2010 Special Events Schedule
page updated March 12, 2010
We're looking forward to a GREAT season!
Our Annual Events
Join us in carrying the past into the future during our 43rd season!
Enjoy Living History performances each Sunday at 2:00 pm,
plus Saturdays, June through August
Kids ages 4-9 will enjoy 'Tales o' the Trail' every 2nd & 4th Sunday's from 1:00 - 1:30
and everyone can listen to 19th century popular music with the Museum's own
Oregon Trail Band each 1st & 3rd Sundays at 1:30 pm preceding the Living History performance.
March 23 Media Day
The 'sharing' facet of the Museum's mission, discovering, preserving and sharing
Walla Walla regional heritage, would be immeasurably more difficult without our partners in the media. TV, radio, print & internet all play roles in helping us get word of our activities to the public. We welcome them for an 'insider's view' of the new Entrance Building & Exhibit Galleries and all that is in it at 11:00 am on Tuesday, March 23.
CNN_money cameraman Geoff Nelson & journalist
Diane Duthweiler prepare to interview Living History Company members Lois Hahn as 'Dutch Jo' Wolf (left) and Vi Jones as Martha Abbott. Off camera, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin journalist Carrie Chicken waited to interview Ms. Duthweiler. CNN_money was at the Museum to film a story that named Walla Walla the "best place to retire."
March 24 Volunteer Orientation Meeting
Prospective and returning Docents, Building Attendants, Store personnel, and Collections & Exhibits volunteers
are encouraged to attend this meeting at 10:00 am in the new Entrance Building. Call Operations manager Don Locati at 509-525-7703 for more information.
Volunteer Dick Phillips spruces up the Museum's 1920's John Deere tractor.
March 28 Living History Photo Session
Members of the Company are urged to attend in costume for new individual and group photos at 2:00 pm. Meet in the Entrance Building.
Seven of the Living History Company's more than 40 performers, 2008
April 1 Opening Day of Visitation & Grand Opening
Our 43rd season of service to the community from our location in beautiful Fort Walla Walla Park
begins with the Grand Opening of our new Entrance Building & Exhibit Galleries.
You've just gotta see this! The new Entrance Building & Exhibit Galleries.
April 4 Living History
Lewis & Clark expedition member and legendary mountain man John Colter, portrayed by Museum Communications Manager Paul Franzmann,
appears in the pioneer settlement at 2:00 pm (in the Grand Hall in the event of inclement weather).
Paul Franzmann as John Colter
April 20 Annual Banquet and Volunteer Awards
Guest speaker Dr. Lee Sappington, University of Idaho Professor of Archaeology, speaks on findings in the Walla Walla region. Catered by Carissa Bossini's Walla Walla Catering/Caravaggio's in the Museum's Grand Hall. Tickets are $20/person.
Call (509) 525-7703 for reservations.
Dr. Sappington and pictographs
in southeast Washington near Clarkston.
April 25 Open House/Ice Cream Social
An admission-free day dedicated to the wonderful community supporting the Museum. Dig into free ice cream and enjoy entertainment, two Living History performances, and classic cars. Food available.
 
June 12-13 Fort Walla Walla Days!
Scores of historical re-enactors portray militay encampments ranging from the Lewis & Clark expedition and mountain men days through World War I. Regional Indian people share their heritage, too. Enjoy a Western Art Show! Food availble both days.
Dad & son enjoy mountain man 'Griz' at Fort Walla Walla
Days
June 22 Explorer Kids Camp
Hands-on day camp for kids ages 9-11 explores life on the trail with Lewis & Clark and the Indian people they met in this region.
With instruction from a cultural expert from Tamástslikt Cultural Institute (left), kids learn the intricacies
(and fun!) of 'Stick Game' inside the Museum's Nez Perce-style tepee.
July 20 Pioneer Kids Camp
Hands-on day camp for kids ages 9-11 delves into life as it was for the pioneers
'Gold' panning produces exciting results and reinforces the idea of working with your hands to positive effect
July 20 Fort Walla Walla Museum/Walla Walla Valley Historical Society
Quarterly Meeting 7:00 pm in the Museum's Grand Hall.
Join our members in a meeting admission-free and open to the public. Explore the past with guest speaker Kara Pittman, whose topic is "Women of U.S. Military Fort Walla Walla." Refreshments available
 Kara Pittman
August -October Annual Heritage Quilt Show Enjoy this popular annual sampling of the Museum's extensive heritage quilt collection.
The Museum's 1854 'Whig Rose' quilt features more than 350,000 hand stitches.
August 22 Women's History Celebration!
Women of the Living History Company celebrate the contributions of women to our heritage as we commemorate the 90th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment, guaranteeing American women the right to vote.
Women of the Living History Company underscore women's rightful place in regional heritage. From left: Judith Fortney/Suzanne Cayouse Dauphin; Daphne Griffin/America Bogle; Barbara Clark/Maria Greenwood Whitman; Barbara Coddington/Myra Eells; Liz George/Lucie Fulton Isaacs.
October 19 Fort Walla Walla Museum/Walla Walla Valley Historical Society
Quarterly Meeting 7:00 pm in the Museum's Grand Hall.
Join our members in a meeting cost-free and open to the public. Explore the past with guest speaker Walla Walla University Professor of History Terry Gottschall, whose topic is "Baseball at Fort Walla Walla." Refreshments available.
Walla Walla University Professor of History Terry Gottschall
Living History 2:00 pm performances each Sunday, plus Saturdays June thru August
Delve into the history of real people from Walla Walla's past
Jill Zagelow & Tom Williams portray Ed & Elizabeth Burlingame; Chloe Kohler portrays their daughter, Maybelle Burlingame.
Oregon Trail Band performances at 1:30 pm each first & third Sunday throughout the season
Dance, sing along, or just relax & enjoy 19th century popular music with the Museum's own Oregon Trail Band!
'Tales o' the Trail' children's reading circle at 1:00 pm each second & fourth Sunday throughout the season Kids can enjoy books of historical interest read aloud by Museum volunteers. Parents can enjoy Museum exhibits before re-uniting with their families at 1:30 in time to catch the day's Living History performance at 2:00 pm.
Join us in celebrating our 43nd season of service to the community from our location in beautiful Fort Walla Walla Park!
Your business, club, or organization can be an event sponsor! Contact the Museum for more information.
Open Daily – 10 am to 5 pm, April through October. The Museum is closed to visitation November 1 through March 31; the Headquarters Art Gallery & Research Library remain open weekdays, 9 am - 4 pm. except Thanksgiving Day, Christmas, and New Year's Day so that staff members may enjoy time with their families.
Museum Headquarters remains open for business purposes weekdays
(except holidays)
November through March,
9:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Stop in to see the Museum's Research Library & Art Gallery.
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 numerous ways, these diverse sources continue to make Walla Walla a special place to live and work. Pride of place is a hallmark of the region; we treasure and celebrate all the different facets 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 with Fort Walla Walla Museum,
contact Operations Manager Don Locati at 525-7703.
Fort Walla Walla Museum is open for visitation 10:00 am - 5:00 pm daily, April through October. Admission is free to members of Fort Walla Walla Museum, 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 may be applied to a membership, priced as low as $25. |
