UP NEXT: SAM PAMBRUN JUNE 18 at 10 am Reading Between the Ruts: Historic Trails of the Walla Walla Valley. Image: Telescope view of Oregon Trail ruts on the foothills. Photo credit Sam Pambrun. Sometimes old maps don’t tell the truth, but the ruts never lie. Sam Pambrun knows–he’s walked them. Many of our modern…
READING BETWEEN THE RUTS: HISTORIC TRAILS OF THE WALLA WALLA VALLEY. Sometimes old maps don’t tell the truth, but the ruts never lie. Sam Pambrun knows–he’s walked them. Many of our modern roads follow existing Indigenous trails. Their pattern is still visible in Walla Walla’s main street, whose bend follows the historic Nez Perce trail….
Save the date! Join us on Monday, May 30 for Flowers+History! Frenchtown Memorial Day Flower tour Monday, May 30 from 9 to 11 am Why so early, you say? Well, it’s because of the blue flax. This time of year, the most magnificent show in the cemetery is the blue flax (see image above). Blue…
Happy Holidays from the Frenchtown Historical Foundation Food traditions are an important part of Christmas in my family. My most recent adventures involved French Canadian Butter tarts (watch the video of Sam and me at the end if you want to see the tasting!). Funny thing, though — when I read the French Canadian recipes, I…
We recorded it! Frenchtown Virtual History Jam vol. 1 Scroll down for a link to the video. Note: No historians were harmed in the creation of this video. Watch to the end for a taste test of Malvina Riel’s butter tarts. $1,160 The Valley Giving Guide Frenchtown campaign has raised $1,160! That’s a small slice of the $1.5…
Tuesday, November 30 at 11 am Did you know? Are you a fan of the series Finding Your Roots? Toni Jones discovered her Frenchtown roots less than a year ago. Turns out she and Sam Pambrun are cousins. Sam is an expert when it comes to Frenchtown family history. He’s descended from Pierre Chrysologue Pambrun, the only French Canadian…
Will a Frenchtown Descendant be the Next Director of National Parks? The Biden Administration has nominated Charles F. Sams III to be the next director of the National Park Service. If confirmed by the Senate in January, he will be the first Native American director in the history of the National Parks. He’ll also be…
We’re new to the online newsletter business, and we’d welcome your feedback. Let Toni Jones tmjgr1888@gmail.com know if you have comments or ideas. Stay tuned for tips about archives and exhibits, Frenchtown family histories, book reviews, and updates about the events and work of the Frenchtown Foundation. In this Issue La boîte à recettes: Tourtièr Letter from a…
The great outdoors is the best place to be in a pandemic. Rendezvous 2021 will be short, sweet, outdoors – and free! It looked like Rendezvous 2021 was going to be yet another thing COVID took away. By midsummer it was clear that the pandemic wasn’t over, and wasn’t going to be over in time…