Living History Performance: Reverend James H. “Father” Wilbur, Methodist missionary, church builder and Indian agent
Rev. James H. Wilbur was a pioneer Methodist preacher, teacher, and Indian agent. “Father Wilbur,” as he was most often called, will focus on his 22 years of work on the Yakama Indian Reservation at Ft. Simcoe. Originally assigned and hired by the Indian agent to begin a school there, he twice complained in person to President Lincoln about treatment of tribal members by Indian agents and their cronies. During his second visit to Washington, D.C. in 1864, Lincoln appointed him Indian agent, a role he kept for most of the next eighteen years. Wilbur’s presentation will reflect on more recent news he has learned from a conversation with a professor of cultural anthropology – a field that did not exist in Wilbur’s time. He has also learned of an official apology written two decades ago by church leaders, which acknowledged damage done by missionaries in destroying tribal cultures. James Wilbur is portrayed by Chuck Hindman.
Date and Time
Sunday Jun 3, 2018
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
June 3, 2 pm
Location
Fort Walla Walla Museum 755 Myra Road, Walla Walla
Fees/Admission
$8 general admission, $7 for seniors (62+) and students, $3 for children ages 6-12, and free for Museum Members and children under 6.
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