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An Historical Look at Wenatchee’s “Shacktown”

Local historian Chris Rader chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about Shacktown, a quasi-transient encampment located along the banks of the Columbia River in Wenatchee during the first five decades of the 20th Century.

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Remembering Rose Reeves Fuller Mann

Local historian Chris Rader, in conjunction with the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the life and times of Rose Reeves Fuller Mann in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s.

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Historical Hardball of Wenatchee

Local historian Chris Rader, in conjunction with the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the history of organized baseball in the Wenatchee Valley, including the area’s only professional club ever, the Wenatchee Chiefs.

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Independence Days Past in Wenatchee

Local historian Chris Rader, in conjunction with the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the 4th of July celebrations of yesteryear in the Wenatchee Valley.

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Meet One of Wenatchee’s Tree Fruit Pioneers

Local historian Chris Rader, in conjunction with the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the life of Conrad Rose, a pioneer of Wenatchee’s tree fruit industry and legendary community philanthropist.

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What’s Olds and What’s New in North Wenatchee

Local historian Chris Rader, in conjunction with the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the checkered history of the area of North Wenatchee, commonly and currently referred to as Olds Station.

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New Book Offers NCW History Lesson in Two Languages

Local historian Chris Rader chats about her new book “Place Of Plenty” with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen. Joining Rader is the publication’s project manager Carin Smith, who also provides insights into the written venture that extensively details the history of North Central Washington.

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A History of Refuse in the Wenatchee Valley

Local historian Chris Rader chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the evolution of refuse disposal in the Wenatchee. Rader also gives a preview of her recently-published book, which spans a range of topics from North Central Washington’s history.

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Remembering Chief Moses

Local historian Chris Rader, in conjunction with the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center, chats with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about some of the regions indigenous peoples of the late 19th Century, including the Wenatchi, P’squosa and Sinkiuse tribes.

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