History Talk
Clark County Historical Museum Presents “Voices of Progress”
Join CCHM on September 1, 2016 at 7:00pm for a panel discussion featuring several women involved inFounding Mother's: Portraits of Progress. They will gather to discuss their experience with the project, the work they've done in the community, and what women have inspired their lives. This panel is part of our monthly First Thursday Lecture […]
Historical Women of Vancouver Walking Tour
Join us for a walk highlighting the central role founding mothers and current women leaders have played in Clark County’s history; past, present, and future. The streets of Vancouver ring with the powerful reverberations of these women’s effort and influence; from the original founding mother, Esther Short, to the subsequent groundbreaking endeavors of Clark County […]
Historical Women of Vancouver Walking Tour
Join us for a walk highlighting the central role founding mothers and current women leaders have played in Clark County’s history; past, present, and future. The streets of Vancouver ring with the powerful reverberations of these women’s effort and influence; from the original founding mother, Esther Short, to the subsequent groundbreaking endeavors of Clark County […]
AUTHOR JOHN P. LANGELLIER TO DISCUSS BUFFALO SOLDIERS STORY AT FORT VANCOUVER VISITOR CENTER
On Saturday, November 12, 2016, from 2 pm to 4 pm at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, noted author John P. Langellier will discuss his new book, Fighting for Uncle Sam: Buffalo Soldiers in the Frontier Army. This event, hosted by the National Park Service at Fort Vancouver and the Friends of Fort Vancouver, is […]
Author John P. Langellier to discuss Buffalo Soldiers at Fort Vancouver Visitor Center Nov. 12
Noted author John P. Langellier will discuss his new book, Fighting for Uncle Sam: Buffalo Soldiers in the Frontier Army, on Saturday, Nov. 12, from 2 to 4 p.m., at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center. Copies of Langellier’s book will be available for sale in the Visitor Center Bookstore, and Langellier will sign copies. From the American […]
VBMA’s January Military History Talk
Reminiscences of a Military Historian Speaker: Jeff Davis Jeff Davis deployed to Southwest Asia in 2002 and from 2003-2004. He worked as a military historian, both authoring reports, as well as going from base to base interviewing soldiers about their experiences in the Global War on Terrorism. While respecting the privacy of those he interviewed, […]
VBMA’s February Military History Talk
When We Start Caring More About Tomorrow Than Yesterday: Global War on Terrorism Speaker: Dan Sockle When humans start caring more about tomorrow than yesterday, about the lives of our children and future generations more than ghosts of the past, conflict arising from vengeance will fade into history. We must find a way to extract […]
VBMA’s March Military History Talk
The Vancouver Barracks, Proving Ground for Generals Speaker: Jeff Davis The Vancouver Barracks was established in 1849, and was open as a military post until the new millennium. In the 150+ years of history, many young officers served at the Vancouver Barracks, and later rose to the rank of general. Jeff Davis will focus on […]
Into the Eye of the Setting Sun: The Story of the West When It Was New
On March 25, 2017, from 1 pm to 3 pm, Roger Shipman will present a talk on "Into the Eye of the Setting Sun: The Story of the West When It Was New." This book, available in an indexed, softcover edition, was written by Shipman's great-great-great grandmother, Charlotte Matheny Kirkwood, who crossed the Oregon Trail […]
Junior Ranger Day at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
National Junior Ranger Day celebrates the next generation of National Park stewards! Fort Vancouver National Historic Site invites hundreds of children each year to become Junior Rangers at this family-friendly event. Junior Rangers pledge to explore national parks, learn about our nation's land and heritage, and protect the valuable resources of the National Park […]