What We Do at The Historic Trust: Welcoming All

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You are invited to discover our community’s origins and its soul through innovative programs that enrich, delight, and surprise. Whatever your interests, there is something at the Historic Trust that will appeal to your senses.

Offering Engagement with History to Everyone

The Historic Trust strives to create a welcoming environment where all people can come together to learn about the history of Vancouver and the Pacific Northwest, and create memories with the buildings that embody it. We believe that we are more successful in achieving our mission and vision when we offer a wide variety of activities and programs, and opportunities to live, work, and hold personal and civic events in the midst of historic surroundings. The buildings and grounds, managed by The Trust for the City of Vancouver offer chances for casual and formal interactions with local history to all community members and visitors. Commercial and residential tenants and site visitors, along with Trust staff and volunteers, are expected to be respectful to the site and to each other. The Trust welcomes suggestion for future programs.

What We Do at The Historic Trust

Community Events

Community events bring us together in celebration and provides opportunity to build community while enjoying time together. The Historic Trust proudly presents the following events:

General George C. Marshall Leadership Awards
Summer Series
Lough Legacy Veterans Day Parade

Public Tours

Public tours provide many opportunities to explore. Expert docents guide you through unique people and times in order to find the personal connection to your own life and aspirations. Tours include:

Providence Academy
General George C. Marshall House

Historic Resources

Historic resources in our region represent the contributions and collective human experience over the past thousands of years. This rich heritage is captured in writings, ideas, traditions, customs, objects, and artifacts. The Historic Trust will always seek to find new methods and techniques to share the people, architecture, culture, and military history in person and through interactive technologies of:

Web Exhibitions
Interpretive Displays
Digital Capital

Learning Opportunities

Trust learning opportunities are broad. Curiosity catalyzes understanding and is the future for engaging and exciting both young and mature minds. In order to resonate within the context of your life the Trust recognizes that it takes various approaches to engage in thought processes that serve the whole person. Ways to offer you a new perspective and learning include:

Lectures
Tours
Classes
Workshops

“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.”

Marcel Proust

Mission

The Historic Trust inspires civic pride and economic vitality through education, preservation, and celebration of our community’s history.

Vision

The Historic Trust envisions a vibrant community that preserves and celebrates its rich history while shaping its legacy for the future.

The Historic Trust strives to provide value through:

Expertise in management and renovation of historically significant buildings and grounds
Leadership in and execution of community programs
Being agile and entrepreneurial
Leveraging opportunities and the community’s philanthropic capacity