This STEM-based camp is for children, 6 - 8 years old, who already show an interest in science, aviation, technology, engineering or mathematics. Children experience these subjects through imagination, creativity and hands-on activities. Contact Deborah Barton at 360-992-1815 or deborah.barton@www.thehistorictrust.org for additional info or with any questions.
Pearson Field Education Center will, once again, have a booth at this event with it's ever popular vertical wind table and brightly colored, paper whirly-gigs. Healthy Kids Day is the Y's annual, nationwide initiative designed to inspire all youth, parents and caregivers to get active and make healthy choices. When: April 21 from 10 AM-2PM Where: […]
The Medal of Honor & the Vancouver Barracks Post Cemetery Speaker: Major (retired) Jefferson Davis Presented by the Vancouver Barracks Military Association Since it was created in 1861, fewer than 3,500 people have received the Medal of Honor. Four recipients are buried in the Vancouver Barracks Post Cemetery. Like most recipients, these four, Moses Williams, […]
This is much like a career and education fair. Students will be able to interact with industry professionals. PFEC will be there with its vertical wind table and dancing whirly gigs. Event is at Horizon Airlines Flight Operation Center, 8070 NE Airtrans Way, Portland, OR 97218
WWI Centennial Conference Registration Required In 1918, soldiers returning from WWI brought the Spanish Flu home with them. Among the first to render medical aid were the Sisters of Providence. Many of the nuns died as a result. Learn more at WWI Centennial Conference lecture "The Impact of the Spanish Flu on the Sisters of […]
Today, Saturday, June 2, the Rose Festival Princesses make their 13th annual visit to Pearson Field Education Center. Visitation is from 1:30pm - 3:30pm.
African American Contributions to the Civilian Conservation Corps Speaker: Dr. Donna Sinclair Presented by the Vancouver Barracks Military Association From 1932 until 1942, the Civilian Conservation Corps, or CCC was one of the largest public works programs of the New Deal. The program employed single young men to perform unskilled manual labor in jobs related to the […]
On October 13, 2018, Women in Aviation International chapters around the world will bring all of the passion, exploration, learning, and excitement of aviation and aerospace right to you. Across the Women in Aviation International network, plans are in the works for an extraordinary day of fun and inspiration! Connect with other girls and women who […]
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 […]
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 […]
