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Her Patients Loved Dr. Minnie Simmons – 3/16/2024

Written by Chris Rader As Wenatchee’s first female physician, and the first to specialize in diseases of women and children, Dr. Minnie Simmons attracted a lot of mostly female patients…

Written by Chris Rader As Wenatchee’s first female physician, and the first to specialize in diseases of women and children,...

Wenatchee Chambermaid’s Lawsuit Helps Set National Minimum Wage Policy – 3/7/2024

Written by Chris Rader and Margie Jones Few residents of the Greater Wenatchee area have ever heard of Elsie Parrish – and yet half of our population has felt the…

Written by Chris Rader and Margie Jones Few residents of the Greater Wenatchee area have ever heard of Elsie Parrish...

Grand Opening of the 45th Annual Regional High School Art Show and 20th Annual Beauty of Bronze – 3/1/2024

In cooperation with the North Central ESD and the Office of  Superintendent of Public Instruction. Updated on March 12, 2024. Wenatchee, Wash. – (Feb. 23, 2024) The 45th Annual Regional…

In cooperation with the North Central ESD and the Office of  Superintendent of Public Instruction. Updated on March 12, 2024....

Karen Francis McWhite

Karen Francis-McWhite: Capable Outdoorswoman – 2/29/24

Written by Chris Rader Those who have seen Brave Space Media’s documentary “Expedition Reclamation,” shot in November 2020, will recognize Karen Francis-McWhite as one of the women of color profiled…

Written by Chris Rader Those who have seen Brave Space Media’s documentary “Expedition Reclamation,” shot in November 2020, will recognize...

Fred Collins: Premier Shoe Shiner – 2/23/2024

Written by Chris Rader Few people, living or dead, could compete with Wenatchee’s Fred Collins at shining shoes. He asserted that he had shined and cleaned 1,500,000 shoes during his…

Written by Chris Rader Few people, living or dead, could compete with Wenatchee’s Fred Collins at shining shoes. He asserted...

Neomah Scharps

Neomah Scharps: Arts and Civic Volunteer – 2/15/24

Written by Chris Rader From a simple beginning in the segregated city of Little Rock, Arkansas during the Great Depression to a civically-involved community leader in Los Angeles, to an…

Written by Chris Rader From a simple beginning in the segregated city of Little Rock, Arkansas during the Great Depression...

Mary Posey: Leavenworth Pioneer – 02/09/24

Written by Chris Rader Leavenworth in the 1890s was a growing railroad town with a few hundred residents. At least two of these early settlers were Black: Frank and Mary…

Written by Chris Rader Leavenworth in the 1890s was a growing railroad town with a few hundred residents. At least...

Historical Fiction Workshop

Navigating Untold Stories: A Historical Fiction Workshop – 1/19/2024

Learn how to write with Wenatchee Valley College instructor Zach Eddy The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center has partnered with Wenatchee Valley College instructor and local writer Zach Eddy…

Learn how to write with Wenatchee Valley College instructor Zach Eddy The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center has partnered...

Curiosities from the Museum: Calf Weaner – 1/9/2024

Written by Collections Manager Anna Spencer Over the years at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, there have been some odd and strange things that have been donated to the collection. While…

Written by Collections Manager Anna Spencer Over the years at the Wenatchee Valley Museum, there have been some odd and...

Create Artistic Stencils with Lindsay Breidenthal – 1/6/2023

Refine your art style with local artist Lindsay Breidenthal at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center. On Thursday, Jan. 25, from 6-8 PM, students can create their own artistic…

Refine your art style with local artist Lindsay Breidenthal at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center. On Thursday, Jan....

Drum and Bugle Corps Was a Lively Bunch – 1/6/2024

Written by Chris Rader Loving to party was not a formal prerequisite of becoming a member of Wenatchee’s Drum and Bugle Corps in the 1940s through 1960s, but it sure…

Written by Chris Rader Loving to party was not a formal prerequisite of becoming a member of Wenatchee’s Drum and...

Free Museum Admission – 8/16/2023

August 15, 2023 – We’re happy to announce that admission to the Museum will be free tomorrow, Wednesday, August 16, from 10 AM to 4 PM due to excessive heat….

August 15, 2023 – We’re happy to announce that admission to the Museum will be free tomorrow, Wednesday, August 16,...