January 31, 2012
McLoughlin House Reopens and Historic Quilts Go on Exhibit
The McLoughlin House unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site will reopen to the public on Saturday February 11 at 10 AM. The site’s opening will showcase some exciting new programs: a new exhibit of historic nineteenth century quilts; a hands-on demonstration of rug-hooking, and some big changes inside the McLoughlin House.
January 30, 2012
National Park Service Seeks Public Comment on the Plan for Managing the East and South Barracks at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site
In early 2012, the U.S. Army Reserve will formally relinquish all lands and structures within the East and South Vancouver Barracks to the National Park Service (NPS). This change will effectively end the longstanding military presence at the Vancouver Barracks, which was the first major U.S. Army post in the Pacific Northwest. To prepare for this important event, the National Park Service carefully developed a master plan for the preservation and reuse of the East and South Vancouver Barracks as part of the nationally significant Fort Vancouver National Historic Site (NHS).
January 17, 2012
New Program Explores Fur Trade Letters and Army Postcards - Connections Through the Written Word
For the first time ever, Fort Vancouver National Historic Site features an entire afternoon of activities centered on the power of connection through the written word.
November 28, 2011
Talk to Explore the Pacific Northwest in the Civil War Era
In this year that the National Park Service is commemorating the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, Chief Ranger Greg Shine will describe the interesting role the Northwest played -- not only because its states and territories were part of the ongoing battle over freedom and slavery -- but also because of the army's particular relationship with the region's Native American groups. Shine will also detail the significance of Fort Vancouver leading up to and and during the war and the people and events of this region that influenced its outcome.
November 18, 2011
McLoughlin House Holiday Event and Annual Winter Closure
The McLoughlin House unit of Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has announced a fun-filled Heritage Holiday event this year on Saturday December 3rd from 2 to 6 PM. Family friendly activities will include: period music, magic, and parlor games.
October 05, 2011
Exploring Fort Vancouver Book Launch
A new book that tells the story of Fort Vancouver and the Pacific Northwest through artifacts will be celebrated at a unique, lantern-lit book launch inside Fort Vancouver on Thursday, October 13 at 7 p.m.
Titled “Exploring Fort Vancouver,” the book was edited by Douglas Wilson and Theresa Langford of the National Park Service.
September 20, 2011
NPS Initiates Historic Preservation Project at Pearson Hangar
The National Park Service at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site has begun a historic preservation project on the historic hangar building at Pearson Air Museum. The project work includes the removal of lead-based paint from the building and the immediate grounds next to the building, repainting of the building’s exterior walls -- including window frames and trim – to their historic colors, and incidental work of repair and replacement of excessively deteriorated wood siding.
September 17, 2011
Campfires and Candlelight 2011
September 17 is the date for "Campfires and Candlelight," Fort Vancouver National Historic Site's largest annual costumed re-enactment and signature community event.
September 13, 2011
Fort Vancouver to Host Annual Naturalization Ceremony
On Friday, September 16, the National Park Service (NPS) at Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, in partnership with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), will host the second annual Constitution Day and Citizenship Day Naturalization Ceremony.
September 09, 2011
Public Archaeology Cemetery Study
This summer, students from Portland State University and Washington State University Vancouver recorded 239 blocks, representing 327 individual monuments at the Vancouver Old City Cemetery.
April 04, 2011
Dr. Wilson Receives 2011 Cotter Award
No abstract supplied.
