SOLD OUT! All Over The Map: Stories Behind the Names of Washington Places and Things
How did your town get its name? What about your neighborhood school? Or that locally made candy bar? In this talk, get the big picture of how names were given […]
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Vancouver Venues & Vendors Open House
Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United States✨ Planning a wedding or special event? Start here! ✨ Hosted by The Historic Trust, the Vancouver Venues & Vendors Open House takes place on Sunday, February 1st at the historic Red Cross Building. […]
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When Your Grandpa Is a Bot: AI, Death, and Digital Doppelgangers
Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United StatesAfter his father passed away, Muhammad Aurangzeb Ahmad brought him back—digitally. To give his young children the experience of knowing their grandfather, he created an artificial intelligence (AI) simulation he called “Grandpa Bot” that could act like his father. As his kids grow up interacting with Grandpa Bot, Ahmad has had to confront firsthand the […]
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The Trickster: How this Ancient Archetype Helps Us to Imagine a Better World
Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United StatesWhat do Loki, Banksy, Bugs Bunny, Thelonious Monk, Mae West, Yoko Ono, Raven, Eshù Elégba, and Muhammad Ali all have in common? Whether deity or human, all bring Trickster magic to our world. The Trickster, a character who animates and enlivens humanity’s oldest stories, is frequently misunderstood. Wander and wonder with author Shepherd Siegel through the […]
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Have You No Sense of Decency? Shame in American Politics
Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United StatesFrom the use of pillories and stocks in colonial America to the rise of “cancel culture,” use of shame as a weapon has a long history in the United States. And it has been used to mixed effect in the political arena when used to target politicians and their supporters. Professor Carolyn Long examines the rise […]
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What Style is It? The Historic Architecture of Washington State
Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United StatesMay is National Historic Preservation Month! Join long-time State Architectural Historian Michael Houser for an engaging presentation on the rich architectural history of Vancouver and surrounding communities in a statewide context. Learn from this Vancouver native about architectural styles and residential designs from the 1870s to the 1970s, with a particular emphasis on Officers Row. […]
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UFO Northwest: How Washington State Spawned the Men In Black
Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United StatesOn August 1, 1947, the tragic crash of a B-25 bomber in Washington State triggered an FBI investigation of “The Maury Island Incident”—an infamous Northwest UFO sighting, and history’s first alleged encounter with the so-called “Men in Black.” The FBI’s records from 1947, which were sealed for decades, reveal Cold War fears, jurisdictional disputes, cover-ups, […]
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And It Has Pockets! The Battle for Women’s Clothing Equality
Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United StatesHow 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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Stomp and Shout: The Untold Story of Northwest Rock & Roll
Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United StatesNorthwest 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 […]
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Coming Home: How the Nez Perce Tribe Regained Their Cultural Heritage
Red Cross Building 605 Barnes Street, Vancouver, United StatesThe 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 […]
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