Mt. Rainier from Wild Horse Wind Facility, Ellensburg
Despite the sizzling heat (103 degrees today and hotter tomorrow!!), I had a great day filled with all kinds of adventures. After viewing a few more barn quilt blocks, I toured the Wild Horse Wind Facility, where I got up close and personal with 149 gigantic wind turbines that can generate up to 273 megawatts of electricity, enough to serve more than 80,000 homes. Great tour with killer views of Mt. Rainier (pictured), Goat Rocks, Mt. Adams & Mt. Hood. Incredible.
Roger Newman and Donna Potter Phillips taking advantage of Kittitas County GS’s research library.
Spent some time at the Central Regional Branch of the State Archives where we got a personal tour of the facility. After a quick WSGS Board Meeting, it was off to Kittitas County Genealogical Society’s open house at their wonderful library. Closed the day at the computer lab test driving genealogical software programs, including Roots Magic, Legacy, and Family Tree Maker.
Kittitas County GS President Diane Huckabay explaining the nuances of the Legacy genealogical software program to Roxanne Lowe.
A full day getting revved up for tomorrow’s main event: WSGS Conference featuring David Rencher.
Thank you for a great kick off to this year’s conference with the open house and “kick the tires” software computer table. I’m looking forward to David Rancher’s presentations today.