History
Veterans Day Observance and Lough Legacy Parade
Saturday, November 10, 2018 FORT VANCOUVER National SITE & DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER 9:00 A.M. VIP Reception | 10:00 A.M. CEREMONY | 11:00 A.M. PARADE Join us for the 32nd Annual Veterans Parade at Fort Vancouver! The parade begins at 11 a.m. on Saturday, November 10. This year marks the 32nd anniversary of the community celebration honoring Veterans of […]
CMAC Christmas Party
CMAC Christmas Party at the 40et8
Vancouver Barracks Military Association Military History Talk
Buffalo Soldiers at the Vancouver Barracks In the late 1890s, and in World War II, African American soldiers, sometimes called Buffalo Soldiers served at the Vancouver Barracks. Mr. Wilson Keller, who is working on his Boy Scout Eagle project will talk about an interpretive sign about the Buffalo Soldiers, he is helping design and have […]
BUFFALO SOLDIERS AT THE VANCOUVER BARRACKS
In the late 1890s, and in World War II, African American soldiers, sometimes called Buffalo Soldiers served at the Vancouver Barracks. Mr. Wilson Keller, who is working on his Boy Scout Eagle project will talk about an interpretive sign about the Buffalo Soldiers, he is helping design and have installed at the Vancouver Barracks. Retired […]
THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS IN THE VANCOUVER BARRACKS DISTRICT
When most people think about the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC, they imagine thousands of young men carrying shovels, axes, and saws throughout the woodlands of the United States. While much of the CCC’s work was done in the woods, organizing, training, and supplying the woodland camps was done from locations with access to paved […]
3rd Annual Commemoration for Vietnam War Veterans
Vancouver Mall 8700 NE Vancouver Mall Dr, Vancouver, WA, United StatesHISTORY ON TAP The Murder of JoAnn Dewey
Clark County Historical Museum will continue its “History on Tap” program at the Kiggins Theatre on Thursday, April 18, with historian Pat Jollota’s presentation of “The Murder of JoAnn Dewey in Vancouver, Washington.” Doors open at 6 p.m. and the event begins at 7 p.m. For the event, Jollota will present the details of the 1950 murder of JoAnn Dewey in downtown […]
22nd Annual Nez Perce Chief Redheart Memorial
Reconstructed Fort at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 1001 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA, United StatesJoin the Nez Perce Tribe in their annual memorial to remember Chief Redheart’s band, who were imprisioned for eight months without cause at Fort Vancouver in 1877-78. The ceremony includes singing in honor of the ancestors, the Riderless Horse (Empty Saddle) Ceremony, the Sacred Pipe Ceremony, and recognition of Veterans. Each year Nez Perce tribal members travel to sites […]