Free music concert! Enjoy an evening of great music with Big Bossa Quartet! Big Bossa brings cool jazz with a flavor of Latin and blues thrown in creating an amazing musical experience. It’s the perfect opportunity to unwind after a long week under the shady trees of the O.O. Howard House lawn located on Officers […]
Major Jeff Davis (US Army, retired) will be discussing and sharing stereoscopic images taken at Vancouver Barracks in the 1870s and 1880s by visiting photographers documenting the people and places where they lived. The technique of combining photographs to create a 3-dimensional effect, or stereoscopy, dates to 1838. In the decades before moving pictures and […]
Start at: Howard House, 750 Anderson St., Vancouver, 98661 Join City of Vancouver Urban Forestry staff for a walking tour to learn more about the many species of trees along Officers Row. Historic Trust Director of Historic Preservation Holly Chamberlain will share information about the history and architecture of the late 19th century Army residences […]
Join us as we welcome the longest day of the year with connection and celebration! Enjoy solstice-themed poetry and spoken word, gentle yoga, sound meditation and a fun craft activity, as we usher in the summer season. FREE event. Open to all. Bring along a mat if you plan on joining yoga. Rain or shine, […]
During World War II, the United States and its allies fought over all kinds of terrain. The Willys-Overland 1/4-ton cargo vehicle, commonly known as the Jeep, transported the troops over all kinds of difficult terrain, from frozen mountains, to open plains, to swollen rivers. Jason Samples of the Vancouver Barracks Military Association will display his […]
Join the Vancouver Barracks Military Association for an exploration of the personalities of the first officers who founded and commanded the Vancouver Barracks. These include John S. Hatheway, Theodore Talbot, William Wing Loring, and Rufus Ingalls. The talk will also feature early drawings of the original barracks buildings, dating to the early 1850s. Register for […]
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 […]
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 […]
