Friends of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site & the National Park Service will host: "Columbia River Trade: The Ties that Bind since Time Immemorial –Salmon traditions and all that surrounds it: the trades, travel to and from places along the Columbia River & fishing techniques." From 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. July 30. Presented by Brigette […]
Author and maritime journalist Peter Marsh will present photos and story of the shipyards of Portland and Vancouver during World War II from 1 to 3 p.m. Dec. 17 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 East Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. Admission is free. Hundreds of men and women worked in the local yards and trained […]
The Friends of Fort Vancouver and the National Park Service welcome you to see Dru Holley's film "Buffalo Soldiers: Fighting on Two Fronts" and meet Holley from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E.Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver. There is no admission charge but attendees must register at friendsfortvancouver.org. Buffalo […]
Friends of Fort Vancouver present a "meet the author" event at 1 p.m. April 29 at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center with Alix Christie, author of "The Shining Mountains," a historical novel set in 1838 at the the time that the Hudson’s Bay Company Rocky Mountain fur trade was extending to Fort Vancouver. Attendees are […]
Come to the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 12 to celebrate Smokey Bear's 78th birthday. Smokey Bear was a real bear cub rescued from a forest fire by a US Forest Service ranger in August 1945. His messages to prevent forest and wildfires have endured […]
The Friends of Fort Vancouver will host a Heritage Garden Party from 3 to 6 p.m. Aug. 19, a nod to historical Northwest horticulture and a day to honor the park's gardening volunteers. Enjoy walks through the garden with park gardeners onsite to answer question. See food preservation techniques and 1840s kitchen tools demonstrations. Purchase […]
The Friends of Fort Vancouver will host a Christmas Market and Poinsettia Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 24 and 25 featuring handmade gifts, vintage ornaments and decor, poinsettias, cookies and candy in the picnic shelter annex next to the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver.
The Friends of Fort Vancouver will host a Christmas Market and Poinsettia Sale from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 24 and 25 featuring handmade gifts, vintage ornaments and decor, poinsettias, cookies and candy in the picnic shelter annex next to the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver.
The Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, will present a series of brief documentaries from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 10 recorded by National Park Service Ranger Shelton Johnson. The videos highlight the important role of Buffalo Soldiers within national parks. Admission is free but please register at friendsfortvancouver.org.
The Fort Vancouver Visitor Center, 1501 E. Evergreen Blvd., Vancouver, will present a series of brief documentaries from 1 to 2 p.m. Feb. 10 recorded by National Park Service Ranger Shelton Johnson. The videos highlight the important role of Buffalo Soldiers within national parks. Admission is free but please register at friendsfortvancouver.org.
Pulitzer Prize finalist Sierra Crane Murdoch will be at the Fort Vancouver Visitor Center from 1 to 3 p.m. July 6 to discuss her bestselling book, "Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country." Books ($20) are for sale in the Friends Bookstore. The event is free but registration is […]
Friends of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site are hosting an Aviation Art Show and Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 29 and 30 in the Historic Hangar at Pearson Air Museum. Find warbirds' paintings, prints and framed posters, airplane model kits, British World War I-related items, pins and aviation books. Included in the […]
Friends of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site are hosting an Aviation Art Show and Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 29 and 30 in the Historic Hangar at Pearson Air Museum. Find warbirds' paintings, prints and framed posters, airplane model kits, British World War I-related items, pins and aviation books. Included in the […]
The Friends of Fort Vancouver Garden Fair is 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 19 in the Fort Vancouver Heritage Garden and the nearby Building 410 at 1001 E. Fifth St., Vancouver. Enjoy guided garden tours; costumed reenactors; displays and booths featuring the Fort Vancouver Rose Society and the Jane Weber Evergreen Arboretum; live painting by artists […]