The Roslyn Heritage Collection tells at least a portion of the story of the settling of Roslyn and the surrounding area. It offers a glimpse into the pioneer way of life of our founding families who settled here in the mountains, near a swift river, in the sandy pines, on top of a great seam of high-quality coal, and made a lasting home.

Images from the collection were taken during the early days of Roslyn. They were originally prints of photographs which were subsequently re-photographed and reprinted as slides. The slides were bought from the Roslyn Museum by a local resident in the 1970s, who then donated them to the Roslyn Library thirty years later.

The seven lectures in the collection were presented at the Roslyn Library in 2001-2 by Mr. David Browitt as a series on the history of coal mining in the Roslyn area from its discovery in the 1880s to the closing of the Number 9 Mine in December of 1963. The first lecture in the eight-part series was never recorded.

Roslyn Heritage is project of Washington Rural Heritage, a collection of historically significant materials residing in libraries, heritage institutions, and private collections throughout Washington State. The collection includes photographs, documents, and artifacts which tell the stories of Washington's small and rural communities.

"The Roslyn Public Library was founded in 1898 and was the first public library in Kittitas County. Originally located at First and Pennsylvania, the current site of Roslyn's administrative offices, the library relocated in the early 1900s to the old Roslyn Athletic Club. The Club building, just one block south on First Street, was owned by the 'Company', and was initially used by the miners."

from "A Roslyn Repast: A collection of recipes from our readers and riders", Roslyn Riders/Friends of the Roslyn Library, 2002, Morris Press Cookbooks.