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Living History Company Performances

History comes alive every weekend at Fort Walla Walla Museum!

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 numerous ways, these diverse sources continue to make Walla Walla a special place to live, work, play. Pride of place is a hallmark of the region; we treasure and celebrate all the different aspects that define who we are.

Fort Walla Walla Museum is seeking input from community members interested in sharing aspects of their heritage with others in the community and visitors to the Museum. Portraying the cultural diversity of the region in a special ‘Heritage Day’ has been a Museum goal for more than a decade. In conjunction with the ongoing Services and Facilities Enhancement Project, the Museum plans to showcase the incredible variety of who we are during its annual Fall Harvest Festival in late September.

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 in Fort Walla Walla Museum’s Heritage Day, please contact Operations Manager Don Locati at 525-7703.

  Soldiers, Pioneers, & Indian People,
meet the people who built a heritage!
The 2009 Living History Schedule:
performances at 2:00 pm each Sunday
plus Saturdays, June through August

Enjoy 19th century popular music from the Museum's own
Oregon Trail Band
every first & third Sunday of each month!

page updated July 1, 2009

NOTE: All performers are volunteers.
Programs subject to change without notice. Call ahead to confirm appearances.
A 'hat tip' to Barb Daniel, portraying pioneer 'school marm' Sarh Miner on June 28, for filling in on short notice to keep the 12-year run of Sunday performances intact
... the true spirit of volunteerism: "The Show Must Go On!"

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 email 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.