The Removal of Central Washington’s Little Statue of Liberty At the heart of Washington State’s Central Washington region lies the city of Yakima. …

Genevieve (Hutchens) Stevens Lannin: Mother of Sunnyside’s Carnegie Library | History | sunnysidesun.com

Vernon Elmer Bishop, Sunnyside Graduate and Fallen Soldier | History | sunnysidesun.com

Governor Mead attends Prosser’s 1905 Fourth of July celebration | History | sunnysidesun.com

Olof Olson, Highland Hotel and the Yakima Valley Academy | History | sunnysidesun.com

Ah Easter hats! Remember when our mothers insisted that we wear our Easter hats to help accessorize our formal Sunday Easter attire? Some of us probably do. …

In the early 1900’s it was common for people throughout America to open their homes for various forms of St. Patrick’s Day festivities. Several residents of North Yakima (now Yakima, Washington) were among those hosting private holiday celebrations in their homes. …

In 1892 St. Elizabeth Hospital, which was originally located at the northeast corner of East Yakima Avenue and Naches Avenue in North Yakima, relocated to the intersection of North 4th Street and E Street. …

With Thanksgiving behind us many have already began shopping for Christmas. Starting so early is nothing new. Citizens of Yakima have been shopping for Christmas just days after Thanksgiving for over a century. In 1905 Thanksgiving was celebrated on Thursday, November 23rd. Six days afterwards businesses in Yakima were already…