by Rich Wandschneider | Feb 17, 2026 | Ellen Bishop, Imnaha, Indian history, Indian treaties, Lewis and Clark, Minam, Nex Perce history, Nez Perce, Nez Perce Homeland, Nez Perce treaty, Nez Perce Tribe, Wallowa Country, Wallowa County, Wallowa History Center, wallowa homeland, Wallowa Lake, Wallowas
Wondering what it must have been like has been a growing yearning as I’ve lived in this Wallowa Country for 54 years and met old-timers, history keepers, and Natives from the three reservations in Idaho, Washington, and Oregon that have stories and questions about...
by Rich Wandschneider | May 5, 2023 | Wallowa History Center
I have a piece in the current Oregon Humanities Magazine on tourism in the Wallowa–intertwined with the Nez Perce story. It’s called “Rustication and Return.” One of their editors helped with the title, but the word, “Rustication,”...
by Rich Wandschneider | Jan 31, 2019 | Eagle Cap, Mazama, Wallowa Country, Wallowa County, Wallowa History Center
Apologies for not blogging sooner about a wonderful new exhibit at the Josephy Center. It’s called “Historical Photos of the Wallowa Country Before WW II.” There are 50 photos, some from the County Museum, some from the Chieftain, others from private and family...
