FEBRUARY 11TH 

SECOND SATURDAY  

Valentines Day is close at hand. 

Bring your sweetheart for a romantic

trip down memory lane.

An indoor stroll through our two acres of vintage cars and planes will conjure fond and romantic memories. 

Museum open 9-5

Second Saturday special events  10-2

Lunch is served  in Hangar M2  11-1

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT 

 A MUSEUM LIBRARY IS BORN

The museum library is nearly completed.  A work in progress, the functional layout of the library space is clearly visible thanks to several volunteers' two year labor of love.

A love of books and all things library attracted two local librarians to this project when the local Hood River Library closed due to lack of funding.

Deanna Wagoner tells her  story ..."When the library closed all of us library supporters and volunteers continued to meet for lunch and the subject of the WAAAM library was mentioned". Deanna has been at it about a year now.

Volunteer Sue Boulmann had already spent the previous year organizing library donation materials in the space it was designed for on the second floor. 

And director Judy Newman's mother Bonnita Brandt has  donated the handsome library shelving.  Materials brought in were stored in boxes and rapidly filled  the room.

Enter two idle library volunteers who can't keep their hands off the page.  "I like it in my hand" says Sue Jenkin, another library volunteer inducted into service by friend Deanna.

Deanna Wagoner & Sue Jenkin pose in the library

Pictured are Sue and Deanna just finishing up the periodicals section. Sue expressed a fondness for the vintage periodicals, some of which are very old.

Deanna and Sue share the passion of those who believe the printed word can never be fully displaced by modern media.

However, one concession to the new age will be an electronic file of the library inventory to be created by Volunteer Dave Bradley.

The books are  now arranged with automobile section, aviation divided into general and military, and a small but growing collection of HDS,DVD and cassette tapes.

The library is envisioned as a natural compliment to the airplanes and autos on display in the museum.  It will function as a research library, a benefit to  WAAAM Members,  and  a resource for Volunteers.

CAR CORNER 

Welcome to Car Corner. This column will regularly report on all news and activity concerning the automobile, motorcycle and steam engine vehicles at the museum.

Currently there are 129 autos, 31 motor cycles, 10  jeeps, and 5 tractors. The inventory on display changes often  and the vehicles selected for Second Saturday spins around the back field area change with the season and weather conditions.

Antique car collectors of all types will find  quick updates of museum news in their field of interest.

The Museum's arrangement of vehicles is changing. The NE corner of M1 is now dedicated to the steam engine collection which is comprised of a Taylor Altman tractor, a Stanley Steamer, the White Steam car, and the Locomobile 1899. The tractor collection moved to M2.

As mentioned in the January issue, WAAAM is working on developing an annual vehicle  related event for drivers and riders  as a complementary component to the annual fly-in for aviators.  Volunteer Donna Davidson is developing this event and welcomes your input. Contact her at donna@waaamuseum.org

EDUCATION AT THE MUSEUM

Education is a vital component of this museum's mission statement. New educational opportunities continue to be developed, devoted to the sphere referred to as 'the golden age of transportation'.

This month WAAAM  has created a  new Volunteer Opportunity. First, a bit of aviation history.

In 1901 the Wright Brothers were dissatisfied with the way their gliders were flying. At the end of the season they returned to their bicycle shop in Dayton, Ohio and built a wind tunnel out of soap crate and their workshop's vent fan.  They then did a long series of experiments that challenged what 'everybody knows'.

WAAAM is building an operating replica of that wind tunnel which would be used as a hands on educational tool at WAAAM Camp and aviation demonstrations in the museum.  The wind tunnel's woodwork is complete and it's ready for fabrication of the metal fan shroud, which has prompted the call for a volunteer 'tin knocker'.  

Tin Knocker Wanted

WAAAM is providing the material, tools, drawings and photos. Willing Tin Knockers please contact Ken Olsson at ken@waaamuseum.org or call 541-399-6138.