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This video shows riders associated with the annual McManamy cattle drive, which occurs every year in the fall in Kittitas County. The cattle drive has its roots in the 1930s when cowboys would gather…
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Kitty Moe (b. 1905) attended Washington State Normal School, (WSNS) 1925-1927, earning her teaching certification and subsequently marrying Eric Joseph (Joe) Moe. She and her husband settled in…
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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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Prater Hogue describes his life as a student at Central Washington College of Education (later Central Washington University) during the 1930s.
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Amordaad, Songs of Persia II, contains Persian songs performed by Dr. Khodadad (Khodi) Kaviani, an educator, author, poet, singer, and cultural diversity trainer who resides in Seattle, Washington.…
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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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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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Stella Walsh discusses her family?s background in homesteading and running the Walsh sawmill in the Teanaway River Valley, Washington, until 1908, when they moved the mill to Lake Cle Elum. Walsh…
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Joseph (Joe) and Clara Venera discuss their Italian ancestry and how they settled in Cle Elum, Washington. They talk about life at their Bar 42 farm. Other topics covered in the interview include:…
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Joseph (Joe) Schwab describes his Polish/Russian roots, speaking about his grandfather (Mike Schwab, b. 1864) and his grandmother (Sophi Lerder, b. 1871). He describes how his grandparents immigrated…
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Jack Ness talks about his Scottish roots and his experiences in logging beginning circa 1907. Ness worked in log mills and camps around Post Falls, Idaho, before transitioning to Casland and Liberty,…
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Anita Pardini talks about her family, the Tondas, and their roots in Mattie, Italy. She speaks about her parents, Filamena and Morris Lawrence Tonda, and their arrival in Cle Elum, Washington, circa…
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Thomas (Tom) Starkovich speaks about his work at the Northwestern Improvement (NWI) Company coal mines in Roslyn, Washington. He describes working conditions, mining technologies, coal storage, and…
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