• bible sitting next to a teapot

    Whitman Mission

    National Historic Site Washington

Collections

Bottom portion of a broken clay jar.

Bottom of clay jar found during archeological excavations at mission site.

NPS photo

Museum Collection
The park has over 6000 objects. There is also an archive of documents relating to the history of the park.

All serious research - regardless of educational level - is encouraged.

Click this link to get a copy of the park's access policies and procedures.

 
Photo of Narcissa's writing desk

Narcissa's portable writing desk.

Oregon Historical Society

Letters

Letters, diaries, reports, and reminiscences were written by the Whitmans. Many of these are available on the web. more . . .

 
Clifford Drury's classic book about the Whitmans: Marcus and Narcissa Whitman and the Opening of Old Oregon

Books On-line

Read more about the Whitmans. Several books are available here.

Did You Know?

picture of sawmill sign

The mission at Waiilatpu had a sawmill supplying it with needed cut lumber. It was located in the Mill Creek drainage. Lumber was needed for the split rail fences and finishing the houses built at the mission.