Foundation Documents ● Grandview, WA
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The Pioneer History of Grandview
Written
by the Grandview Pioneer’s Association.
The period covered is 1908 to 1953.
First account information on the formation of city government, civic
improvements, clubs, the coming of the railroads, irrigation and an impressive
documenting of firsts in Grandview. A
must read for understanding Grandview’s progress for desert to bounty.
Proceedings of the Grandview
Pioneer Association
These
minutes record the issues of the day as well as what the guest speakers had to
say about those issues. Written in cursive.
The Grandview Woman’s Improvement
Club Cookbook of Favorite Recipes 1924
A
delightful collection of early recipes.
These are written when the cook was working in
a time before electricity. Baking
temperatures are recorded as hot oven, moderate oven
or warm oven. The temperature, of course, was determined by the amount and kind of wood split and
placed in the tender box of the wood cooking stove. A little time spent understanding these
recipes will return delightful meals. Enjoy!
A History of the Harvest Festival
The
present Yakima Valley Fair and Rodeo had it start on Division Street as the
Harvest Festival. Just as it is today,
this event was the major event of the year.
Then and now, the festival enjoyed the enthusiastic support of the City
of Grandview.
A History of the Yakima Valley Fair
and Rodeo
Covers
the transition from the location near the Dairy Queen to the present home on
Wallace Way at Country Park. This is a
story of a community and its desire to provide opportunities not only for their
children but also for the children of the Lower Valley.
This
appears to have been an answer to a request for memories of early
Grandview. Written in cursive. Author unknown.
A
graduate of Grandview High School, attended Ellensburg Normal School, caught up
in World War I and killed in action in France.
The American Legion Post 57 in Grandview is now known
as the Fred E. Hayes Post.
Andrew Bernard Catledge Journals
The
story of a family that came to Grandview in 1902. Written in cursive
Grandview Commercial Club
Promotional Paper 1910
As
far as we know this is the first promotion of the Grandview Commercial
Club. It is filled
with stories and pictures of the first residents of Grandview. Read their own words about what was happening
in town.
Grandview Commercial Club Tract
This
tract was sponsored by the Oregon – Washington
Railroad and Navigation Company. Written
for the purpose of attracting settlers to the
Grandview Area. An interesting read that
gives some insight into life in the 1910’s.
Grandview High School History 1945
to 1980
Learn
more about the history of Grandview High School. A brief history of Grandview Schools from
1894 to 1980, biographical sketches of GHS teachers for 1945 to 1980. Clubs, sports, and social activities are documented. It is
much like an annual but one that covers 35 years!
History of Grandview Greyhound
Mascot
Read
it and find out!
Life
around Grandview from the early 1900’s to after WW
II. Great read.
A
story of immigrants from homesteading in Kansas after the civil war to
traveling to the Grandview Area and working first in farming then in
agribusiness. The story ends in 1974.
Minutes
of the Jolly Rancher Club
A
peek into the social life of settlers in the North Grandview District from 1912
to 1983. There were many social clubs
surrounding Grandview. Each maintained
meticulous records of their meetings.
This is an excellent way to see first-hand what it was like to live a
hundred years ago. Written in Cursive. A hard copy can be found at the
museum facility for your enjoyment!
Grandview’s Schools and Churches
Written
by Gary Rohde and Gail Boose.
Grandview’s Schools and Churches is an excellent compilation of the
facts and stories surrounding our early churches and schools.
1919 Prosperity Edition of the
Grandview Herald
The
original edition and a copy are at the Grandview Museum. These are the three articles in the
prosperity edition. History of Local
Schools by A.C. Kellogg, superintendent of schools, One Farmer’s Tribute by H.C. Bohlke and North
District Prosperous by R.L. Rice
Walter
N Granger and the Sunnyside Canal
Written
in 1961 by Rosco Sheller for the Sunnyside Pioneer Association (disbanded in
2015).Walter Granger more than any other one man, was responsible for the
location, engineering and the building of the original Sunnyside Canal. He
guided its operation through adversity, disappointment and triumph, under
several ownership’s, for twenty years to a notable success.
World War II Journal of Darrel
Smith
The
day-to-day life of a soldier and his perspective of the army and the war being fought from the north coast of Australia. Darrel entered the army as a private. The journal ends while the war is still
raging with Darrel being transferred to Officer Training School.