Wenatchee's History In 2 Minutes

A short Ken Burns-style historical narrative I produced for the Wenatchee Museum.

[@kathyconnelly4904]

I was born in Wenatchee on July first, 1934. My mother was the Apple Blossom Queen ( I think in 1926).❤

[@Bead-Mosaic]

That’s awesome you know about the town then ….

[@pilgrimsprogress3237]

We are going to build there

[@kathyconnelly4904]

What are you building?

[@ourlifeinwashington4114]

Very cool, thank you

[@anatolipolyakov753]

This is hella badass. Great work!

[@armedrodent7840]

Hard driving through Wenatchee. I have got lost so many times

[@Eternal_Hoop]

Built on the blood of my ancestors and the skookum indian gets more air time? Wenatchi Nation is my brothers from the south. They are still here.

[@LukeSilver-fe7iv]

Yeah they never talk about the Wenatchi tribe and its aggravating. Yeah it's angering they don't get near the credit they deserve for this town.

[@greybone777]

​@@LukeSilver-fe7ivWilfred woods who owned the paper scammed the natives out of there by convincing them that if they didn't join the Colville tribe they were going to be taxed off of their land.

[@johnkulm997]

Nice video! Downtown Wenatchee's buildings are interesting

[@210SAi]

Very good video. Do you have a longer, more in depth one?

[@bhartley868]

They should bring back the boats. Then I noticed they actually fixed the roads back then ...

[@robertmclean9737]

A major Clovis site is located near there.

[@greybone777]

East Wenatchee

[@AgnesCongdon-xk8hr]

What about the indigenous people re: the former Federal Building in Wenatchee? One of the owners is ⅛ Cherokee. Is thst indigenous enough?

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

I THINK MY GRANDMA STAYED AT THE CASCADIAN. NOT SURE WHY.

[@teeny700]

Good video. If you do another one. Here are some ideas. The great Montana flood and palisades. The kkk that flooded wenatchee then randomly disappeared. Hamiltons cemetery. This one is a good one. It's an old Indian cemetery. Also research the old definition for wenatchee. It was cursed by native Americans before fleeing this area..... Wenatchee also has a super creepy story about hs kids that would dig up dead bodies and party with them. Lol no joke. It happened in the early 80's. Lol.

[@dominickbonny]

Wow, that's a lot of interesting stuff I would like to know more about. I have read a bit about the KKK's history here in a book called "Wenatchee's Dark History" I got at the museum. But I have never heard of Hamilton's cemetery or the last thing. Can you elaborate in an email to [e-mail]?

[@lindakay9552]

@@dominickbonny There's an Indian cemetery about 50 feet from the intersection of Eels, and Mt. Stuart Dr. in Sunnyslope.

[@falsedragon33]

I was a teen in Wenatchee during the 80's. Never heard about any dead body party. Silly stories. Only thing I really remember is a bunch of adults had a sexual taste for children that got sweapt uder the rug for the most part.

[@greybone777]

I have relatives of the Price family buried in Hamilton cemetery.

[@greybone777]

​@@falsedragon33lived in Wenatchee all my life and also never heard about that 😳

[@barbarabaldwin7120]

MY SECOND HOME TOWN. NEVER REALIZED IT HAS SUCH HISTORIC MEANING

[@maxwellspeedwell2585]

Hey... you didn't mention the corruption! Plenty of that in Wenatchee history.

[@210SAi]

Try making your own video about the topic

[@atheistechoes9594]

Yup i know it

[@AOAvina]

And the KKK

[@skymeadow7762]

That's everywhere, why focus there?

[@tommydorsey5055]

Ain't that a shame...

[@maxwellspeedwell2585]

What about the KKK? What about Bethesda?

[@seastar3516]

Wenatchee is just like all the other cities in Washington. Old, rundown, crumbling, and an eyesore.

[@t5l239]

You haven't been to Wenatchee then.

[@greybone777]

Total 🐂🦬💩

[@lavalampa2020]

Wenatchee in 2021: locking kids in cages during music classes to "prevent covid"

[@atheistechoes9594]

Wait that happened in wenatchee my town

[@atheistechoes9594]

Well i knew there were anti vaccine people my aunt and uncle being some

[@joeljeffcoat6241]

Some people place more importance on ideology than public safety.

[@yohon8977]

Were you there when this happened? I was there and I don't remember any freaking cages.

[@lavalampa2020]

@@yohon8977 it felt like it man Im sorry but I was so damn depressed when I wrote this comment so much bad happened personally back then yk