FWWM Virtual School Tour/Onsite Audio Tour Program

FAIN: ZED-283564-22

Fort Walla Walla Museum (Walla Walla, WA 99362-8035)
Groover Snell (Project Director: May 2021 to March 2025)

To support the production of Tribal and Latino history videos for the Fort Walla Walla Museum virtual school tour.

Every year, the museum serves around 5,000 regional students in an Admission-Free School Tour program. Around 86% of these students have never visited a museum, and it is vital we remain a heritage resource for these schools in the future. To continue serving these populations in 2020, we started a Virtual School Tour on our website. We request additional funding to produce the foundational videos, including regional Tribal and Latino history, needed to complete this tour. Surveys indicate heavy volunteer attrition this year, especially for school tour docents. We will adapt the video narrations for an onsite audio tour, which will allow us to continue serving schools with an onsite guide should no docents be available when schools return for onsite tours. We will have the audio tour translated to Spanish, which has been a long-term goal to make the museum more accessible to Spanish-speaking populations in our area.

Associated Products

The 1855 Walla Walla Council & Treaty (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: The 1855 Walla Walla Council & Treaty
Writer: Roberta Conner
Director: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Producer: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: Roberta Conner and Randall Melton of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute talk about the Walla Walla Treaty Council of 1855 and its ramifications in history as well as today for the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, which was established by the treaty. At the council, Washington Territory's first governor, Isaac Stevens, negotiated with the Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla, Nez Perce, and Yakama. More conflict erupted soon after the council. This video is part of Fort Walla Walla Museum's multimedia tour. This video was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. https://www.neh.gov/ Visit https://www.fwwm.org to see what is new at the old fort and to begin your journey through Northwest History. Also visit our friends at https://www.tamastslikt.org. Thanks to our reciprocity agreement, CTUIR tribal members get free admission at Fort Walla Walla Museum, and FWWM members get free admission at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute. https://www.fwwm.org/membership
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://youtu.be/h1DlAKhs2o0
Primary URL Description: The video is hosted on our YouTube channel
Secondary URL: https://www.fwwm.org/tamastslikt
Secondary URL Description: The video is embedded on our website as part of our multimedia tour.
Format: Video

Welcoming Lewis & Clark (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Welcoming Lewis & Clark
Writer: Roberta Conner
Director: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Producer: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: When the Corps of Discovery met the Walla Walla people along the Columbia River, it was the first written record of contact between whites and the tribes of this region. The Corps met them on the way west and stopped again on their return journey. Chief Yellept entreated with Lewis and Clark and invited surrounding tribes for a ceremony to mark the important occasion. Roberta Conner of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute describes this meeting of cultures and explains the Indian perspective of the Corps of Discovery. To learn more, you can also read her essay on the topic in "Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes" - https://www.tamastslikt.org/product/lewis-and-clark-through-indian-eyes/ This video is part of Fort Walla Walla Museum's multimedia tour. This video was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. https://www.neh.gov/ Visit https://www.fwwm.org to see what is new at the old fort and to begin your journey through Northwest History. Also visit our friends at https://www.tamastslikt.org. Thanks to our reciprocity agreement, CTUIR tribal members get free admission at Fort Walla Walla Museum, and FWWM members get free admission at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute. https://www.fwwm.org/membership
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://youtu.be/1GhoWV2_UdA
Primary URL Description: The video is hosted on our YouTube channel.
Secondary URL: https://www.fwwm.org/tamastslikt
Secondary URL Description: The video is embedded on our website as part of the multimedia tour.
Format: Video

First Foods (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: First Foods
Writer: Randall Melton
Writer: Roberta Conner
Director: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Producer: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: The Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla long followed a seasonal round to hunt, fish, and gather food. Besides sustaining life, these foods carry great cultural and religious significance and are surrounded by ceremony. Bobbie Conner and Randall Melton of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute talk about traditional foods and practices and the importance of these ongoing traditions. This video is part of Fort Walla Walla Museum's multimedia tour. This video was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. https://www.neh.gov/ Visit https://www.fwwm.org to see what is new at the old fort and to begin your journey through Northwest History. Also visit our friends at https://www.tamastslikt.org. Thanks to our reciprocity agreement, CTUIR tribal members get free admission at Fort Walla Walla Museum, and FWWM members get free admission at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute. https://www.fwwm.org/membership
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://youtu.be/cLJ3t6IdBaU
Primary URL Description: The video is hosted on our YouTube channel
Secondary URL: https://www.fwwm.org/tamastslikt
Secondary URL Description: The video is embedded on our website as part of the multimedia tour.
Format: Video

Homeland & Place Names (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Homeland & Place Names
Writer: Roberta Conner
Director: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Producer: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: Roberta Conner of Tamástslikt Cultural Institute talks about the language and place names used by the Indian Tribes of the Walla Walla region - the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla people. Native names for places followed different conventions than English and other European names, often alluding to stories or resources instead of individuals' names. You can learn more about this topic from the "They Are Not Forgotten" place names atlas: https://www.tamastslikt.org/product/caw-pawa-laakni-they-are-not-forgotten/ This video is part of Fort Walla Walla Museum's multimedia tour. This video was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. https://www.neh.gov/ Visit https://www.fwwm.org to see what is new at the old fort and to begin your journey through Northwest History. Also visit our friends at https://www.tamastslikt.org. Thanks to our reciprocity agreement, CTUIR tribal members get free admission at Fort Walla Walla Museum, and FWWM members get free admission at Tamástslikt Cultural Institute. https://www.fwwm.org/membership
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://youtu.be/r6yJOOIaXYA
Primary URL Description: The video is hosted on our YouTube channel.
Secondary URL: https://www.fwwm.org/tamastslikt
Secondary URL Description: The video is embedded on our website as part of the multimedia tour.
Format: Video

Memories of the Tompkins Centennial Farm (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Memories of the Tompkins Centennial Farm
Writer: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Director: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Producer: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: We sat down with Ron Tompkins in early 2023 to interview him about his family's farm. The Tompkins farm, started in 1889 by Ron's grandfather Richard Tompkins, is recognized by the State of Washington as a Centennial Farm. Ron also donated a treasure trove of his father's home movies of the farm from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s. The historic grain elevator on Lyons Ferry Road is still used today by the McGregor Company. This video is part of Fort Walla Walla Museum's multimedia tour. This video was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. https://www.neh.gov/ Visit https://www.fwwm.org to see what is new at the old fort and to begin your journey through Northwest History. Thank you to Hot Poop Record Store for lending a projector to help us digitize the film reels and to our volunteer Julianne Hoppen.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: http://https://youtu.be/ycJtMr1I2yI
Primary URL Description: The video is hosted on our YouTube channel
Secondary URL: http://https://www.fwwm.org/horseeraagriculture
Secondary URL Description: The video is embedded on our website as part of the multimedia tour.
Format: Video

The Fur Trade Forts (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: The Fur Trade Forts
Writer: Richard Monacelli
Director: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Producer: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: Richard Monacelli of Frenchtown Historical Society discusses the history of the three fur trading forts at Wallula and the Northwest Company and the Hudson's Bay Company's history in the Walla Walla Valley. This video is part of Fort Walla Walla Museum's multimedia tour. This video was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. https://www.neh.gov/ Visit https://www.fwwm.org to see what is new at the old fort and to begin your journey through Northwest History. Check out Frenchtown at http://www.frenchtownwa.org/
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://youtu.be/1Y7qmEZqiNs
Primary URL Description: The video is hosted on our YouTube channel.
Secondary URL: https://www.fwwm.org/wholivedinww
Secondary URL Description: The video is embedded on our website as part of the multimedia tour.
Format: Video

The Walla Walla & Columbia River Railroad (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: The Walla Walla & Columbia River Railroad
Writer: Gary Lentz
Director: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Producer: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: Gary Lentz tells the story of the territory's first railroad: Dorsey Baker's Walla Walla & Columbia River Railroad and how it connected the growing town of Walla Walla to the Columbia. All aboard! This video is part of Fort Walla Walla Museum's multimedia tour. This video was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. https://www.neh.gov/ Visit https://www.fwwm.org to see what is new at the old fort and to begin your journey through Northwest History.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://youtu.be/q8Z3G7--JbE
Primary URL Description: The video is hosted on our YouTube channel.
Secondary URL: https://www.fwwm.org/rawhiderailroad
Secondary URL Description: The video is embedded on our website as part of the multimedia tour.
Format: Video

The Story of the Whitman Mission (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: The Story of the Whitman Mission
Writer: Mike Anderson
Director: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Producer: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: Ranger Mike Anderson at the Whitman Mission National Historic Site tells the story of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman's mission at Waiilatpu and the pivotal role it played in Northwest history. This video is part of Fort Walla Walla Museum's multimedia tour. Thank you to Ranger Mike Anderson and the Whitman Mission National Historic Site. https://www.nps.gov/whmi/index.htm This video was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. https://www.neh.gov/ Visit https://www.fwwm.org to see what is new at the old fort and to begin your journey through Northwest History.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://youtu.be/gZejil5n3uM
Primary URL Description: The video is hosted on our YouTube channel.
Secondary URL: https://www.fwwm.org/ortrailwhitman
Secondary URL Description: The video is embedded on our website as part of the multimedia tour.
Format: Video

Hen Lee & Walla Walla's Chinatown (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Hen Lee & Walla Walla's Chinatown
Writer: Susan Monahan
Director: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Producer: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: Myron Huie portrays Hen Lee, an early pioneer who lived in Walla Walla's Chinatown. This video is part of Fort Walla Walla Museum's multimedia tour. This video was made possible by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Democracy demands wisdom. https://www.neh.gov/ Visit https://www.fwwm.org to see what is new at the old fort and to begin your journey through Northwest History.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://youtu.be/d5EeLbVbWIw
Primary URL Description: The video is hosted on our YouTube channel.
Secondary URL: https://www.fwwm.org/chinatown
Secondary URL Description: The video is embedded on our website as part of the multimedia tour.
Format: Video

Lettice Reynolds: A Pioneer Woman (Film/TV/Video Broadcast or Recording)
Title: Lettice Reynolds: A Pioneer Woman
Writer: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Director: Ella Meyers
Producer: James Temple
Abstract: One of the 17 structures in Fort Walla Walla Museum's Pioneer Village is the Clark Cabin. This is the story of Lettice Millican Clark Reynolds — the first white woman to reside in the Walla Walla Valley after the Whitman tragedy. Lettice journeyed to the area to prove up their land claim and complete the cabin after her husband’s unexpected early death. She later married mill owner Almos Reynolds and becoming a public benefactor who made substantial gifts to Whitman College. The funding for this short film was provided by a grant from the American Association of University Women (AAUW). We'd also like to thank James Temple, LLC for his collaboration on this project. This video is also part of a multimedia tour funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities: https://www.neh.gov/ To support the creation of this content, consider a donation or becoming a member of Fort Walla Walla Museum! https://www.fwwm.org/give​ https://www.fwwm.org/membership
Year: 2022
Primary URL: https://youtu.be/xIuct0sjFvQ
Primary URL Description: The video is hosted on our YouTube Channel.
Secondary URL: https://www.fwwm.org/clarkcabin
Secondary URL Description: The video is embedded on our website as part of the multimedia tour.
Format: Video

Fort Walla Walla Musuem Multimedia Tour (Web Resource)
Title: Fort Walla Walla Musuem Multimedia Tour
Author: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: This is the landing page for our multimedia tour. An onsite QR code takes visitors here. The numbers and images correspond to onsite exhibit signs. Visitors click on an image to be linked to the page for that exhibit to hear the relevant audio and, in some cases, see the relevant videos. The order of the images seems strange in a desktop browser, but is a single column in mobile view, which is how almost all people will see this page.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://www.fwwm.org/multimedia-tour

Fort Walla Walla Museum Multimedia Tour (Spanish) (Web Resource)
Title: Fort Walla Walla Museum Multimedia Tour (Spanish)
Author: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: This is the Spanish translation of our multimedia tour landing page. These images link to Spanish versions of all the exhibit pages. Our translator has added Spanish captions to our NEH-funded videos on YouTube. The CC button allows viewers to turn on Spanish subtitles.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://www.fwwm.org/multimedia-tour-spanish

Exhibit Signs for Multimedia Tour (Exhibition)
Title: Exhibit Signs for Multimedia Tour
Curator: Fort Walla Walla Museum
Abstract: This Google Drive folder contains the PDFs of our NEH multimedia tour signs. The intro sign includes QR codes to both the English and Spanish versions of our multimedia landing page. As visitors proceed, they stay on this site on their phones and click on the corresponding number/image matching the sign they are at. The signs in the PDFs have no numbers. We have labeled them with vinyl number stickers. This way it will be easier to change the order of signs or to add or remove a sign - then we only have to replace stickers instead of reordering all the signs. The signs were ordered from Big River Sign Company, a local company, and are dibond.
Year: 2024
Primary URL: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fddvbHBz6Ag0SeCNrsvqyTsRjbmCd8r4?usp=sharing

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