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Information on Pearson Air Museum
Information about Fort Vancouver National Historic Site assuming direct operational responsibility for Pearson Air Museum. More »
A Continuing Legacy
Supervisory Park Ranger Kimm Fox-Middleton manages the park's volunteer and special event programs. NPS Photo A Continuing Legacy Fortunately, Fort Vancouver's connections to African American History are not relegated to the past. Today, the park continues to craft programs and exhibits that help explore the site's diverse history and connect to diversity of our community. For example, the park's historian continues ground-breaking research into the Buffalo Soldiers who served at the site, as well as the fascinating story of the manumission of Monimia Travers. 
Members of the Summer Rites of Passage Academy learn about U.S. Army life with Park Rangers each summer at the fort. NPS Photo In addition, each July the park partners with the local chapter of the NAACP and hosts the Summer Rites of Passage Academy, where African American youth participate with Park Rangers in hands-on activities that help them learn about the site's distinctive history. Today, we continue to celebrate the park's rich African American heritage and recognize the integral role that diverse voices -- such as those of George Washington, James Douglas, and many others --play in understanding our local, regional, and national history. Dig deeper... Please choose one of the links below to continue your exploration of Fort Vancouver's African American heritage! |
Did You Know?
Did you know that John McLoughlin, Chief Factor at Fort Vancouver, is known as the “Father of Oregon” for his aid to American immigrants arriving over the Oregon Trail? His home in Oregon City, Oregon is a unit of the national park system administered by Fort Vancouver National Historic Site. More...