Anne (Popovich) Bruketta Interview
Document Type
Book
Interviewer
Krueger, Frederick
Contributor
Suncadia (Resort), Suncadia Fund for Community Enhancement
Files
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Description
Anne (Popovich) Bruketta (b. March 24, 1914) discusses her family's move from Ukraine/Russia to Roslyn, Washington, via South America and San Francisco, California. She speaks about working conditions in the Roslyn mines, touching on health care, the Roslyn Beneficial Association, explosions in 1892(#1 Shaft) and 1909( #4 Shaft), and strikes in 1922 and 1934.
She mentions mining families (Jack Lewis, Herchle Heart, Babe Reay, Tom Murphy, and Sidney Garns) as well as members of the Russian Orthodox Church in Roslyn and Cle Elum (Kuchera, Bocka, Zbigley, Haverlock, Tarahomachs, Sora, LaBohns, Wasisco, Sims, Knis, Horish). She describes cultural traditions, recipes, education, recreation, and businesses in the area.
The cover image depicts the local Russian Orthodox Church in 1914.
Publication Date
6-18-2004
Recommended Citation
Bruketta, Anne Popovich, "Anne (Popovich) Bruketta Interview" (2004). Roslyn, Cle Elum, and Ronald Oral History Interviews. 16.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/roslyn_history/16
Subject
Oral history, Coal mining, Russian Orthodox Church
Rights
Educational use only; no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Language
English