Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter
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Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter
yakimavalleymuseum.org “Your View of the Valley Begins Here” Fall 2011 • Vol. 19 • Issue 3 Skewered Apple BBQ, page 2 • A Tale of Two Exhibits, page 4 • Sheepherder Wagon, page 6 Explore Central Washington, page 7 • WMA Award, page 9 • USO Show, page 9 Excitement is Heating Up for Following its tremendous first-year success in 2010, the Skewered Apple BBQ Championship will be returning to downtown Yakima on the weekend of September 10-11, 2011, with Tree Top as the title sponsor. Proceeds from this national-championship event will benefit the Yakima Valley Museum. Competitive BBQ chefs across the nation use apple juice in a variety of ways—to reconstitute rubs, as well as to marinate, flavor, and moisten their meats. So Tree Top, a major manufacturer of apple juice, is a perfect match for this all-American cooking and entertainment event. With suggestions from 2010 attendees, and last year’s experience overall, this year’s event promises to be bigger and better, with more food, more vendors, more entertainment, and more fun for the whole family. The Skewered Apple BBQ Championship offers the largest winnings in the West. A total of $35,000 in prize money will be awarded, with $10,000 going to the grand champion. In addition, the winning team will receive an invitation to participate in the Jack Daniels World Championship, one of the most prestigious barbecue championships. The Skewered Apple BBQ Championship is open to the public. It will take place outdoors, along Yakima’s historic Front Street, and merchants will be open to offer unique shopping and dining experiences. In addition to the excitement of watching the competitors as they prepare their entries for judging, attendees can also enjoy cooking demonstrations, mouth-watering food from various vendors, and a beer and wine garden featuring some of Washington’s finest beverages. Live entertainment on the Main Stage will be provided by Star Anna and the Laughing Dogs, The Dave Rawlinson Band, and Northern Departure. Other performers are scheduled for the Depot Stage. Teams will be competing on both days, and after their submission of each competitive entry, they will offer attendees samples of their BBQ creations. Admission to the event is $15.00 for two days, and $10.00 for one day. Children 12 and under are free. Hours are 11:00A.M.-10:00P.M. on Saturday, September 10, and 10:00A.M.-6:00P.M. on Sunday, September 11. For more information, visit our website at skeweredapple.com. Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter, Fall 2011 Page 2 the Skewered Apple BBQ THANK YOU to all our sponsors Title Sponsor Weekend Sponsor inson Band The Dave Rawl EVENTS SATURD ughing Dogs 11:30 AY a and the La nn A ar St C ooking 12:15 D C o oking D emo – Pizza, A 1:00 Cooking emo – TriTip nthony Jame 1:00 Zuva M Demo – Chick , Tom Wallin s 2:00 a The Bla rimba (Depot en, Saffron Ho 3:00 dgson nkers (M Stage) 4 On th 3:00 e Floor ain Stage) Gone Fis (M 4:00 hin (De ain Stage) C pot Stag o ke Wing 4:45 e) s T u r N n a -In vid Ellio 6:00 t (Main Sausage 6:15 Turn-in Stage) T h e Dav 8:00 Star An e Rawlinson B na & th a e Laugh nd (Main Stag SUNDA e ing Dog Y s (Main ) 11:00 Stage) 12:00 Pork Butt Turn 12:00 Brisket Turn-I -In n 12:05 The Blankers ( Depot S Crawda 1:00 d R u n (Main S tage) Chicken 1:00 tage) T Brad Go urn-In 1:05 t Artistic hberg (Depot 2:00 Ribs TurMusic ExpressioStage) 2:05 n (Main Hot BBQn In Stage) 3:00 ( M ain Stag Norther e 5:00 ) Awards n Departure (M ain Stag ture e) rthern Depar No Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter, Fall 2011 Reserve Grand Champion Gate Sponsors Stage Sponsor Beer & Wine Garden Sponsor Special Category Sponsor Fresh Squeezed Club Win Pak Graham Packaging Just Skewered Club Velikanje, Halverson Altas Pacific Engineering Just Picked Club Wells Fargo Insurance Services Thank you to: Abbott's Printing, Yakima Herald-Republic, Holtzinger Fruit, barbecuewood.com, Ted Brown Music, Knobel's Electric, Abbott's Printing, Smoke Pit Supply, Sawtooth Pellet Grills, Page 3Herke Brian Harris Used Cars, and Mark ON EXHIBITS By Andy Granitto, Curator of Exhibitions A Tale of Two Exhibits Developing an exhibit—researching and writing the storyline and designing the exhibit components—represents about 75% of exhibit production work; construction and installation are the remaining 25%. These proportions vary with every exhibit, depending on whether it is “objectbased” or “story-based.” Object-based exhibits demand more construction/installation time, and story-based exhibits require more research/writing time (the work required to design the exhibit components also varies with every exhibit but is a separate factor, independent of whether the exhibit is object-based or story-based). Good examples of an object-based exhibit and a story-based exhibit are the object-based American Indian Collections, recently completed, and the story-based Yakamas At Home. The new American Indian Collections exhibit is all about the objects. There are over 300 objects on view …and about 5 pages of label text. Designing the display cases to meet the conservation requirements demanded by the delicate artifacts, allowing for convenient rotation of artifacts from storage to exhibit, and making the largest case portable was a time-consuming design challenge. And because of the unique nature of these cases, fabrication and installation was also very time-consuming. Labels, on the other hand, which merely identify the objects and briefly discuss the museum’s collection policy and concerns, are a minor part of the exhibit and physically separate from the objectbased displays; yet they could not be written until the exact position of all the objects on exhibit was known. Because of this, label-writing was delayed, and, as I write this article, the few labels have still not been installed. Yakamas At Home, part of the “Homes” section of the museum’s core exhibits on Yakima Valley history, is storybased; it will have about 50 objects on view …and about 30 pages of label text. Like the adjacent exhibit on the Mattoon Cabin, Yakamas At Home could be described as an in-depth historical narrative illustrated with objects, both from our collections and created especially for the exhibit. It tells the story of how Yakama families have lived—their Detail view of artifacts in the new homes, family portable exhibit case. Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter, Fall 2011 Lights from the Neon Garden reflect off the new portable exhibit case, the centerpiece of the American Indian Collections exhibit that will display a rotation of the museum’s vast American Indian collections. life, and social structure—from 7,000 years ago to the present. And we are incorporating in-depth research and rare photographic and written documents from our archives in the telling of the story. Development of the narrative labels for this exhibit began more than ten years ago. The half-scale replica of a Yakama teepee from our collections, the “big sexy hook” for the exhibit, was installed six years ago. This is one our exhibits that seems to be forever in production. Because of the amount of research and writing required, it has been an ongoing project, always on the back burner and never at the top of the priority list. But it is being completed now. The objects in Yakamas At Home are homes. The central anchor of the exhibit is a life group/diorama of a household root-gathering encampment, ca.1850, and it represents the midpoint of the story, a time when the Yakama had access to horses, steel tools, and other items available from other tribes and White traders, yet they still had unrestrained access to their homeland; the conflict and injustices of the “Reservation Era” was just around the corner. An interpretive wall will tell the story of changes in Yakama home life over time, from the earliest “pit houses” to modern wood-frame homes on the Yakama Nation today. Similar to the life-size ca.1850 encampment scene, but on a much smaller scale, will be miniature replicas of prehistoric pit houses, tule mat teepees and winter lodge of the pre-contact era, canvas teepees of the 19th century, and a wood-frame reservation house from the turn of the Page 4 20th century. These models were painstakingly crafted by volunteer model-maker Gary Brueggeman. The labels were written using many historical documents from the museum archives and original research by local historian Jo Miles, and are supplemented with historic photos from our own museum archives and some from the archives at Maryhill Museum. After many years of planning and development, Yakamas At Home will be completed early this fall. NEH Challenge progress Intricately detailed models made by Gary Brueggeman trace the history of Yakama home life. These miniatures will be fit into tiny dioramas illustrating the text of Yakamas At Home. Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter, Fall 2011 Thanks to the Board of Trustees and some close museum friends, the very first donors to the NEH Challenge have formally given or pledged $261,200—roughly 17% of the $1,500,000 required to match the $500,000 National Endowment For The Humanities Challenge Offer. This is another example of the tremendous generosity individuals have demonstrated on behalf of your museum. And it is especially impressive when one thinks about the fragile state of the American economy and all the various community needs that continue to grow at the same time that government support is being curtailed. Yakima’s private sector is once again stepping up to ensure that both services to the less fortunate and places which contribute to our quality of life remain sound. In the case of the Yakima Valley Museum, I cannot overemphasize how important private philanthropy for this NEH Challenge is to our growth, and even survival. As one of the few nationally-accredited museums without any consistent government support for operations, we are in a better situation than the state museums in Tacoma and Spokane, which rely on public funding. Since both Tacoma’s Washington State History Museum and Spokane’s Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture were cut from the State of Washington’s proposed 2011-2013 biennial budget, they were slated for closure. Funds were transferred to them from the Secretary of State’s office in the final budget, and they will remain open, but this is only a 2-year “reprieve.” It is, therefore, becoming increasingly necessary for the private sector to keep our museums alive. The Yakima Valley Museum is the keeper and teller of the stories of our region–stories of individuals, families, businesses, organizations, and communities. It gives meaning to past lives and actions before as well as informs contemporary residents. In many cases, it is the Yakima Valley Museum collections that include the maps for water rights, architectural plans needed for the refurbishing of Zaepfel Studium, and objects that maintain the identity of such important groups as the Japanese who helped build this Valley in the early 1900s. Without your generosity, none of this would have happened. --John A. Baule, Director Page 5 By Mike Siebol, Curator of Collections New to the Collection: The McWhorter Sheepherder Wagon photographs will become part of the yakimamemory.org online collection of museum and Yakima Valley Libraries images. There is a long history of sheepherding in the Yakima Valley. The museum has wanted to acquire a working sheepherder wagon for some time; we are very pleased that Mark and Mollie have donated one which was used locally. If your family has objects and/or stories related to sheep—or cattle—herding in the Yakima Valley, we would be very interested in talking with you. Please contact Mike Siebol at 248-0747. Mark and Mollie McWhorter Kovacich have donated their family’s sheepherder wagon to the Yakima Valley Museum. It was used in the Prosser area as part of the McWhorters’ Triangle Sheep Company. The wagon came with all of the amenities one would need to live out amongst the sheep: stove, cooking pots and pans, dishes, and bedding. Currently, the McWhorter sheepherder wagon is being housed offsite. Its undercarriage needs to be stabilized, and the whole wagon needs to be cleaned and prepared for exhibition. Mark and Mollie also generously gave the museum other objects relating to sheep ranching, as well as Native American artifacts from the L.V. McWhorter collection and personal items from the McWhorter family. In addition, they have allowed the museum to scan 479 photographs related to sheep ranching and the McWhorter family. The Thank you Melissa Melissa Beseda has been volunteering at the Yakima Valley Museum since last September. She is a recent Notre Dame graduate, and comes from Scranton, Pennsylvania. Since arriving in the Yakima Valley, Melissa has been busy performing duties for the Jesuit Volunteer program—but she has also made time for us. At first she volunteered at the Front Desk, but transferred to the Collections Department to help with the inventorying and photographing of all 600+ pairs of David Childs’ shoes in preparation for the current Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter, Fall 2011 Head Over Heels Over Heels exhibit. She has since helped catalog objects; improve exhibit environments; and select and prepare objects for the ever-expanding Native American permanent exhibit. Melissa has been an invaluable volunteer, and we have all enjoyed her cheerfulness and good humor. But it is time for her to move on; she will be attending the University of Washington this fall to pursue a Master’s Degree in Museum Studies. She is preparing for a career in museum outreach programs. We wish her the very best. Thank you, Melissa… we’ll miss you! Page 6 Explore Central Washington (ECW), the museum’s new summer field-trip program for families, has proved to be a big hit. Designed to get kids and parents (and grandparents!) excited about our region’s history, natural resources, and diverse cultures, ECW is aimed at both those who are new to the area and those who have lived here for many years, even generations, but have not yet had the opportunity to explore it. The response was overwhelming, with over 300 participants registered; many of them went to most of the events, if not all of them. ECW activities began on June 21 with a tour of the Yakima Valley Museum. Thirteen field trips followed, including a “plant walk” at the Selah Cliffs Natural Area Preserve Interpretive Trail; a geology tour at the Gingko Petrified Forest led by Jack Powell; tractor-pulled wagon rides at the Central Washington Agricultural Museum; stories and a tour at the Yakama Nation Museum; and a ride on one of Yakima’s trolleys. Thank you to all the families throughout the Yakima and Kittitas valleys that supported ECW. Many who joined us this summer said more than once, “I have always wanted to come here, but never got around to it, until this program.” Here are what some of the participating families had to say about the program: We enjoyed the tour of Northern Pacific Train Museum; the guides were very knowledgeable and entertaining.” …Paul Franklin by Kathy Sample, Educational Program Coordinator “Explore Central Washington helped me build structure into a usually empty summer. I would also like to thank all of the places we visited for their graciousness.” …Lisa Reeves Agricultural Museum Gilbert Homeplace ”Our family is new to Yakima and we really enjoyed getting to see the area.” …Tamara Parker Ginkgo Petrified Forest Selah Cliffs “It was an awesome program; I had no idea that so many places were available in the valley. It was a great way to meet new people.” …Robin Day “Truly thank you for all the fun! We have learned and explored together, it has given us some fun family memories with educational moments about our Valley. We are so grateful for this affordable program. Thanks for making our summer BETTER!!!!”…Chelsey Smith Yakima Valley Trolleys Raptor House “We did things as a family that we wouldn’t have done otherwise.” …Sara Boschker Train Museum “This was a fabulous bargain for families.” …Amy Berkheimer Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter, Fall 2011 Wild Horse Thank you to all the participating museums and facilities: Washington State Department of Natural Resources Central Washington University Physics Department Gingko Petrified Forest State Park Jack Powell Kittitas County Historical Museum Yakama Nation Museum Ahtanum Mission Central Washington Agricultural Museum Northern Pacific Train Museum Yakima Valley Trolleys The Raptor House Wild Horse Renewable Energy Center (Puget Sound Energy) A special thanks to Sara Bristol, of the Busy Bee magazine, for helping in planning and all the advertising! Page 7 Journeys with John Travel with the Museum As a friend once said—If I go too long without the smell of jet fuel, I get depressed. So even though 2011 has many months to go, it is time to think about places to visit in 2012. In the museum’s previous newsletter, we suggested an adventure to Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia; this idea has met with sufficient interest for us to begin planning the trip. The tentative date is sometime in the last two weeks of April 2012—just past Easter and at a time when should be wonderful azaleas and rhododendrons in bloom. I am also looking into the potential of a Southwest train excursion that will take us to Santa Fe, New Mexico; a visit to Northern England; and/or flying down to Santiago, Chile. Keep those suggestions rolling in, as I really have no preference for destinations and am willing to arrange almost anything to almost anywhere. I just need to know what flavor of jet fuel most interests you. Carriage tour through Charleston. Photo courtesy of the Charleston Convention & Visitor Bureau The Ever-Expanding Native American Exhibit The Collections Department was very fortunate to have such great volunteers while processing hundreds of objects for the new Native American cases. Melissa Beseda helped select artifacts for the mobile collection case and helped prepare the beaded bags to make sure that they would not be damaged while on display. She also identified the objects on display and created draft object labels. Jo Miles, Peg Granitto, and Andy Granitto helped prepare the exhibit surfaces to make them safe to display the hundreds of Native American artifacts. Peg also made hat, dress, and vest supports that safely display the garments and make them look their best. The volunteers and I discovered that Andy Granitto, Exhibits Curator, Left: Melissa Beseda helping to select objects in the collection room for the American Indian Collections exhibit. Right: Miles Miller continues to help select objects for knows how to squeeze more and the new case. more objects into the cases. This resulted in Miles Miller and I being able to continue selecting more objects for display. That was the goal for this Native American exhibit, to show our visitors the wonderful collection of Native American art and artifacts that the museum is entrusted to preserve, research, and exhibit. I hope you all can come to the museum’s members meeting on October 27, to see the completed exhibition. Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter, Fall 2011 Page 8 WMA Award Winners At the Washington State Museum Association conference in Walla Walla last June, the Yakima Valley Museum was presented with the Award of Exhibit Excellence for our exhibit Land of Joy and Sorrow: Japanese Pioneers in the Yakima Valley. The award reads as follows: "The Washington Museum Association recognizes the exhibit Land of Joy and Sorrow: Japanese Pioneers in the Yakima Valley, produced by the Yakima Valley Museum, for establishing a high standard of innovation and creativity in all phases of exhibit concept, research, content, design, production, and promotion. This exhibit uses the themes of community, family, and tradition to tell the story of the Japanese Americans in the Yakima Valley. The museum went beyond textbooks and documentaries, seeking out personal histories and artifacts concerning the community’s past and present. Not only is it a significant contribution to the understanding of a community; it also enhances the rich history of Washington State. In creating it, the Yakima Valley Museum has set an elevated standard for all heritage organizations throughout Washington State. Presented on the 16th day of June, 2011, by Washington Museum Association President, Brenda Abney." Representatives from the museum were there not only to accept the award, but also to share their expertise on different topics. Andy and Peg Granitto gave a day-long presentation entitled Exhibit Style and Communication: Using Everything in Your Toolbox to Get Your Message Across; Mike Siebol gave a presentation on Keeping the Gathered Objects and was part of a Roundtable of Collection Managers; and David Lynx spoke on Engaging the Public with New Technology and Social Media. Veterans Day falls on 11-11-11 this year. What better time to celebrate with a USO show! Guest artist Leonard Piggee and the Yakima Symphony Chorus with Director Scott Peterson, who delightfully entertained us for the "Spirituals and Gospel Night" at last January’s Diversions program, will be teaming up again to honor our troops. As an added incentive…Scott Peterson and Leonard Piggee performed together in “real” USO shows on a 1974 USO tour which included Korea, Japan, Okinawa, Taiwan, the Philippine Islands, and Guam. It has been an exciting year, with a lot of changes happening around the museum. The new exhibit of our American Indian collections is being installed; the fullyrestored “mudwagon” is back on display; and the exhibits in the Yakima At Home area are receiving new additions. The exhibits staff have also been making improvements around the museum. Since the permanent exhibits are changing, we thought it was only appropriate to ask David Childs, collector of the 600 pairs of high-heeled shoes in the special Head Over Heels Over Heels exhibit, to “change his shoes!” Plans are for 100 of the pairs to be exchanged for other (equally fabulous) ones, giving visitors the perfect excuse to come enjoy another look at this popular exhibit. To view the results of all these changes, please come join us for our annual membership meeting and volunteer recognition party on Thursday, Oct. 27 beginning at 5:30P.M. And feel free to bring a friend to introduce to your museum. Left to Right: Mike Siebol, Curator of Collections; Andy Granitto, Curator of Exhibits; Peg Granitto, Exhibit Tech; and David Lynx, Associate Director. e11-11-11 USO Showe The Change You Want to See Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter, Fall 2011 Page 9 The Raffle Quilt: Geese Crossing Meet Reesha at the Museum The 2011 raffle quilt, Geese Crossing, is now hanging in the lobby of the Yakima Valley Museum. It is a stunning example of the blend of old and new—a 1930s-era red and white hand sewn top that has been quilted by machine to a contemporary fabric backing. Once again Michaela Hughes of Selah produced a wonderful quilting design. Raffle tickets remain just $1, the same price as when the raffle quilt project began way back in 1978. They can be purchased at the museum reception desk, at the museum booth in the Modern Living Building during the Central Washington State Fair (September 23-October 2), and, of course, when an envelope of them arrives in your mailbox this fall. The winning ticket will be drawn at the H. M. Gilbert Homeplace Christmas Open House on Sunday, December 4, 2011. The newest addition to the Yakima Valley Museum “family” is Reesha Cosby, who is in charge of Visitor Services. Marisha (Reesha) Cosby comes to the Pacific Northwest by way of Nashville, TN (home of the Grand Ole Opry). Realizing she wouldn’t make it as a country & western singer, Reesha decided to move to the big city of Yakima to pursue a “much fancier” career in radio broadcasting! At 107.3 KFFM, she became famous on the airwaves as co-host of “Reesha & Nahum in the Morning Playhouse.” Ten years later, Reesha is no longer on the radio, still has no plans to become the next Minnie Pearl, and still calls Yakima home. She stays active in the community by serving both as a Board member for the Junior League of Yakima and Chair-Elect of the Junior Leagues of Washington State, which trains women to become advocates for healthier and stronger communities; and by volunteering on the music committee for the annual “A Case of the Blues & All That Jazz” fundraiser. Reesha is also currently pursuing degrees in Early Childhood Education and Children’s Studies at YVCC and Eastern Washington University. If you so much as mention the word “baby” to her, Reesha will probably whip out her i-phone to show you pictures of her 5-month-old daughter, Willow Moon. Reesha’s very Southern mother once exclaimed: “I didn’t raise any hippies, so why does my grandbaby have a hippie name?!” The next time you visit the Yakima Valley Museum, ask Reesha for her momma’s Pineapple Upside-Down Cake recipe, and to see the latest pictures of Willow Moon, the hippie grandbaby! Museum Soda Fountain Serving: • Delicious Ice Cream Treats • Fresh Deli Food • Specialty Drinks Hours: 10:30A.M. – 7:00P.M. Monday-Saturday Head Over Heels Over Heels postcard books BOOKS • VIDEOS • CARDS • GOODIES Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter, Fall 2011 Book your parties, groups, luncheons, or field trips by calling (509) 457-9810 M U S E U M soda fountain Page 10 CALENDAR Land of Joy and Sorrow: Japanese Pioneers in the Yakima Valley – An exhibit exploring the life, community, and challenges experienced by pioneers of Japanese descent in the Yakima Valley. Events and Programs September 10 & 11, 2011 (Saturday-Sunday) Tree Top Skewered Apple BBQ Championship – Open national competition with $35,000 in prize money. Beer and wine garden. Open to the public (entry fee). Cooking demonstrations. Live music. October 27, 2011 (Thursday) Members & Volunteers Evening - An event to honor our hardworking volunteers, with an annual meeting and member's party. 5:30-8:30P.M. November 11, 2011 (Friday) USO Show – A program produced by the Yakima Valley Museum and Yakima Symphony Chorus. 6:00P.M. Supper and drinks, 7:00P.M. Program. December 3, 2011 (Saturday) Holiday Open House Music in the museum from the Yakima Youth Symphony, Yakima Children's Choir, and Melody Lane Singers. 12:00-3:00P.M. FREE. December 4, 2011 (Sunday) Victorian Christmas – The H. M. Gilbert Homeplace welcomes visitors for a special Victorian-Style Christmas. 1:00-4:00P.M. FREE. January 19, 2012 (Thursday) Diversions – A program produced by the Yakima Valley Museum and Yakima Symphony Orchestra. 6:00P.M. Supper and drinks, 7:00P.M. Program. February 16, 2012 (Thursday) Diversions – A program produced by the Yakima Valley Museum and Yakima Symphony Orchestra. 6:00P.M. Supper and drinks, 7:00P.M. Program. March 15, 2012 (Thursday) Diversions – A program produced by the Yakima Valley Museum and Yakima Symphony Orchestra. 6:00P.M. Supper and drinks, 7:00P.M. Program. Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter, Fall 2011 The Yakima Valley Museum promotes an understanding of Central Washington history as it affects the lives of contemporary citizens. Through the collection, preservation, and exhibition of historic artifacts and stories, as well as related programming, the museum provides residents and visitors with historical perspectives that may influence decisions about the future of the Valley. by the A ED M IT N ASSO ICA CI ER September 9, 2011 (Friday) Pit Party – Kick-off celebration for the Skewered Apple BBQ Championship. BBQ dinner and live music from Hit Explosion. For tickets call 248.0747 MISSION • ACCR MS ED EU On Exhibit: Head Over Heels Over Heels: One Collector's Love Affair with Shoes - High fashion shoes from ca.1890 to the present. Collected by David Childs. On exhibit until December 30, 2011. YAKIMA VALLEY MUSEUM “Your View of the Valley Begins Here” OF MU ION S AT Special Exhibitions AWARD RECIPIENT: 1997 • 1999 • 2001 • 2003 ACCREDITED 2005 B O A R D of T R U S T E E S Akbar Rezaie, President Ralph Conner, Treasurer Nancy Rossmeissl, Secretary Dana Dwinell Kirk Ehlis Cragg M. Gilbert David Hartwig J. Tappan Menard Aaron McCoy Sharon Miracle Steve Muehleck Bertha Ortega Juana Rezaie Cathleen Robinson Paul Schafer Sharon Smith Michelle Smith Betty Strand Bette Taylor Curtis Sundquist Charlene Upton MUSEUM STAFF John A. Baule, Director David Lynx, Associate Director Andrew Granitto, Curator of Exhibitions/Graphic Designer Mike Siebol, Curator of Collections Debbie Vlcek, Archives and Gift Shop Manager Katharyne Sample, Educational Program Coordinator Peg Granitto, Exhibit Technician Kimberly Thompson, Campaign Support Reesha Cosby,Visitor Services Michael Murphy, Maintenance M E M B E R S H I P You are invited to join the museum or give a gift of membership. Call (509) 248-0747 for information. The Yakima Valley Museum Newsletter is published quarterly by the Yakima Valley Museum, 2105 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA 98902; 509-248-0747. David Lynx, Editor. ©2011, printed by Abbott's Printing of Yakima, circulation 1,000. Page 11 Yakim a Valley 98902 M useum and Historical Association 2105 Tieton Drive, Yakima, WA ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Camping at Soda Springs ca. 1918 Yakima Valley Museum Collections NONPROFIT ORG. U.S. POSTAGE PAID YAKIMA, WA PERMIT NO. 578 FALL 2011