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Fort Vancouver National Historic Site To Host Summer Saber Training Program
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS) is pleased to announce that it will host a saber training program for the public this summer. The training will take place inside the Hudson’s Bay Company fort stockade and participants will wear period correct clothing provided by Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. In 1845, the HMS Modeste, an […]
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site To Host Summer Saber Training Program
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS) is pleased to announce that it will host a saber training program for the public this summer. The training will take place inside the Hudson’s Bay Company fort stockade and participants will wear period correct clothing provided by Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. In 1845, the HMS Modeste, an […]
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site To Host Summer Saber Training Program
Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS) is pleased to announce that it will host a saber training program for the public this summer. The training will take place inside the Hudson’s Bay Company fort stockade and participants will wear period correct clothing provided by Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. In 1845, the HMS Modeste, an […]
Annual “Bark Ranger” Program at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Highlights the History of Dogs and Safety
This summer, a series of four walking tours will invite visitors and their dogs to explore Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. These ranger-led "Bark Ranger" tours will discuss the history of dogs at Fort Vancouver and Vancouver Barracks, as well as the overall history of the site. The tours will also highlight how to explore […]
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 […]
Memorial Day Ceremony
Bandstand at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 1301 Evergreen Blvd, Vancouver, WA, United StatesThe Community Military Appreciation Committee (CMAC) will present Vancouver's Memorial Day Observance Monday, May 27, 2019, at 11 am, at the Bandstand on the Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Parade Ground. CMAC has organized this event with help from its partners: the City of Vancouver, National Park Service (NPS), and Waste Connections, The event features keynote speaker […]
Vancouver’s Fireworks Spectacular 2019
End your Independence Day with a BANG at Vancouver’s Fireworks Spectacular! Pack a snack and a blanket, come to the Fort, and stake out your spot to watch the biggest fireworks show in the region. This year is all about a bigger, brighter, BOOM! With the City-wide ban on retail fireworks, Vancouver’s Fireworks Spectacular will […]
Lantern Tours At Fort Vancouver Highlight History After Dark
Reconstructed Fort at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 1001 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA, United StatesLantern Tours: An Evening at the Fort take place inside the Fort Vancouver stockade. Participants are treated to historical vignettes in several buildings as a park ranger guide them through the reconstructed fort. These vignettes transport the visitor back in time to exhibit what life was like at Fort Vancouver in the 1840s. Lantern tours start […]
Lantern Tours at Fort Vancouver Highlight History After Dark
Fort Vancouver Visitors Center 1501 E Evergreen Boulevard, Vancouver, WA, United StatesLantern Tours: An Evening at the Fort Lantern Tours: An Evening at the Fort take place inside the Fort Vancouver stockade. Participants are treated to historical vignettes in several buildings as a park ranger guide them through the reconstructed fort. These vignettes transport the visitor back in time to exhibit what life was like at Fort […]
Lantern Tours At Fort Vancouver Highlight History After Dark
Reconstructed Fort at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site 1001 East Fifth Street, Vancouver, WA, United StatesLantern Tours: An Evening at the Fort Lantern Tours: An Evening at the Fort take place inside the Fort Vancouver stockade. Participants are treated to historical vignettes in several buildings as a park ranger guide them through the reconstructed fort. These vignettes transport the visitor back in time to exhibit what life was like at Fort […]