The new Yakima Valley Genealogical Society Library opened early this last Spring. “The new library is the result of a fund-raising campaign that began in 1987. For years, the society was housed in cramped quarters in the basement of the old First Christian Church, 221 E. B St. When that building was purchased by the Vineyard Christian Fellowship of Yakima, the society moved to another cramped facility on Riverside Road.
Three years ago, ground was broken at the northwest corner of West Washington and South 12th avenues on an acre-plus site donated by Gardner Nursery. Last fall, the $425,000 structure was done, and the society was finally able to unpack and display all of its materials in one spot, some 15,000 volumes, as well as microfiche.”
From the May 04, 2006 Yakima Valley Republic.
