Walla Walla’s First Public School Teacher
 
Fort Walla Walla Museum’s Living History Company will be presenting Walla Walla's first public school teacher, Sarah G. Miner at 2 pm in the pioneer village at Fort Walla Walla on Myra Road. Mrs. Miner is pictured here next to the Union School, one of the earliest school buildings in the State of Washington.
Mrs. Miner, played by career Green Park School teacher (retired) Barbara Daniel, opened a private school in a store building on Main Street in the winter of 1861-62. She was then given a certificate and on June 16, 1862, began the first public school classes in Walla Walla. She was described as “a lovely, cultured woman, who had the finest house plants in town.”
Performances begin at 2:00 p.m. in the pioneer settlement at Fort Walla Walla Museum. Visitors are encouraged to question the Living History re-enactors about their lives and times. The Museum is open daily, 10 am - 5 pm, April through October; 10 am - 4 pm, November1 through December 23; and weekdays, 10 am - 4 pm, January through March.
Admission is free to Fort Walla Walla Museum members,
eligible service personnel & their familes through
the Blue Star Museums program, Tamástslikt Cultural Institute's
Inwai Circle cardholders,
enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, and all children under 6;
$3/children
6-12; $6/seniors (62+) and students; $7/adults.
Your admission fee today may be applied to a membership,
priced beginning at $27. For more information, contact Fort Walla Walla Museum at 509-525-7703, or email: info@fortwallawallamuseum.org. |
