by David Battey My niece asked me how difficult it was for my mother and her parents and her siblings during the Great Depression. Here is my answer: The Ralph and Hazel Swenson family did quite well on Monte Vista (means mountain view in…
One of the frequent types of research requests the Museum gets is for information about a house or property. But, the first thing we need to know is the full address of the property when you contact us. There are several ways we can…
One of the Museum’s research inquiries this month was for information on where the Meadowbrook Inn or Hotel was located. Built by the Hop Ranch Growers’ Association around 1884 to act as a summer hotel for tourists and business men to the upper Snoqualmie…