Description
Determination. Bravery.
These are the key words behind these collected stories of life in Roslyn, Ronald and Cle Elum in the Central Cascades foothills of Washington state. These small towns remind our families of the lands they left in Europe. Amid hardships and happy times, here are some of the stories we strive to preserve for future generations. Author Marcy Bogachus compiled the firsthand accounts from the Roslyn, Ronald, Cle Elum Heritage Club members to produce this book for a fundraiser.
This reprint of the book originally published in 2005 features an exciting new cover and dedication.
Price: $25 includes tax – + shipping ($6 shipping for the 1st copy, additional copies add just $1 each shipping)
ALL PROCEEDS BENEFITING COAL MINERS MEMORIAL IMPROVEMENTS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Marcia “Marcy” Minerich was born in the small town of Ronald, Washington in 1940, when doctors still delivered babies at home. After Marcy graduated from Cle Elum High School, she married her high school sweetheart, Ed Bogachus. Moving only 10 miles away, she was still close enough to keep in touch with her old friends and family. On June 21, 2015, they celebrated their 57th anniversary before Marcy passed away that July. Working and maintaining their hay farm and raising their daughters, Kimilee and Reneé, kept them busy through the years. They were also blessed with a grandson, Weslee. “As you get older, the more you think back on your ‘growing up’ years, and the more your heritage means to you. ‘Remembering your heritage’ has been my motto,” noted Marcy. She also published another regional history book, Ronald Remembered.
On the cover: (top) The iconic miner statue stands sentinel over the Coal Miners Memorial in downtown Roslyn, WA. (bottom) A horse-drawn delivery wagon is being loaded in front of the Ronald Branch of the Roslyn Bakery & Grocery, which is now the Ronald General Store.