Clark County Historical Museum Speaker Series: Fort Vancouver’s 1925 Centennial Celebration

The Clark County Historical Museum will host its next Speaker Series presentation at 7 p.m. Sept. 11 at 1511 Main St., Vancouver. Doors open at 6 p.m. The talk is free for members or $5 for non-members. Join historian and award-winning writer Martin Middlewood for a fascinating journey into the chaotic, ambitious, and little-known story of Fort Vancouver’s 1925 Centennial celebration—a commemoration powered by community pride, political wrangling and a special 50-cent commemorative coin. Learn how forgotten history was revived, coins were flown in on a daring one-day trip to San Francisco, and last-minute challenges reshaped the celebration. Middlewood will place the event in its national context and reveal what happened after the fanfare faded. Learn more at /cchmuseum.org.