Remembrance
CMAC Meeting
CMAC Meeting
Friends of Fort Vancouver’s annual 1940s-style Sweetheart Dance
In the style of a World War II-era dance, the annual Sweetheart Dance on February 9, 2019, is a grand fundraiser sponsored by the Friends of Fort Vancouver, a local nonprofit organization that supports the educational mission of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. Proceeds from this event contribute to educational outreach programs offered year-round at the […]
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 […]
CMAC Meeting
40 et 8 Bingo Parlor 7607 NE 26th Ave, Vancouver, WA, United StatesTHE 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 […]