Fort Walla Walla Museum

April through October performances at 2:00 pm every Sunday,
PLUS Saturdays, June through August.

The heritage of the Walla Walla region is colorful and varied, made of a wide assortment of people from many cultural backgrounds. Shifting and blending, sometimes creating new identities, but always influencing one another in many ways, these diverse sources continue to make Walla Walla a special place to live, work, and play. Pride of place is a hallmark of the region; we treasure and celebrate all the different aspects that define who we are.

Music, dancing, food, dress, language, religion … these and other facets of culture make up the identifiable outer appearances of groups. More difficult to identify is the way people within a culture think and see the world. Much can be done to increase the understanding of different points of view by sharing your cultural celebrations with neighbors and guests.

If your group is interested in participating
at Fort Walla Walla Museum,
please contact Operations Manager Don Locati at 525-7703.

Soldiers, Pioneers, & Indian People,
meet the people who built a heritage!
The 2010 Living History Schedule:
performances at 2:00 pm each Sunday
plus Saturdays, June through August
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On Sunday, September 5, area farmer Tom Williams portrays Hudson's Bay COmpany 'enforcer' Sam Black.

Performances begin at 2:00 pm in the quiet of the Museum's pioneer settlement or the climate-controlled comfort of the Grand Hall, as determined by the weather.

This year's theme:
The Changing Face of a Pioneer Town
(schedule subject to change)

Date	Historical Figures & Presentations	Historical Interpreters
April 4	John Colter, Lewis & Clark expedition member	Paul Franzmann
April 11	Joseph Meek, mountain man & U.S. Marshal	Mike Bates
April 18	Sigmond Schwabacher, Jewish merchant & immigrant	Steve Rubin
April 25	Open House/Ice Cream Social Dr. Dorsey S. Baker, pioneer merchant, banker, & railroad builder at 1:00 pm William McBean, Hudson's Bay Company trader at 3:00 pm	Ron Klicker Aye, 'tis a mystery as to whom the gentleman truly is
May 2	Nancy Wiseman, pioneer woman	Harriet Hart Beach
May 9	Charles Tung, Chinese merchant & interpreter	Galen Tom
May 16	John & Catherine Stahl, brewmasters	David & Jill Emigh
May 23	Col. Michael McCarthy, soldier & militiaman	Bob Bennett
May 30	Rev. Cushing & Myra Eels, Protestant missionaries	Rogers Miles & Barbara Coddington
June 5	Charlie Phillips, nurseryman	Dick Phillips
June 6	J.B.A. Brouillet, pioneer Catholic missionary	Jeannot Poirot
June 12	Fort Walla Walla Days!	19th century historical interpreters and more
June 13	Fort Walla Walla Days!	19th century historical interpreters and more
June 19	Ed & Elizabeth Burlingame Burlingame Ditch developers and their daughter	Tom Williams & Jill Zagelow with Chloe Koehler
June 20	Andrew Dominique Pambrun, Hudson's Bay Company trader & adventurer	Sam Pambrun
June 26	Suzanne Cayouse Dauphin, Indian woman	Judith Fortney
June 27	Fred Stine, blacksmith & builder	Charles Saranto
July 3	Annie Mix, New Orleans lady	Deana Underwood
July 4	The Oregon Trail Band Enjoy a special one-hour Independence Day performance of popular 19th century music	Bob Bohlman, Gordon Hare, Leroy Hogeboom, & Neil Busby
July 10	John Singleton, Fort Walla Walla soldier & musician	Joel Fitts
July 11	Woods, Moorhouse, Nichols & Miller, Seventh Day Adventist pioneers	Elaine Derby, Cleo Forgey, Gordon Hare, & Bob Bohlman
July 17	William McBean, Hudson's Bay Company trader	Aye, 'tis a true mystery as to whom the gent might be
July 18	Outlaw Ferd Patterson & Lawman Hugh Donahue with a barroom floozy and a decent Civil War widow woman facing destitution	Paul McLain, Clark Colohan, Joan McLain, & Barbara Coddington
July 24	John Abbott, stage coach operator & miner	Rod Hahn
July 25	Josephine Wolfe, pioneer madame	Lois Hahn
July 31	Sarah Miner, Pioneer School Teacher	Barbara Daniel
August 1	E.B. Whitman, Walla Walla's first elected Mayor	Dan Clark
August 14	Maria Greenwood Whitman, homemaker who sings songs of her time	Barbara Clark
August 8	Fr. Eugene Chirouse, Catholic missionary	Jean-Paul Grimaud
August 14	James McAuliff, merchant, musician, & mayor	Clark Colahan
August 20	Caroline M. Woods and Augusta Moorhouse, SDA pioneers & the life of Ellen White	Elaine Derby & Cleo Forgey
August 21	Lucie Fulton Isaacs, patron of the arts and suffragist	Liz George
August 22	Women's History Celebration with Lucie Isaacs & Women of Walla Walla including Maria Whitman, Suzanne Cayouse Dauphin, Annie Mix, 'Dutch Jo' Wolfe, Martha Roberts, Sarah Miner, Elizabeth & Maybelle Burlingame, Elizabeth Sager, Mother Joseph of the Sacred Heart, Augusta Moorhouse, Catherine Stahl, Caroline Wood, Nancy Wiseman and Myra Eels, commemorating the 90th anniversary of the 19th amendment, guaranteeing American women's right to vote	Liz George & women of the Living History Company including Barbara Clark, Judith Fortney, Deanna Underwood, Lois Han, Vi Jones, Barbara Daniel, Jill Zagelow & Chloe Kohler, Stella Gryler, Diane Kaye, Jill Emigh, Cleo Forgey, Elaine Derby, Harriett Beach and Barbara Coddington.
August 28	Lt. John Mullan, road builder	Ron Klicker
August 29	Frenchtown Reunion with E. B. Whitman, Suzanne Cayouse Dauphin, Andrew Pambrun, William McBean, Father J.B.A. Brouillet, A.P. Woodward, and Father Eugene Chirouse.	Dan Clark, Judith Fortney, Sam Pambrun, That Man, Jeannot Poirot, J.R. Lieuallen, and Jean-Paul Grimaud
Sept. 5	Sam Black, Hudson's Bay Company man	Tom Williams
Sept. 12	Yuso Shinbo, Japanese immigrant & restaurateur	Art Shinbo
Sept. 19	A.P Woodward	J.R. Lieuallen
Sept. 26	Mother Joseph of the Sisters of Providence, builder of institutions	Diane Kaye
October 3	Frank Orselli & Pasquale Saturno, Italian farmers and immigrants	David Venneri & Doug Saturno
October 10	Stage master John Abbott & friends demonstrate wheelwright techniques in the blacksmith shop	Rod Hahn, Ron Ginder, and Bill Zuger
October 17	Robert Wolf, Walla Walla's first professional fireman & chief	Greg Van Donge
October 24	Court Reform Proposals	Clark Colohan & Don Schact
October 31	A 19th Century Party a discussion of what the town should do in the face of changing demographics	The Full Company

NOTE: All performers are volunteers.
Programs subject to change without notice.
Call ahead to confirm appearances.

Interested in participating?
There are many characters ... men, women, and children ...
of the Walla Walla region's past whose stories currently go untold.
Join the fun and contribute to heritage,
committing to only a few hours each season.
Call (509) 525-7703 or email info@fortwallawallamuseum.org for more information.
Musicians interested in playing popular 19th century music with The Oregon Trail Band are also encouraged to contact the Museum

Some members of the Living History Company are available for off-site presentations for a nominal fee (which helps to secure props, equipment and clothing for the Company). Contact the Museum at (509) 525-7703 or info@fortwallawallamuseum.org.for more information.

Opportunities are available to support the Living History Company and many other facets of the Museum. You can help present the past to future generations by clicking DONATE NOW and specifying your area of interest. For more information contact the Museum
at (509) 525-7703 or email info@fortwallawallamuseum.org.

Living History Company Performances page updated August 30, 2010 History comes alive every weekend at Fort Walla Walla Museum!

Living History Company Performances
page updated August 30, 2010

History comes alive every weekend at
Fort Walla Walla Museum!