The Blue Mountain Chapter of the American Truck Historical Society will have a car and truck show on Saturday, Sept. 16, at the Fort Walla Walla Museum.

WALLA WALLA — Rev up your engines and visit the past at Fort Walla Walla Museum’s annual American Truck Historical Society Large-Scale Car and Truck Show on Saturday, Sept. 16, from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

This event is included with admission to the museum.

Organized by the Blue Mountain Chapter of the American Truck Historical Society, this event is a celebration of transportation. Alongside the lineup of vehicles, visitors will find an array of small engines, tractors and other relics.

According to a museum press release, the ATHS was founded in 1971 and has played a role in safeguarding the stories of pioneers who shaped the way goods are moved across the nation. The society has members in all 50 states and 23 countries.

In addition to the show, a food vendor will be on site.

Fort Walla Walla Museum is located within Fort Walla Walla Park at 755 NE Myra Road. The museum is open daily, from 10 a.m. to 5 p,m.

Admission is $10 adults, $9 seniors/students, $5 children ages 6–12, and free for children under 6. Museum members receive free admission all year.

Memberships start at $35.

Find a calendar with upcoming living history and other special events, at fwwm.org/all-events.

For more details, call 509-525-7703 or visit fwwm.org.

The Fort Walla Walla Museum continues living history programs on Sundays this month. Here’s a look at the upcoming programs:

• Sunday, Sept. 17, 2-3 p.m.: Nellie Day, educator and journalist, who defeated a male opponent to serve as Walla Walla County School Superintendent from 1887 to 1889, and became the first female employee at the Walla Walla Evening Bulletin in 1906. Day is portrayed by Susan Matley.
• Sunday, Sept. 23, 2-3 p.m.: Father Brouillet, Catholic missionary, will be portrayed by Jeannot Poirot. French-Canadian priest John Baptiste Abraham Brouillet came to the Walla Walla valley in 1847 and established his mission 25 miles south of the Whitman Mission.  Brouillet was on his way to Whitman Mission to verify a rumor of the terrible incident and found the Whitman’s bodies, along with 11 others killed on the scene.