Escape to the Past at Fort Walla Walla Museum’s
Fort Walla Walla Days!
June 9-10, 2012
June 9th & 10th, 2012 10 am to 5 pm
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Walk through encampments of mountain men, 19th century soldiers, and talk with scores of historical re-enactors!
 
Visitors enjoy the 'mountain man' camps (L); Mark & Justin Mebes learn the finer points from 'Griz'
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Learn about the culture of our neighbors with Indian people from Tamástslikt Cultural Institute.
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Experience the new Wanapum Tribal exhibit and see a diorama of everyday life in a Columbia River village.
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Soldiers, Pioneers & Indian People: Learn about the three groups most important to the development of regional heritage in 17 buildings in the pioneer settlement and four large exhibit halls, plus new military heritage exhibits in the Entry Hall & Exhibit Galleries.
- See the new special exhibit, Reviving the Material Culture of the Horse: A Community Effort to Bring Back
Horse Regalia, in the Entrance Building & Exhibit Galleries (through Crow's Shadow Institute of the Arts on the Confederated Umatilla Indian Reservation in Mission, Oregon)..
- Learn more about the times of Fort Walla Walla. Explore the Museum's newest exhibit, Through War and Peace: American Military and the People of the Homeland Tribes, fiunded in part by the Institute of Museum & Library Services.
- Enjoy great food!
Explore a pioneer settlement with 17 original buildings including cabins, playhouses, a jail, schools, barbershop, and more!
Meet Lewis & Clark and Yellept, leader of the Walla Walla people, in a life-size diorama. Follow the explorer's route through what is now Walla Walla County.
Connect with the past as you explore extensive exhibits featuring thousands of artifacts! See the largest collection of horse-era agriculture in the Inland Northwest.
Fire in the hole!
Destiny Dick, a girl of the Wanapum people,
dances at Fort Walla Walla Days, 2008.
Thanks to our 2011 sponsors:
Best Western Walla Walla Suites Inn,
Columbia REA,
Walla Walla Electric, Pacific Power,
Marcus Whitman Hotel & Conference Center,
The Country Register, Banner Bank, PacifiCorp Foundation,
Tidbits and Wildhorse Resort & Casino
You can help sponsor this event!
Museum hours are 10 am to 4 pm weekdays, January through March; 10 am - 5 pm daily, April thru October; and
10 am - 4 pm , November 1 thru December 23 (except Thanksgiving). The Museum is closed to visitation December 24 thru January 1 (Headquarters remains open for business purposes).
Admission is free to members, children under 6, elgible service personnel and their families thru the Blue Star Museums program, and through a reciprocal agreement Tamástslikt Cultural Institute's Inwai Circle cardholders and enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; $3 for children ages 6-12; $6 for seniors (62+) and students; and $7 for adults. Your admission cost can be applied to a membership, which includes free admission to all Living History performances, priced beginning at $27. For more information, contact Fort Walla Walla Museum at 509-525-7703 or email: info@fortwallawallamuseum.org. |
