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Presenter Clark Colahan shares his discovery of a lost route of the Blue Mountain Railroad (Museum After Hours September 24, 2020, 1:19:19).

Join naturalist David Douglas (portrayed by historian Gary Lentz) for a nature walk around Fort Walla Walla Park (Museum After Hours August 27, 2020, 41:44).

Museum docent and author Sherilyn Jacobson takes viewers on a tour of the historic fort cemetery located in Fort Walla Walla Park (Museum After Hours October 29, 2020, 40:48).

The museum's Living History Company presents the Debate for Women's Suffrage. Maria Whitman (portrayed by Barbara Clark) and Fred Stine (portrayed by Charles Saranto) meet to discuss the issue (November 2020, 23:39).

Storyteller Rebecca Hom shares the story of the first women to fly for the military with Paperdolls, Pinups and Pistol Packin’ Mamas: The WASP of WWII (Museum After Hours November 19, 2020, 1:18:02).

Historian Gary Lentz remembers the USS Houston and the lives of some of her crew members, including one time Walla Walla resident and Medal of Honor recipient Captain Albert Rooks (Museum After Hours December 29, 2020, 54:59).

Geologist Bob Carson shares information on the geology of Eastern Washington and Northern Oregon (Museum After Hours February 25, 2021, 47:52).

Maryhill Museum of Art Curator of Art Steven Grafe shares with us The Théâtre de la Mode, part of the Maryhill Museum of Art’s collection (Museum After Hours April 29, 2021, 55:44).

Links to additional information: Maryhill Museum of Art main exhibit page, Maryhill’s online exhibit, stage sets, and album of 1945 Théâtre de la Mode photos by Béla Bernand (on Flickr).

This presentation by researcher Donna Cummins focuses on the stories of local pioneer families Barnett and Moore (Museum After Hours June 24, 2021, 54:04).

Randall Melton reflects on the work of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute leading up to their 25th anniversary in August 2023 (Museum After Hours August 26, 2021, 35:10).

Kate Kunkel-Patterson of Whitman Mission National Historic Site discusses mission history and the reevaluation of its interpretation (Museum After Hours November 18, 2021, 43:22).

Historian Gary Lentz shares his research on the soldiers who are now buried in the Fort Walla Walla Cemetery (Museum After Hours February 24, 2022, 57:47).

Susan Monahan's talks about her book, Walla Walla Past and Present, which offers an array of photos and histories of Walla Walla's homes, businesses, and public places (Museum After Hours April 28, 2022, 55:31).

Sherilyn Jacobson returns to Museum After Hours to talk more about Infamy and Beyond — servicemen from Walla Walla who died in WW2 (Museum After Hours, May 26, 2022, 47:12).

Bob Bonstead, Director of Friends of Blue Mountains Lookouts, talks about the repair, renovation, and maintenance of forest fire lookouts, ground cabins, and guard stations in the Blue Mountains (Museum After Hours, July 28, 2022, 47:59).

Author and musician Laura Dean shares a program about musical migration in America, and the diverse cultural landscape of the Old West (September 2022, Museum After Hours).

Geologist and Whitman College professor emeritus Robert Carson leads a whirlwind journey through billions of years of history. (November 2022 Museum After Hours).

The story begins like a cinematic cliche from a Hollywood Western but plays out like a Greek tragedy. Terry Gottschall, retired history professor at Walla Walla University, details the 1891 scuffle with the law. (April 2023 Museum After Hours).

A summer internship at Fort Nisqually Living History Museum inspired Colby to learn more about the practice of living history and its place at regional history museums like Fort Nisqually and Fort Walla Walla. (June 2023 Museum After Hours).

Carl Culham provides a deep dive into the Pendleton Round-Up, the over 110 year-old evennt that continues to represent the heritage and lifestyle of the West. (August 2023 Museum After Hours).

FWWM Operations Manager Groover Snell discusses his research on the allotment of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. (October 2023 Museum After Hours).

Former VA employee Steve Stevenson explores the original structures of Fort Walla Walla, the earliest of which date to 1858 (Museum After Hours March 25, 2021, 41:40).

Sustainable Living Center Executive Director Erendira Cruz talks about ways to integrate sustainability into your life (Museum After Hours May 27, 2021, 1:16:00).

 

This presentation by Mike Denny looks at College Place’s history as it starts and builds around Walla Walla College in 1891 (Museum After Hours July 29, 2021, 01:01:46).

Kathryn Witherington, Executive Director of the Downtown Walla Walla Foundation, shares stories around Walla Walla's historic downtown (Museum After Hours September 30, 2021, 01:03:31).

Robert Keatts’ lifelong postal interest has culminated in his book “Postal History of Southeastern Washington” (Museum After Hours January 27, 2022, 01:04:53).

Historian Terry Gottschall explores when Walla Walla baseball collided with local or state laws that compelled businesses to close on Sundays. (Museum After Hours March 31, 2022, 1:02:24.)

Carla Giger talks about Starbuck: The Little Town that Could. She discusses Starbuck’s beginning in 1882 as a strategic railroad station, events that shaped its history, and share stories of bank robberies and more. (Special presentation May 14, 2022, 49:23)

Robert Franklin, Assistant Director of the Hanford History Project, discusses the history of the Hanford Nuclear Site with a focus on 1943-1990 (Museum After Hours, June 2022).

Geologist and author Bruce Bjornstad presents a birds-eye view of the Ice Age Megafloods that impacted the PNW ~14,000 years ago and shaped the landscape of the mid-Columbia basin (August 2022 Museum After Hours)

Bobbie Conner, director of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, presents on tribal place names in the Walla Walla Valley—and the stories that these names represent (October 2022, Museum After Hours).

Dr. David F. Schmitz presents on his book The Transformation of Whitman College: From a Regional to a National Liberal Arts College, 1975-2015. (February 2023 Museum After Hours).

Join Steve Wilen and Susan Monahan as they delve into the history of two of their favorite Walla Walla homes: the John Langdon home on Isaacs and the H.P. Isaacs home on Brookside. (May 2023 Museum After Hours).

Author Becky Fletcher Waggoner gives a program about the unique 107-year-old history of the Happy Canyon Show, the World’s Oldest Indian Pageant and Wild West Show. (July 2023 Museum After Hours).

Old World Master Woodcuts to McGregor-Clement Calendars. Dr. Richard Scheuerman and photographer John Clement talk about the artistic and spiritual importance of agriculture and harvest in the canon of Western art. (September 2023 Museum After Hours).