• Image of the reconstructed stockade at Fort Vancouver and Pearson Air Museum looking northeast from the Land Bridge.

    Fort Vancouver

    National Historic Site OR,WA

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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 »

Public Archaeology Program

Image of VNHR Archaeologist Dr. Doug Wilson on a recent archaeological excavation

VNHR Archaeologist Dr. Doug Wilson collects samples during a recent archaeology dig. Dr. Wilson manages the Reserve's public archaeology program.

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To share the "underground" legacy of this site, we have developed a Public Archaeology Program which includes educational opportunities, special tours, and lectures.

We hope these activities help to share the site in a new way, and involve our visitors in the process of learning from, and working to preserve, cultural resources.

For more information, click on one on the links to the right.

  • Kids Digs Kids Digs

    Learn about the Kids Dig program Read More

  • Public Archaeology Field School Public Archaeology Field School

    learn about this exciting field school! Read More

  • Museum Collections Special Tours Museum Collections Special Tours

    More opportunities to get up close with the park's cultural resources! Read More

Did You Know?

Black and white image of Dr. John McLoughlin

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...