#ThrowbackThursday to a view of a lighted “Welcome to Wenatchee” sign arched across the foot of First Street. The Griggs Building with The Wenatchee Department Store sign is visible. This photos was taken sometime between 1903 and 1909, when the railroad depot was still at the foot of First Street. From the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center Historic Photograph…
Drive & Dine, Wings & Wine Historic Landmark Tour A Hit!
Last Sunday marked our epic Drive & Dine, Wings & Wine Historic Landmarks Tour that took place today. Take a look at the YouTube video for a little taste of what we experienced on the roads and in the skies of North Central Washington. Special thanks to the Wenatchee Valley Antique Auto Club, the Spirit of…
Come to the Museum, Pose with Coyote!
One of the things that makes the Wenatchee Valley community so special is our commitment to and appreciation of public art. The Wenatchee Art on the Avenues organization is the driving force that has brought more than 85 original pieces to the streets and sidewalks of Wenatchee. Some of the pieces are just visiting, and some…
New Museum Director Takes The Helm This Week
Sandy Cohen started his new job on Monday as director of the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center. The museum had been without a permanent director since December, when Brenda Abney resigned to take a museum job in Arizona. Cohen, a Baltimore native, recently served as director of the Albuquerque International Balloon Museum in New Mexico. He is a…
Presenting Sin Fronteras Latin Folk May 22
Sin Fronteras, or “without borders,” will present a concert at the Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center on Friday, May 22, at 7:30 p.m. The program is associated with the museum’s new exhibit, “Extraordinary Ordinary People: American Masters of Traditional Arts.” Admission is free, with donations encouraged. The Seattle-area trio performs in the nueva canción,…
WVM to Reopen Small Artworks Gallery
At the beginning of this year the Wenatchee Valley Museum opened a “Small Artworks” Gallery as a pilot project. It was an effort to benefit North Central Washington artists and local art collectors and to foster a greater appreciation for collecting and displaying art in our area. The pilot program was a success and now…
Personal History and People Of Our Past
My father, Cecil Piper, born in 1899 in Black Diamond, Kansas was full of stories of his life and times. I could never get enough of them. I am sorry today for any I did not hear, or heard and have slipped through a crack in my memory. I do recall him saying that store-bought…
People Of Our Past 2011 A Hit!
A short recap video of this year’s People Of Our Past event hosted by the Wenatchee Museum. Wenatchee’s historical figures come alive!
John Harmelt: The last chief of the Wenatchi
John Harmelt (c. 1847-1937) John Harmelt was the last chief of the Wenatchi band of Salish-speaking Indians who for millennia lived in the river valley that now bears their name. He inherited the leadership from his father around 1902. By this time the Wenatchis had been assigned to the Sahaptin-speaking Yakama reservation after their traditional…