Upcoming Events

Food for All Ages: What the Meals We Feed Our Children Reveal About Washington State History

Dr, Candice Goucher
Aug 21 - 7:00 P.M.
Clark County Historical Museum
1511 Main Street
Vancouver, WA
Phone: 360-993-5679

Our fall programs will occur throughout the Columbia Basin.

Bob Reinhardt will talk about "Drowned Towns" in Kennewick, WA, September 18.

On September 24, Jack Nisbet will highlight the 19th century Columbia in an illustrated talk and book signing at Vancouver's Historic Reserve.

Dr. Quintard Taylor will speak about "The Other Black Northwest: Beyond Portland and Seattle" in Portland and Vancouver on October 8 & 9, and in Spokane and Tri-Cities in November.

Dr. Katrine Barber will discuss Celilo Falls at the Portland Art Museum on November 9.

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Featured Resource

History of Vanport, Oregon, destroyed May 30, 1948

Vanport, Oregon, the nation's largest WWII housing project, washed away on Memorial Day, May 30, 1948. Learn more about the city, its construction and its demise by viewing this resource.

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