Washington Rural Heritage Project

If you love local history, the Washington Rural Heritage Project will excite you! "Washington Rural Heritage (WRH) is an online aggregation of special collections from small and rural communities throughout the state of Washington. It features items important to Washington's history, culture, places, and people. "

"Ritzville Heritage was the first collection added to Washington Rural Heritage, an online collection of items from small and rural communities in Washington State. It includes images, documents, newspapers, and more that document the history of Ritzville in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries."

The images included here are the "Jaycee Cattle Parade" which is described as "Steers in procession through downtown Ritzville on "D" street (now Washington St.)" and "Washington Water Power promoting the electric stove by having cooking classes conducted and attended by men. "Watch for more areas to be added soon.