DAYTON HISTORIC DEPOT SOCIETY
222 E COMMERCIAL AVE, DAYTON, WA 99328 daytonhistoricdepot.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE DAYTON HISTORICAL DEPOT SOCIETY'S MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN AND USE ITS PRIMARY ARTIFACTS, THE DEPOT BUILDING AND THE BOLDMAN HOUSE, FOR INTERPRETATION AND EDUCATION OF LOCAL HISTORY. IN KEEPING WITH THEIR HISTORICAL STATUS, THE DEPOT AND THE BOLDMAN HOUSE WILL SERVE AS RESOURCES FOR COMMUNITY USE. THE DEPOT SOCIETY WILL CONTINUE THE CONSERVATION OF PHOTOGRAPHS, ARCHIVES, VIDEO HISTORIES, AND HISTORICAL ARTIFACTS AND ALSO SERVE AS A RESOURCE TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION OF LOCAL HISTORY. THE SOCIETYS COLLECTION WILL ENHANCE ITS ABILITY TO EDUCATE AND INTERPRET WITHOUT DEGRADING THE DEPOTS OR THE BOLDMAN HOUSES HISTORICAL DESIGNATIONS ON THE LOCAL, STATE AND NATIONAL REGISTERS OF HISTORIC PLACES.

BOLDMAN HOUSE MUSEUM 2019 REVOLVING EXHIBIT IN THE BASEMENT WORKROOM IS "CLOCKS AND RADIOS." WE ADDED ROPE MAKING TO DAYTON DAYS ACTIVITIES. TOM AND CHERYL ROGOS, DUTCH OVEN COOKING EXPERTS FROM ARIZONA AND RELATIONS OF LOIS WHYSONG, SPENT PART OF THEIR VACATION IN DAYTON AND COOKED PEACH COBBLER FOR ALL ATTENDEES OF DAYTON DAYS AT THE BOLDMAN HOUSE MUSEUM. ART IN THE GARDEN ON JULY 7TH DREW IN A NICE CROWD. JUDY ROBERTUS, JESSICA GRIFFIN, HELEN BOLAND, AND LORNA BARTH DEMONSTRATED THEIR RESPECTIVE MEDIUMS/STYLES DURING THE SHOW. SYLVIA ATTENDED THE AASLH'S "REINVENTING HISTORIC HOUSE MUSEUMS" WORKSHOP IN WASHINGTON, D.C. IN JUNE. RESULTING FROM INFORMATION GAINED AT THE WORKSHOP A COUPLE OF NEW, SMALL EXHIBITS WERE CREATED IN THE BOLDMAN BASEMENT AND THE MASTER BEDROOM. THE BOLDMAN HOSTED "YOGA IN THE GARDEN" IN JULY AND AUGUST, A ONCE A WEEK, YOGA PRACTICE FOCUSING ON GENTLE STRETCHING AND BALANCE. THE 1934 CHEVROLET MASTER DELUXE TOOK PART IN THE WAITSBURG CAR SHOW AND ALL WHEELS WEEKEND WHERE IT WON A SECOND PLACE TROPHY FOR 1930S ORIGINAL CAR. THE BOLDMAN WAS PART OF THE HISTORIC HOME TOUR IN OCTOBER, WITH 62 VISITORS COMING THROUGH THE HOUSE. AN EMBROIDERED AND PIECED QUILT FROM A PATTERN IN OUR COLLECTION HAS BEEN ASSEMBLED AND WILL BE RAFFLED OFF DURING "LADIES NIGHT OUT 2020." TICKETS ARE 5.00 EACH AND WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DAYTON HISTORIC DEPOT OR THE BOLDMAN HOUSE MUSEUM OR FROM MEMBERS OF THE BOLDMAN HOUSE MUSEUM STEERING COMMITTEE.

HISTORIC DEPOT MUSEUM OUR 2019 EXHIBIT, "MAKING AN IMPRESSION: DAILY WEAR IN DAYTON, 1890-1989" OPENED IN FEBRUARY, AND IT HAS BEEN EXTREMELY POPULAR WITH OUR VISITORS. WE INSTALLED A NEW HEAT PUMP AT THE DEPOT LAST WINTER. IT HAS HELPED KEEP OUR VISITORS, VOLUNTEERS, AND EMPLOYEES A LITTLE BIT WARMER ACCESSION WORK IS CONTINUING. IT TAKES A GREAT DEAL OF TIME, BUT THIS PAST YEAR WE HAVE HAD A VOLUNTEER HELPING TO COVER THE FRONT DESK WHILE OUR EMPLOYEE WORKS BEHIND THE SCENES, SO WE HAVE MANY MORE ITEMS ACCESSIONED. THROUGHOUT 2019'S TOURIST SEASON, WE HAVE HAD THE EXHIBIT "BECOMING HISTORIC DAYTON" HANGING IN OUR WAITING ROOM AND TICKET OFFICE. VISITORS HAVE BEEN FASCINATED BY THE PROCESS DAYTON WENT THROUGH TO BECOME THE BEAUTIFUL LITTLE TOWN THAT IT IS TODAY. THE DEPOT HAD AUTHOR THOMAS HILLEBRANT VISIT IN MARCH TO TALK ABOUT THE RAILS ON THE PALOUSE. HE FOCUSED ON WALLA WALLA AND DAYTON FOR HIS TALK, AND IT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS THE DEPOT IS CARING FOR ONE OF DOWNTOWN DAYTON'S EMPTY STOREFRONTS. BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR DISPLAYS AT 238 E. MAIN ST. WE PUT THE NEW PUMP CAR IN RR TRACKS PARK ON THE RAILWAY FOR ALL WHEELS WEEKEND. IT WAS A SMASHING SUCCESS WITH YOUNG PEOPLE. YOU SHOULD WATCH THEM FLY DOWN THE TRACKS EVENING AT THE DEPOT WAS A HUGE SUCCESS THIS YEAR, THANKS TO OUR MEMBERS AND OUR COMMUNITY WHO NEVER FAIL TO SUPPORT US AS A RESULT OF DONATIONS FROM OUR MEMBERS AND FRIENDS, OUR ENDOWMENT HAS GROWN THIS YEAR TO NEARLY 300,000. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOU WHO THOUGHTFULLY GAVE A GIFT TO HELP MAKE THE DEPOT SELF-SUSTAINING. THIS YEAR'S HOME TOURS WERE EXCEPTIONAL. WE HAD FOUR BEAUTIFUL HOMES ON OUR TOUR, AND OUR VISITORS WERE DELIGHTED BY THE DIVERSITY AND QUALITY OF EACH OF THEM. WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 12,500 IN GRANTS DURING 2019. WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE GANGUET CHARITABLE TRUST, THE DAYTON/COLUMBIA COUNTY FUND, THE WARREN FOUNDATION, AND THE BLUE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR THEIR SUPPORT.

THE NEWLAND/PIONEER CEMETERY WAS CREATED IN 1863 WHEN J.H. NEWLAND DONATED FIVE ACRES OF HIS HOMESTEAD TO THE COMMUNITY OF DAYTON. LOCATED ON A HILL WEST OF TOWN, THIS CEMETERY WAS THE FIRST DEVELOPED EAST OF FORT WALLA WALLA IN WASHINGTON TERRITORY. THE AMERICAN LEGION HAS CONTINUED TO HELP US CARE FOR THE CEMETERY. THEY MOWED AND HELPED WITH WEED CONTROL THIS YEAR. WE HAVE HAD FOUR GRAVE MARKERS RESTORED. ONE OF THEM WAS ACTUALLY BROKEN INTO TWO SECTIONS, AND THE RESTORATION WORK PUT IT BACK TOGETHER, AND IT NOW STANDS TALL. WE WILL CONTINUE THE RESTORATION WORK FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL YEARS. WE HAVE CLEANED ALL OF THE GRAVE MARKERS, MAKING THEM EASIER TO READ AND RESTORING THEIR BEAUTY.

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