Announcement: Check out our fall programs! Read more

Upcoming Events

"A Well-Dressed Man Leaped Ashore": Tracking Culture and Place Through David Thompson's Eyes."

A book signing and talk about the historic Columbia River with author Jack Nisbet
September 24 - 7:30 P.M.
E.B. Hamilton Hall Red Cross Building
605 Barnes Road
Vancouver National Historic Reserve WA
Phone: 360-258-3289

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Our fall programs will occur throughout the Columbia Basin.

Bob Reinhardt will talk about "Drowned Towns" in Kennewick, WA, September 18.

Dr. Quintard Taylor will speak about "The Other Black Northwest: Beyond Portland and Seattle" in Portland and Vancouver on October 8 & 9, and in Spokane and Tri-Cities in November.

On October 12, Pat Courtney Gold will present "Native Arts: From Traditional to Contemporary" at the Cathlapotle Plankhouse in Ridgefield, WA."

Dr. Katrine Barber will discuss Celilo Falls at the Portland Art Museum on November 9.

Featured Resource


History of Vanport, Oregon, destroyed May 30, 1948

Vanport, Oregon, the nation's largest WWII housing project, washed away on Memorial Day, May 30, 1948. Learn more about the city, its construction and its demise by viewing this resource.

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