Our Stories

Live music, beer, wine, cider, spirits, and food! The Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center will hold their annual Night at the Museum fundraising event on Saturday, March 23, 2019 from 6 to 9 p.m. This memorable night features four experiences in one and a request for financial support. Enjoy a fun brewery and cider…

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In November 2018 I came on board as the new Executive Director of the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, and I am thrilled to have joined the Museum’s talented staff and dedicated volunteers. I want to sincerely thank everyone for the very warm welcome I’ve received to the Museum and to the Valley. It…

A story about growing up, growing old, and the wild places that define us.         As part of the 2018-19 Environmental Film & Lecture Series, award-winning journalist Andy Dappen shared the story of two Alaskan canoe trips undertaken by Dappen and his equally adventurous brother Alan. The first, undertaken in 1974 with…

Keni Sturgeon Selected to Lead Museum Beginning November 19 The Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center’s (WVMCC) Board of Directors announced that Keni Sturgeon will become WVMCC’s Executive Director on November 19, 2018. Keni Sturgeon is currently the Vice President of the Pacific Science Center’s Science Engagement and Outreach Division. Linda Haglund, Vice President of…

  June 9, 2018 Written by Deborah Lyon WVMCC Member and Volunteer I loved the stories. We started out on the bus with Randy reminiscing about his youth in the Methow band and the stories his many relatives told him as part of their beloved culture. Randy grew up here in the Valley and then…

A film project by Pioneer Middle School students in Brock Hurt’s Avid class sponsored by the Trust for Public Land and the Wenatchee Art Education Consortium. Click here to see the film! The Wenatchee Stories film project grew out of a desire by Trust for Public Land and Wenatchee Art Education Consortium representatives to provide…

After a cultural heritage tour with Randy Lewis A compilation by Susan Evans, Bill Layman, Bruce Morrison and Karen Jacobsen The door where there is no door opened yesterday. On the bus we hear ancient songs along the river. Stories animate the creeks, canyons, rock formations, river bends. The land moves, comes alive with presences,…

Thank you to Lisa Robinson for providing these wonderful images.   March 12, 2018 Billie Holt “I am a long time Docent here at the museum and this is my special memory about Bill and Herb Sinclair: If I happened to be here on Monday morning for a tour or special project, I could look…

The Reception and Awards Ceremony was on March 10th, 2018.  Anne Banks, Teaching and Learning Program Supervisor for the Arts, from the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), was our guest speaker. A representative from Central Washington University was on hand to award a variety of tuition waiver scholarships. The Wenatchee Museum and Cultural…

More than 400 museum guests were treated to a glimpse of Wenatchee Valley’s history during its annual People of Our Past program Feb. 24-25. Volunteers recorded hundreds of hours to make this event a success. One of those volunteers, photographer Bruce McCammon, recorded the evening program in a series of stunning and vibrant images. Take…

Brender Canyon’s Namesake Written by Ken Cramer WVMCC Board Member and Collections Volunteer This is the story of the first European settler to discover what is known today as Cashmere, WA. His name was Alexander Bartholomew Brender and he was the first settler to find the picturesque canyon west of Cashmere which now bears his…