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First Wenatchee School Opened in 1885 – 08/02/24

Photo caption: Children and a teacher play “two-by-two” outside the old Stevens School around 1910. Source: Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center, #58-9-11. Written by Chris Rader Since early Colonial…

Downtown Wenatchee Burned in 1909 – 07/13/2024

Photo caption: The fire ignited in a barn behind Emil Frank’s Central Market on North Mission Street, and soon spread to nearby buildings. Source: Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center…

Chinese Mined Around Wenatchee – 5/24/2024

Caption: This painting by the late Wenatchee artist Walter Graham depicts Chinese miners with a sluice box and pan, search­ing for gold on the Columbia River. The painting may be…

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…