Suncadia Legacy Collection, 1890-2004

In 1996, following his retirement from the Cle Elum-Roslyn School District, Frederick E. Krueger worked on behalf of Trendwest Resorts to collect and preserve the cultural and mining history of Kittitas County, Washington. With Krueger’s assistance, Trendwest Resorts had intended to construct an interpretive center with historical information for guests. However, the project was not fully realized until 2003, when Suncadia Resorts, LLC (descendent of Trendwest), began constructing its Inn at Suncadia and revisited Frederick Krueger’s invaluable primary resource material that included: interviews with local coal miners (particularly those who worked in and around the Northwestern Improvement Company (NWI) #9 Mine, which is now the site of Suncadia Resorts), as well as family members and persons who shared their personal life stories and experiences.