The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will be presenting the annual Summer’s End Promenade on Saturday, September 26, 2015 between 1 pm and 3 pm, as part of the national park’s celebration of National Public Lands Day.
National Park Service Volunteers-in-Parks (VIPs) of all ages will be attired in a range of period clothing illustrating 110 years of history represented at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve. They will stroll down Officers Row and along the national park’s historic Parade Ground, stopping at the Grant House and its veranda.
In addition to helping connect visitors to the site’s history, the costumed volunteers will help celebrate National Public Lands Day, the largest volunteer day for public lands in our country.
Visitors are invited to stop and have one-on-one conversations with participants about what was taking place onsite and in the Pacific Northwest during the era each costume represents. Volunteers from the park’s Costume and Textile Department will also be on hand to answer questions about clothing construction and style. Photography is welcome.
In case of inclement weather, the Promenade will visit the Grant House and relocate to the Pearson Air Museum at 1115 E. Fifth St.
The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will be presenting the annual Summer’s End Promenade on Saturday, September 26, 2015 between 1 pm and 3 pm, as part of the national park’s celebration of National Public Lands Day.
National Park Service Volunteers-in-Parks (VIPs) of all ages will be attired in a range of period clothing illustrating 110 years of history represented at the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site and the Vancouver National Historic Reserve. They will stroll down Officers Row and along the national park’s historic Parade Ground, stopping at the Grant House and its veranda.
In addition to helping connect visitors to the site’s history, the costumed volunteers will help celebrate National Public Lands Day, the largest volunteer day for public lands in our country.
Visitors are invited to stop and have one-on-one conversations with participants about what was taking place onsite and in the Pacific Northwest during the era each costume represents. Volunteers from the park’s Costume and Textile Department will also be on hand to answer questions about clothing construction and style. Photography is welcome.
In case of inclement weather, the Promenade will visit the Grant House and relocate to the Pearson Air Museum at 1115 E. Fifth St.
Contact Info:
Contact: Eileen Trestain, Volunteer-in-Parks & Costume and Textile Department, eileen_trestain@nps.gov, 360-816-6259
Contact: Bobby Gutierrez, Park Ranger, robert_c_gutierrez@nps.gov, 360-816-6247
Contact: Greg Shine, Chief Ranger & Historian, greg_shine@nps.gov, 360-816-6231
Info: http://go.usa.gov/3eh6x
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