Fort Clatsop offers several videos about the Lewis and Clark Expedition for two week loans to school groups. The following list of videos are available: (Fort Clatsop pays to ship them to you - your school pays to ship them back)
"We Proceeded On"
One of the most significant and dramatic explorations in American history, the journey of Lewis & Clark of 1804 to 1806.
This is a story of the Lewis & Clark Expedition. A journey of exploration, complete with journal excerpts, encounters with Indians, the sometimes beautiful and sometimes threatening landscape, and a summary of their objectives and accomplishments. 32-Minute movie on DVD/VHS
"Living History Demonstrations"
Follow the Lewis and Clark Expedition with reenactments demonstrating the skills necessary for their survival.
Discover how to:
~ build a dugout canoe for stability in the rough waters of the Snake and Columbia Rivers
~ experience the brain tanning techniques they probably acquired from the Mandan Indians
~learn how to keep the fires going with successful fire starting using flint and steel
~see how to make the candles Lewis and Clark needed for keeping journals
~observe the making of clothing and join the hunt for food
Marvel at what a far sighted planner Meriwether Lewis was and join in the trials and accomplishments of the journey.
20 minutes-9 short demonstration segments on VHS
"A Clatsop Winter Story"
There's a new film available through the Fort Clatsop Video Loan Program, "A Clatsop Winter Story". This 22-minute movie (DVD/VHS). This film tells of the 1805-1806 wintering over of the Lewis and Clark expedition from the perspective of the Clatsop Peoples. It features a descendant of Coboway, one of the Chiefs who greeted the Corps.
The listed movies are available for purchase at: fortclatsopbookstore.com
Video Loan Program:
- Loan period is for two weeks. (Videos will be mailed six days prior to your viewing date.)
- Please rewind your video(s).
- Insure each video for $25.00, if mailing.
- After two weeks return the video(s) to Fort Clatsop. Either by mail or you delivery the day of your field trip.
Online Reservation
Video Loan Reservation Form
Mail to:
Lewis and Clark National Historical Park,Attn: Video Loan Coordinator,
92343 Fort Clatsop Road, Astoria, OR 97103.