• Hey Neighbor: Person-to-Person Conversation

    Artillery Barracks 600 E Hatheway, Vancouver, Washington

    Join The Historic Trust for the popular person-to-person conversation event “Hey Neighbor” modeled on “36 Questions for Civic Love” In Spring 2023 and 2024, The Historic Trust hosted “Hey Neighbor,” conversation events featuring The 36 Questions for Civic Love. This October, join us for another round! Using the same format with some new questions sprinkled […]

  • Coming Home: How the Nez Perce Tribe Regained Their Cultural Heritage

    Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United States

    The Historic Trust and Humanities Washington partner to present a discussion with Trevor James Bond.  Belongings deeply important to tribal communities are often housed in museums far away from those communities. In this talk, hear the remarkable story of how the Nez Perce Tribe and their allies purchased the largest and oldest collection of Nez Perce […]

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  • 36th Annual Lough Legacy Veterans Day Parade

    36TH ANNUAL LOUGH LEGACY VETERANS DAY PARADE! Monday, November 11th, 2024 Fort Vancouver National Site Parade Starts at 11:00 am Make plans to join us as a parade participant or come enjoy the parade and honor our military history! Ample public parking available. Please click the link below for a map indicating parking locations and […]

  • Stomp and Shout: The Untold Story of Northwest Rock & Roll

    Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United States

    Northwest Rock & Roll’s historical highpoints are well documented—in the late 20th century, Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam, and other grunge gods took the world by storm. Previously, Seattle’s Queensrÿche and Heart had ruled the heavy metal realm. And prior to that, The Wailers, The Kingsmen, Paul Revere and The Raiders, and The Sonics had all […]

  • Santa at the Marshall House presented by Columbia Credit Union

    The Marshall House 1301 Officers Row, Vancouver, WA, United States

    We are excited to have Santa return to the Marshall House for the holidays on Saturday, December 7! Reservations are FREE and will be available starting Monday, November 18. The Marshall House will be beautifully decorated and ready for your holiday photos. Santa will be here receiving hand-delivered letters and wish lists from 9:00 am […]

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  • They Want Our Rhythm, but Not Our Blues: African American Innovation through Pop Culture

    O.O. Howard House 750 Anderson St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    The freedom often denied to African Americans to move and express themselves has meant that they have had to be especially creative in building their culture. The innovations created under oppression are often appropriated by the oppressor—they want our rhythm. And such culture and creativity has been forged from their everyday struggles—but they do not […]

  • Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra at Providence Academy

    Come to dance or just to listen at the historic Academy Ballroom! Since 2016, The Ne Plus Ultra Jass Orchestra has been delighting audiences with the music of the roaring 20s and Depression era 30s. Under the leadership of master showman Sammuel Murry-Hawkins, the ensemble transports audiences to the golden age of Hot Jazz and […]

  • O.O. Howard and the Freedmen’s Bureau

    O.O. Howard House 750 Anderson St., Vancouver, WA, United States

    The Vancouver Barracks Military Association presents author and former journalist Aaron C. Jones for a program on “O.O. Howard and the Freedmen’s Bureau.”  General Oliver Otis Howard (1830-1909) commanded U.S. Army forces in the Pacific Northwest in the 1870s. Prior to his time in the Northwest, however, Howard served in the Union Army during the […]

  • And It Has Pockets! The Battle for Women’s Clothing Equality

    Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United States

    How many times have you heard someone wearing women’s clothing exclaim, “And it has pockets!” Comparisons have shown that modern garments designed for women have about half the storage space of clothing designed for men. From their invention, pockets in women’s fashion have represented independence—so much so that in the 18th century, laws were enacted […]

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