker Audio Interview, part 3	Anna Baker Audio Interview, part 3 Anna (Anderson) Baker (b. 1904) describes her childhood, touching on Fowler Creek School, spinning, soap making, canning, medicinal remedies, and blacksmithing. She describes life with her husband,… roslyn +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 56 plays 0
Frieda Akerman Audio Interview, part 1 duration 2 minutes 7 seconds Frieda Akerman Audio Interview, part 1 Frieda Akerman Audio Interview, part 1	Frieda Akerman Audio Interview, part 1 Frieda Akerman speaks about women's roles, recreation, and family in Cle Elum, Washington, before and after the Great Depression. interview +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 48 plays 0
Slava Gregorich Audio Interview, part 5 duration 36 seconds Slava Gregorich Audio Interview, part 5 Slava Gregorich Audio Interview, part 5	Slava Gregorich Audio Interview, part 5 Slava Gregorich discusses his family's immigration to Ronald, Washington. He talks about businesses in Ronald, as well as working conditions in the coal mines. He touches on the cost of coal,… side +10 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 6 plays 0
Mary Fassero Audio Interview, part 9 duration 1 minute 49 seconds Mary Fassero Audio Interview, part 9 Mary Fassero Audio Interview, part 9	Mary Fassero Audio Interview, part 9 Mary Fassero speaks about her family's Italian roots and involvement in lodges, mushrooming, holidays, seamstress work, hunting, and bocce ball. She describes her father's work as fire boss… mary +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 4 plays 0
Conrad Bianchetto Audio Interview, part 3 duration 2 minutes 20 seconds Conrad Bianchetto Audio Interview, part 3 Conrad Bianchetto Audio Interview, part 3	Conrad Bianchetto Audio Interview, part 3 Conrad Bianchetto discusses the lifestyle and traditions of Italian immigrants in Roslyn and Cle Elum, Washington, in the early twentieth century. He describes wine-making, Italian lodges, and more. conrad +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 16 plays 0
Esther Faudree Audio Interview, part 1 duration 4 minutes 16 seconds Esther Faudree Audio Interview, part 1 Esther Faudree Audio Interview, part 1	Esther Faudree Audio Interview, part 1 Esther Faudree discusses her family's Scandinavian roots and immigration to Fowler Creek, Washington, where they homesteaded, farmed, and logged. She talks about school life in Easton, Roslyn,… anderson +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 30 plays 0
Harry Forbes Audio Interview, part 8 duration 2 minutes 47 seconds Harry Forbes Audio Interview, part 8 Harry Forbes Audio Interview, part 8	Harry Forbes Audio Interview, part 8 Harry Forbes (b. 1885) describes his childhood, including time spent in Easton, Cle Elum, and Ellensburg, Washington, in the 1890s. He talks about homesteading in Ellensburg and irrigation along… harry +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 1 plays 0
Mary Chiado Audio Interview, part 1 duration 4 minutes 2 seconds Mary Chiado Audio Interview, part 1 Mary Chiado Audio Interview, part 1	Mary Chiado Audio Interview, part 1 Mary Chiado speaks about her family's Italian roots and Italian traditions in Cle Elum, Washington, including lodges, sports (bocce ball), wine-making, cheese-making, mushrooming, home remedies,… recording +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 2 plays 0
William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 9 duration 1 minute 24 seconds William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 9 William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 9	William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 9 William (Bill) Lumsden talks about his family's arrival in Roslyn, Washington, in 1886-1887. He talks about his father's work as a teamster, his involvement in building Roslyn's… bill +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 4 plays 0
Adelaide Stoves Audio Interview, part 5 duration 2 minutes 20 seconds Adelaide Stoves Audio Interview, part 5 Adelaide Stoves Audio Interview, part 5	Adelaide Stoves Audio Interview, part 5 Adelaide Stoves (b. June 14, 1886) talks about her family's arrival in Roslyn, Washington, and her father's work in the Northwestern Improvement Company coal mines and in his own local… alum +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 6 plays 0
William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 10 duration 16 minutes 59 seconds William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 10 William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 10	William (Bill) Lumsden Audio Interview, part 10 William (Bill) Lumsden talks about his family's arrival in Roslyn, Washington, in 1886-1887. He talks about his father's work as a teamster, his involvement in building Roslyn's… telephone +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 2 plays 0
Theodore (Ted) Rooks Audio Interview, part 3 duration 1 minute 25 seconds Theodore (Ted) Rooks Audio Interview, part 3 Theodore (Ted) Rooks Audio Interview, part 3	Theodore (Ted) Rooks Audio Interview, part 3 Theodore (Ted) Rooks (b. 1903 in South Cle Elum, Washington) talks about his childhood and education at Hazelwood School. He talks about working in logging camps and about the impact of the… camps +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 8 plays 0
Nadine (Thomas) Rice Audio Interview, part 1 duration 3 minutes 14 seconds Nadine (Thomas) Rice Audio Interview, part 1 Nadine (Thomas) Rice Audio Interview, part 1	Nadine (Thomas) Rice Audio Interview, part 1 Nadine (Thomas) Rice talks about her father, Lee Thomas, and his immigration to Cle Elum, Washington, in 1888. Lee Thomas ran a livery and freight service on Pennsylvania Avenue, then began ranching… ranch +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 17 plays 0
Edward (Ed) McKean Audio Interview, part 3 duration 3 minutes 19 seconds Edward (Ed) McKean Audio Interview, part 3 Edward (Ed) McKean Audio Interview, part 3	Edward (Ed) McKean Audio Interview, part 3 Edward (Ed) McKean discusses his family's history in upper Kittitas County, Washington. He talks about coal mining in the Roslyn/Cle Elum area, logging, hard rock mining, trapping and fur… talks +19 More From Jon (LDAP) Belford 0 likes 9 plays 0