Living History Company Performances
page updated January 5, 2012
History comes alive at
Fort Walla Walla Museum!
Some members of the Living History Company are available for off-site presentations for a nominal fee. These funds help acquire props, equipment and clothing for the Company. Contact the Museum at
(509) 525-7703 or info@fortwallawallamuseum.org for more information.
Your business, club, or organization can be a
Living History Company sponsor!
Contact the Museum
for more information.
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 contactthe Museum at 525-7703.
Members of the Living History Company, 2011
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The Oregon Trail Band
[l-r] Leroy Hogeboom (guitar) Gordon Hare (violin),
Bob Bohlman (autoharp & harmonica)
and Neil Busby (guitar & keyboards)
Enjoy traditional 19th century Christmas music from the Museum's own
Oregon Trail Band
December 4 & December 18,
1:30 - 3:00 pm in the Grand Hall
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Museum membership entitles you to free admission
to all
Fort Walla Walla Museum Living History performances and events
and now includes cost-free admission to
Tamástslikt Cultural Institute!
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Soldiers, Pioneers, & Indian People,
meet the people who built a heritage!
The 2012 Living History Schedule:
performances at 2:00 pm each Sunday
plus Saturdays, June through August
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.
(schedule subject to change)
Date |
Historical Figures & Presentations |
Historical Interpreters |
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Suzanne Cayouse Dauphin: Cayuse Tribe, Frenchtown wife |
Judy Fortney |
April 8 |
Joseph Meek: mountain man & U.S. Marshal
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| April 15 |
Open House/Town Meeting:Walla Walla's First City Election 150 years ago |
Ensemble performance |
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Sarah Miner: pioneer school teacher
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Barbara Daniel
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Sigmund Schwabacher: Jewish merchant & immigrant
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Steve Rubin
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William Phillips: pioneer hardware & foundryman |
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Bror Sorenson: the Davies community & the Walla Walla Jesus
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Fred Stine: blacksmith & builder
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Charles Saranto |
May 27 |
Col. Michael McCathy: soldier & militiaman |
Bob Bennett |
| June 2 |
Ed & Elizabeth Burlingame: ditch diggers & developers |
Tom Williams & Jill Zagelow |
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Judge William Langford: Territorial Justice |
Judge Don Schacht |
June 9 |
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19th century historical interpreters and more
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19th century historical interpreters and more
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Fr. J.B.A. Brouillet: Catholic missionary
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John Abbott: stage coach owner & miner |
Rod Hahn
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Josephine Wolfe: pioneer madame |
Lois Hahn |
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John & Catherine Stahl: brewmasters |
David & Jill Emigh |
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Sarah Jane Williams: homemaker |
Teri Sannar |
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Paul Kane: pioneer photographer
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July 7 |
Fr. Eugene Chirouse: Catholic missionary
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Jean-Paul Grimaud |
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Caroline Wood, Augusta Moorhouse, William Nichols & Aaron Miller:
Seventh Day Adventist pioneers
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Elaine Derby, Cleo Forgey, Gordon Hare, & Bob Bohlman
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Pierre Pambrum: Hudson's Bay Co. chief trader
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Eliza Spalding Warren: pioneer missionary's daughter & farm wife
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Harriet Hart Beach |
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Maria Whitman: homemaker & songster |
Barbara Clark |
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Marion Bauer: classical composer |
Susan Pickett |
July 28 |
Sam Black: Hudson's Bay Co farmer |
Tom Williams |
July 29 |
Frenchtown Reunion with J.B.A. Brouillet, Louis Tellier, A.D. Pambrun, Wm. McBean & Suzanne Cayuse Daughin
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Judith Fortney, Sam Pambrun, Richard Monacelli, Jeannot Poirot, and Jean-Paul Grimaud |
| Aug. 4 |
Charles Tung: Chinese merchant & interpreter
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Galen Tom |
| Aug. 5 |
Cushing Eells: Protestant missionary
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Annie Mix: a New Orleans lady
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Aug. 12 |
William McBean: Hudson's Bay Co. trader
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Aug. 18 |
Miles Moore: Territorial Governor & businessman
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Women's History Celebration/ Ice Cream Social 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 91st anniversary of the 19th amendment, guaranteeing American women's right to vote
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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, Kathy Miller,
Jill Emigh, Cleo Forgey, Elaine Derby, Harriett Beach and Barbara Coddington.
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Aug. 25 |
James McAuliffe: merchant, musician & mayor
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E.B. Whitman: Walla Walla's first mayor |
Daniel Clark
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Sept. 2 |
Phillip & Bridgette Murphy: Fort Walla Walla soldier & wife |
Greg Hodgen & Susan Albee |
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Alonzo T. Jones & Frances P. Jones:
soldier & evangelist |
Alex & Heather Salzman |
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Town Meeting: 150th Anniversary of the completion of Mullen Road
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John Mullen & full company |
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Caroline Maxson & Augusta Moorhouse: Adventist leaders |
Gladys Wentland &
Cleo Forgey |
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Louis Tellier: Frenchtown pioneer |
Jean-Paul Grimaud |
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Frank Orselli & Pasquale Saturno: Italian farmers & immigrants
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David Venneri & Doug Saturno
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Robert Wolf: first professional fireman |
Jason Strange & Jeff Harwood |
Oct. 21 |
Yuso Shinbo: Japanese restauranteur & immigrant
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Oct. 28 |
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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
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. |
