Living History: Cushing Eells, Protestant missionary
Pioneer missionaries Cushing and Myra Eells arrived in the Valley in 1838. They settled among the Spokane Indians until the tragedy at the Whitman's mission in 1847 when they moved to the Willamette Valley. They returned to the Walla Walla Valley at the close of the Indian wars in 1859 to reclaim the mission grounds at Waiilatpu, the Whitman Mission site. There, Cushing decided to found an educational institution, the Whitman Seminary. In 1883 it became Whitman College as a result of the Eells efforts that continued throughout their lives. Reverend Eells is portrayed by Whitman College professor Rogers Miles.
Date and Time
Sunday Jul 30, 2023
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM PDT
Sunday July 30, 2pm
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