Cheney museum to ask 'why we collect'

What do you collect?

That’s what the folks at Cheney’s Historical Museum would like to know. Just as importantly, why do you collect these items, and would you be willing to share that story and collection with the rest of the community?

“What We Collect” is the title of this summer’s museum exhibit, and Cheney Historical Museum director Joan Mamanakis is hoping to gather a good sampling of treasures from community members by the end of April. The idea for the exhibit came about as museum volunteers were storing some items gathered from former women of the Tillicum Club, a local women’s commun...